Kathleen Miller, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
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Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
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Biography
Kathleen (Katy) K Miller is board certified in pediatrics with a subspecialty certification in adolescent medicine. Areas of expertise include primary care for adolescent and young adult patients, diagnosis and medical management of eating disorders, sexual and reproductive health, adolescent brain development, mental health of young people, minor consent and confidentiality, and global adolescent health. She is a faculty member for the adolescent medicine rotation with the Department of Pediatrics, and enjoys teaching learners and colleagues. Her clinical time is spent at Boynton Health, the University of Minnesota's student health clinic. Her clinical practice is informed by principles of weight inclusivity and trauma informed care, and she deeply values the opportunity to work with immigrant and refugee populations. She is recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and Minnesota Monthly Top Doctor, honors awarded to physicians nominated by their peers and selected for excellence in clinical care, professional achievement, and patient outcomes.
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Education
Medical School
MD, Service Distinction Track & Global Health Distinction Track, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Residency
Residency in Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Fellowships
Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Publications
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Kaja S, Miller KK, Adler S, Hooper L. (2025) Helping Teens Move + Thrive: Adolescents’ Preferences for Online Exercise Videos. Health Promotion Practice, 15248399251314423. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399251314423
- Miller KK, Hooper L, Kaja S. (2024). Move and Thrive: Development of an Adolescent-Friendly and Inclusive Online Fitness Resource. Health Promot Pract, 2024 Apr 8. PMID 38590221.
- McPherson, L. E., Svetaz, M. V., Martin, C. L., Miller, K. K., & Eisenberg, M. E. (2023). Latine Transgender/Gender Diverse Adolescents: Protective Factors Against Emotional Distress. LGBT Health, 10(3), 220–227. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2022.0068
- Tellier PP, Cooper BC, Hoffman ND, Klein DA, Miller KK, Pardee M, Ryan C, Weigel WM, Tran Ngoc MA. "Recommendations for Promoting the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender-diverse Adolescents Through Supportive Families and Affirming Support Networks The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine." J Adolesc Health, 70.4 (2022): 692-696.
- Miller KK, Rule ARL, Bensman R, Butteris S, Houser L, Kaeppler C, Lauden SM, Pitt MB, St Clair NE, Van Ganderen K, Cobb C. The Immigrant Partnership and Advocacy Curricular Kit: A Comprehensive Train-the-Trainer Curriculum in Immigrant and Refugee Health. Am J Trop Med Hyg. Feb 2022, 106(4): 1013-6.
- Miller KK, McNamara M, Saftner M, Mcmorris B, Olupot-Olupot P. Provision of Adolescent Health Care in Resource-Limited Settings: Perceptions and Training Needs of Ugandan Health Care Workers. Child and Youth Services Review.
- McPherson L, Gewirtz O’Brien J, Miller KK, Svetaz MV. Adolescent Health: Prevention of Injury and Death. FP Essentials. Aug 2021, 07:19-25.
- Gewirtz O’Brien J, McPherson L, Miller KK, Svetaz MV. Adolescent Health: Media Use. FP Essentials. Aug 2021, 507:33-38.
- Svetaz MV, Miller KK, Gewirtz O’Brien J, McPherson L. Adolescent Health: Communication with Adolescent Patients. FP Essentials. Aug 2021, 507:1`-18.
- Miller KK, McPherson L, Gewirtz O’Brien J, Svetaz MV. Adolescent Health: Substance Use. FP Essentials. Aug 2021, 507:26-32.
- Miller KK, Shramko M, Brar P, Brown C, Svetaz MV. The Election Is Over, Now What? Critical Consciousness and Youth Civic Engagement. Journal of Adolescent Health. 221 February; 68(2) p233-235. https://doi.org/10.1016.j.jadohealth.2021.10.033
- Dharmapuri S, Miller KK, Klein J. Marijuana and the Pediatric Population. Pediatrics. 2020 July; 146 (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-2629.
- Miller KK, Watson R, Eisenberg M. The intersection of family acceptance and religion on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health. 2020 July; 1 (1). https://doi.10.1891/LGBTQ.2019-0005.
- Brown CR, Shramko M, Garcia-Huidobro D, Miller KK, Brar P, Ogugua F, Svetaz MV. Increased rates of parental separation and anxiety among Latinx youth. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2020 Sept; 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105225.
- Miller KK, Klein J. Medical Cannabinoid Products in Children and Adolescents. Pediatr Rev. May 2020, 41 (5) 262-264. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2019-0083.
- Webber S, Lauden S, Fischer PR, Beyerlein L, Schubert C, on behalf of the Midwest Consortium of Global Child Health Educators S-PACK Workgroup (Beyerlein L, Bothe D, Butteris S, Cobb C, Connolly E, Conway J, Fischer PR, Groothuis E, Houser L, Jones A, Kaeppler C, Lauden S, Miller KK, Ojo I, Rosenman J, Rule A, Schaack C, Seibert T, Slusher T, Van Genderen K, Pitt MB, Schubert C, St Clair NE, Warrick S, Webber S, Weinert B, & Winter J). Predeparture Activities Curricular Kit (PACK) for Wellness: A Model for Supporting Resident Well Being During Global Child Health Experiences. Acad Pediatr. 2019 May 28. pi: S1876-2859(19)30257-8. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.05.130.
- Miller KK, Brown C, Shramko M, Svetaz V. Applying Trauma-Informed Practices to the Care of Refugee and Immigrant Youth: Ten Clinical Pearls. Children. 2019 Aug; 6(8): 94.
