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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease. 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 182 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 71 articles and participated in 3 clinical trials in the study of Peripheral Artery Disease.
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Locations
6501 Fannin St, Ste NC114, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
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3 Clinical Trials
Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
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Baylor Medicine - Vascular Surgery
Dr. Jayer Chung came to Houston from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he was an Assistant Professor and most recently the Co-Medical Director at the University of Texas Southwestern Wound Center. During his time in Dallas, Dr. Chung also served as the Chief of Vascular Surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital for 5 years prior to assuming the position at the University. He also received his Masters of Clinical Science from the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences while in Dallas. He is re-locating with his wife, Ngoc My Nguyen Chung and two children. Dr. Chung completed his General Surgery training at the University of Colorado Health and Sciences Center, and his Vascular Surgery fellowship at Emory School of Medicine, where he was trained in the latest endovascular techniques as well as traditional open Vascular Surgery. Dr. Chung's clinical interests include limb salvage, diabetic foot ulceration, carotid occlusive disease, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease, aortic graft infections, renovascular hypertension, mesenteric ischemia, venous and arterial thoracic outlet syndrome, and chronic deep venous thrombosis. Dr. Chung is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Gangrene, Renal Vein Thrombosis, Thrombectomy, and Leg or Foot Amputation.
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.