Anna N. Miller, MD, FAAOS, FACS, FAOA, is the Jerome J. Gilden, MD, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Miller grew up in Texas and attended Rice University, graduating with honors in biology. After graduating from Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Miller was selected for residency training at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Miller then completed an orthopaedic trauma fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Prior to joining Washington University Orthopedics, Dr. Miller was assistant director of the orthopaedic trauma service at Wake Forest School of Medicine, and was selected for their Career Development for Women Leaders program and as a Brooks Scholar in Medicine.
Dr. Miller has particular interests in the improvement of orthopaedic trauma care on a national level and is the past Chair of the Orthopaedic Subgroup for the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, as well as being on the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Miller is also involved in numerous multicenter national studies. She is a co-investigator on several federally funded grants, particularly focusing on automotive crash injury investigation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Dr. Miller has a national reputation for her achievements and leadership activities. Dr. Miller was a 2015 American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) North American Traveling Fellow and a 2021 AOA American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellow, as well as an AAOS Leadership Fellow in 2017. She is active in the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, including as Secretary of the Board of Directors, and she has been selected for Drexel's Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program.