Jonathan P. Miller, M.D.
Director, Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Case School of Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Medical School:
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH |
M.D. | 2002 |
Graduate Medical Education:
Case Western Reserve University |
Intern, General Surgery | 2002 - 2003 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Resident, Neurological Surgery | 2003 - 2006 |
Oregon Health & Science University |
Fellow, Functional & Stereotactic Surgery | 2006 - 2007 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Chief Resident, Neurological Surgery | 2007 - 2008 |
Clinical Interests:
Cancer Pain, Epilepsy Surgery, Facial Pain, Movement Disorders Surgery, Pain Neurosurgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Stereotatic & Functional Neurosurgery
Selected Publications (past five years):
Aliev G, Miller JP, Leifer DW, Obrenovich ME, Shenk JC, Smith MA, Lamanna JC, Perry G, Lust DW, Cohen AR: Ultrastructural analysis of a murine model of congenital hydrocephalus produced by overexpression of transforming growth factor-beta1 in the central nervous system. J Submicrosc Cytol Pathol 2006 Jun-Sep;38(2-3):85-91.
Miller JP, Fulop SC: Improving resident work hour compliance using a computerized patient information management system. AANS Neurosurgeon 2007;16(3)18-23.
Acar F, Miller JP, Berk MC, Anderson G, Burchiel KJ. Safety of anterior commissure-posterior commissure-based target calculation of the subthalamic nucleus in functional stereotactic procedures. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2007;85(6):287-91. Epub 2007 Aug 17.
Acar F, Miller J, Golshani KJ, Israel ZH, McCartney S, Burchiel KJ. Pain relief after cervical ganglionectomy (C2 and C3) for the treatment of medically intractable occipital neuralgia. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2008;86(2):106-12. Epub 2008 Jan 24.
Miller J, Acar F, Hamilton B, Burchiel K. Preoperative visualization of neurovascular anatomy in trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg. 2008 Mar;108(3):477-82.
Acar G, Acar F, Miller J, Spencer DC, Burchiel KJ. Seizure outcome following transcortical selective amygdalohippocampectomy in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2008;86(5):314-9. Epub 2008 Oct 8.
Miller JP, Acar F, Burchiel KJ. Trigeminal neuralgia and vascular compression in patients with trigeminal schwannomas: case report. Neurosurgery. 2008 Apr;62(4):E974-5; discussion E975.
Miller JP, Fulop SC, Dashti SR, Robinson S, Cohen AR: Rethinking the indications for the ventriculoperitoneal shunt tap. J Neurosurg Pediatrics 2008 Jun;1(6)435-8.
Miller JP, Semaan MT, Einstein DB, Megerian CA, Maciunas RJ: A novel treatment paradigm for glomus jugulare tumors: staged gamma knife radiosurgery after tailored surgical resection. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2009; 87(1):31-6.
Miller JP, Acar F, Burchiel KJ: Significant reduction in stereotactic and functional neurosurgical hardware infection after local neomycin/polymyxin application. J Neurosurg 2009 Feb;110(2):247-50.
Miller JP, Acar F, Burchiel KJ: Radiographic evaluation of trigeminal neurovascular compression in patients with and without trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 2009 Apr;110(4):627-32.
Le N, Nesbit G, Buchiel KJ, Miller JP, Hamilton B: Differentiating arterial from venous compression in trigeminal neuralgia using 3D BFFE alone compared to surgical results. AJNR, accepted for publication.
Miller JP, Semaan MT, Maciunas RJ, Einstein DB, Megerian CA: Radiosurgery for glomus tumors. Oto Clin N Am 2009; 42: 689–706.
Miller JP, Acar F, Burchiel KJ: Classification of trigeminal neuralgia: clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic implications in a series of 144 patients undergoing microvascular decompression. J Neurosurg 2009 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print].
Miller JP, Magill ST, Acar F, Burchiel KJ: Predictors of long-term success after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 2009 Apr;110(4):620-6.
Miller JP, Selman WR. Editorial: Deep brain stimulation for depression. J Neurosurg 2009 May 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Selected Chapters/Textbooks:
Miller JP, Cohen AR. “Surgical Management of Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle.” In Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results, 5th Edition, edited by Henry Schmidek and David Roberts, 881-913. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders (Elsevier), 2006.
Miller JP, Cohen AR. “Postnatal Surgery for Myelomeningocele.” In Neural Tube Defects: From Origin to Treatment, edited by Diego Wyszynski, 231-240. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Miller JP, Cohen AR. “Split Cord Malformations.” In Surgery of the Pediatric Spine, edited by Daniel Kim et al., 200-206. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2008.
Miller JP, Cohen AR. “Intraventricular Endoscopy.” In Pediatric Neurosurgery, edited by James Goodrich, 227-232. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2008.
Miller JP, Cohen AR. “Encephaloceles of the Anterior Cranial Base.” In Pediatric Neurosurgery, edited by James Goodrich, 69-75. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2008.
Dashti SR, Miller JP, Tarr R, Selman WR. “Vascular Lesions of the Cerebellopontine Angle.” In Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle, Bambakidis NC, Megerian CA, Spetzler RF (Eds). People’s Medical Publishing House, Decker, Inc., Shelton, Connecticut, pp. 287-299, 2009.
Miller JP, Burchiel KJ. Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. In Youmans Textbook of Neurological Surgery, 6th Edition, edited by H. Richard Winn. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders (Elsevier), 2009.
