Kenneth Miller, MD Appointed to Director of Supportive Care and Survivorship Programs at Yale Cancer Center
For Immediate Release
Date: 10/25/05
Contact: Renee Gaudette (203) 785-2143
New Haven, Conn, - Dr. Kenneth Miller, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Medical Oncology, has joined the clinical staff at Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Miller is an experienced physician who has focused his career on providing supportive care for cancer patients. He will serve as the Director of Supportive Care Programs at Yale Cancer Center and develop innovative clinical programs for both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
“Dr. Miller brings special expertise on supportive and palliative care to Yale Cancer Center, which will benefit many of our patients through his collaboration with our multidisciplinary disease teams,” said Dr. Richard L. Edelson, Director of Yale Cancer Center.
Dr. Miller is nationally known for his knowledge of patient survivorship issues and has been an invited speaker at cancer centers throughout the country addressing the topic Walking in our Patients' Shoes - The Role of Empathy in Medicine. Prior to joining Yale, Dr. Miller served as the Associate Medical Director of the Connecticut Hospice. In 1993, he was awarded the Physician Recognition Award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
In addition to his role of Director of Supportive Care Programs at Yale Cancer Center, he will serve as Medical Director of the proposed Connecticut Challenge Adult Survivorship Clinic scheduled to be launched late in 2006. This Center, supported by the fundraising efforts of the Connecticut Challenge, will provide progressive care for the increasing population of cancer survivors in Connecticut, including screening for long-term consequences resulting from cancer treatment and information to help survivors minimize or avoid future health problems.
A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Miller completed his internship and residency at Yale School of Medicine before going to the National Institutes of Health, where he completed a fellowship in Hematology. He continued his training at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center as a Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology.
Appointments can be made with Dr. Miller by calling (203) 785-4191.