Dr. Joseph Miller graduated magna cum laude from Samford University and holds a Medical Doctorate (MD) from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed residency in Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is fellowship trained in Spinal Surgery. He performed his spine fellowship under Dr. Mark N. Hadley, past President of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and past President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Miller also cares for patients with aneurysms, brain tumors, traumatic brain injuries, Chiari malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral nerve disorders, hydrocephalus, and other conditions affecting the brain and spine.

In addition to his clinical training, he also was a T32 NIH Research Fellow with a focus in neuro-oncology and spinal cord injury. He conducted translational research in spinal cord injury and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrigs’ disease) at Emory University. Dr. Miller has over twenty publications, multiple book chapters, and has presented at over 30 meetings. 

He recently moved to the Gwinnett Area from Chattanooga to be closer to family. For the last ten years he has been the Director of the Spine Surgery training program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he has trained over 30 orthopedic surgery residents in spinal surgery. His last two residents matched at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. With over 10 years of experience he has performed approximately 9,000 operations (including ~3,500 procedures during his training). 

Dr. Miller’s family has been treating conditions affecting the brain and spine for three generations. Dr. Joe Miller, his grandfather, was a Naval Neurosurgeon in Vietnam. He later practiced in Tennessee and trained many of the neurosurgeons throughout the Southeast. Dr. Miller’s father, Dr. Caudill Miller, is a neurologist in Nashville. 

Dr. Miller has always been an athlete and has conducted extensive research in sports-related concussions. He has also  treated many patients with exercise related injuries. He enjoys rock climbing throughout Northeast Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. His other interests include farming, golf, skiing, mountain biking, saltwater fly-fishing, strength training, and running. Dr. Miller is happily married to Kristin Miller and is the proud father of four children.