Overview
Joseph L. Mills, M.D. is a board certified vascular surgeon in Houston. Dr. Mills earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his surgical internship and residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. He went on to train in Vascular Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, and also completed a senior fellowship in Endovascular Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Among his great many honors, he has served as president of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, president of the Western Vascular Society, president of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), immediate past chair of the Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS, and is currently a member of the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME. He is co-editor of the prestigious Rutherford's Vascular Surgery (7th and 8th editions), the “go-to” textbook for vascular surgery. Dr. Mills has authored nearly 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, focused on his clinical and research interests in noninvasive diagnosis, vein graft stenosis, intimal hyperplasia and limb-salvage in patients with diabetes mellitus. He has been the principal investigator for over 40 clinical trials, including a number of current investigations.
Dr. Mills is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pancreaticoduodenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Gangrene, Arterial Insufficiency, Leg or Foot Amputation, and Thrombectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 196 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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Locations
6501 Fannin St, Ste NC114, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
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3 Clinical Trials
Dr. William E. Fisher is Professor and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery and the George L. Jordan, M.D. Chair in General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Fisher also serves as Director of the Elkins Pancreas Center at BCM; and is Vice President, Medical Staff and Chief of the Surgery Service Line at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.An internationally-known leader in pancreatic surgery, Dr. Fisher has focused entirely on surgery for pancreatic tumors and cysts in his practice for over 20 years and has extensive experience in advanced, minimally-invasive robotic pancreas surgery.Dr. Fisher’s professional interests include: pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure); minimally invasive/laparoscopic/robotic pancreatic surgery; pancreas cancer; distal and central pancreatectomy; pancreas resection; surgical oncology; common bile duct resection; Puestow procedure; Frey procedure; and laparoscopic pancreatectomy.Dr. Fisher has served as PI of two NIH-funded multicenter randomized clinical trials that generated practice-changing impact on the use of drains during pancreatectomy, and the subsequent development of a multicenter pancreatic-surgery-outcomes consortium. His basic science lab has studied the influence of gastrointestinal hormones on pancreatic cancer growth, the relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer, and genomic analysis of pancreatic cancer, resulting in over 160 peer-reviewed publications.Having served as principal investigator on more than 15 clinical trials for patients with pancreatic cancer, Dr. Fisher is currently PI at BCM for the NIH Consortium to Study Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer.Dr. Fisher received a B.A. from Wittenberg University and earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He held a research fellowship and completed his residency at The Ohio State University.Among his numerous honors and awards, Dr. Fisher has been recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.), Top 1% of Doctors in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report), and “Texas Super Doctor” (Texas Monthly). He is also the recipient of the Master Clinician Award for Excellence in Patient Care from BCM and has twice received the DeBakey Distinguished Service Award from the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at BCM. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Pancreaticoduodenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- GangreneDr. Mills isDistinguished. Learn about Gangrene.
- Peripheral Artery DiseaseDr. Mills isDistinguished. Learn about Peripheral Artery Disease.
- Advanced
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Mills isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Mills isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Leg or Foot AmputationDr. Mills isAdvanced. Learn about Leg or Foot Amputation.
- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Mills isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- AngioplastyDr. Mills isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Mills isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Mills isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Deep Vein ThrombosisDr. Mills isExperienced. Learn about Deep Vein Thrombosis.
- EmbolectomyDr. Mills isExperienced. Learn about Embolectomy.