- Miller KK, Brown SJ, Pfeffer B, Olupot-Olupot P, Kitaka S. Educational Curricula and Programs in Adolescent Medicine for Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. J Grad Med Educ. August 2019, Vol. 11(4):64-72.
- Saewyc E, Gewirtz O’Brien J, Miller KK, Edinburgh L. The Links Between Sexual Abuse Severity, Running Away, and Parental Connectedness Among Youth at a Hospital-Based Child Advocacy Center. J Adolesc Health. 2019. Sep;65(3):378-383.
- St Clair NE, Butteris S, Cobb C, Connoly E, Groothuis E, Jones S, Lauden S, Miller KK, Winter J, Pitt MB. S-PACK (SUGAR’s Pre-Departure Activities Curricular Kit): A Modular and Modifiable Comprehensive Preparation Curriculum for Global Health Experiences. Acad Med. 2019. 2019 Dec;94(12):1916-192
- Bensman R, Slusher T, Butteris S, Pitt M, On Behalf of the SUGAR PEARLS Investigators (Becker A, Desai B, George A, Hagen S, Kiragu A, Miller KK, Rule A, Webber S). Creating Online Training for Procedures in Global Health with PEARLS (Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource-Limited Settings). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017. Nov 8; 97(5): 1285–1288.
- Miller KK, Vig KS, Goetz EM, Spicer G, Yang AJ, and Hokanson JS. Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in Planned Out of Hospital Births and the Incidence of Critical Congenital Heart Disease in the Plain Community. J Perinatol. Sept 2016.
- Miller KK. The Autism Paradox, AMA Journal of Ethics. 2015: 17:297-298. http://journalofethics.ama.org/2015/04/fred1-1504.html. Accessed April 1, 2015.
- Miller KK. From the Editor. The Clinical, Professional, and Social Challenges of Practicing Rural Medicine. Virtual Mentor. 2011; 13(5):271-272. http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2011/05/fred1-1105.html. Accessed May 3, 2011.
- Nogueira MP, Farcetta M, Fox MH, Miller KK, Pereira TS, Morcuende JA. Treatment of congenital clubfoot with the Ponseti Method: the parents’ perspective. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2013 Nov;22(6):583-8.
- Nogueira MP, Fox MH, Miller KK, Morcuende JA. The Ponseti Method in Brazil: barriers to bracing compliance. I Orthop J. 2013;33(161-166).
Published Educational Curricula
- McNamara M, Miller KK. Curriculum in Adolescent Health and Medicine (CAHAM). Curriculum launched February 2020, and adapted in 2021 and 2024.
- Miller KK, Rule ARL, Bensman R, Brown C, Butteris S, Bothe D, Chiu M, Chun A, Clark M, Fernandes A, Ford-Paz R, Harasaki K, Hjertstedt E, Houser L, Jiménez Bacardí A, Kaeppler C, Madion L, McHenry M, Moccio K, Moskalewicz R, Lam SK, Lauden S, Petrassi A, Philip A, Pitt M, Singh P, St. Clair N, Rimal A, Stempel H, Svetaz V, Umphrey L, Van Genderen K, Walch A, Winter J, Cobb C on behalf of the Midwest Consortium of Global Child Health Educators. I-PACK: Immigrant Partnership and Advocacy Curricular Kit. Editors Miller KK, Cobb C. Curriculum launched September 24, 2020.
- Miller KK, Umphrey L, Houser L. I-PACK: Partnerships. Editors Cobb C and Miller KK. Curriculum launched September 24, 2020.
- Ford-Paz R, Bothe D, Stempel H, Svetaz MV, Miller KK. I-PACK: Social and Emotional Health. Editors Cobb C and Miller KK. Curriculum launched September 24, 2020.
- Miller KK. Global Adolescent Health. GPEDS 2.0 (Global Pediatric Education Series). Editors Winter J, Danich E, Howard C. Curriculum consists of 4 modules (approximately 25 hours) of online content on global child health that serves as the primary global health curriculum for pediatric residents at multiple institutions. The content is also available to individual subscribers for CME credit. Curriculum originally launched May 2014, updated November 2019.
- Miller KK, Winter J, Connolly E, Ojo I, Fischer P, Van Genderen K, Slusher T. PEARLS Case-Pairing. S-PACK (SUGAR’s Pre-Departure Activities Curricular Kit). Editors Pitt M, St Clair N, Butteris S. Curriculum launched March 23, 2018.
- Webber S, Lauden S, Miller KK, Beyerlein L, Fischer P, Schubert C. Wellness in Global Health. S-PACK (SUGAR’s Pre-Departure Activities Curricular Kit). Editors Pitt M, St Clair N, Butteris S. Curriculum launched March 23, 2018.
- Pitt M, St. Clair N, Bothe D, Beyerlein L, Cobb C, Connolly E, Conway J, Fischer P, Groothius E, Houser L, Jones A, Kaeppler C, Lauden S, Miller KK, Ojo I, Rosenman J, Rule A, Schaack C, Schubert C, Seibert T, Van Genderen K, Warrick S, Webber S, Weinert B, Winter J, Pitt M. Butteris S. S-PACK (SUGAR’s Pre-Departure Activities Curricular Kit). Curriculum launched March 23, 2018.
Textbook Chapters
- Hall, C.D., Rider, G.N., Bradford, N., Areba E., Miller, K. (2023). “Intentional injury and victimization in global LGBTQI populations.” Global LGBTQ Health. Springer Nature. 10.1007/978-3-031-36204-0_9.
- Miller, KK, Mustapha, T. (2023). Challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In: Webber, S., Babal, J., Moreno, M.A. (eds) Understanding and Cultivating Well-being for the Pediatrician. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10843-3_9
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Licensures & Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics; American Board of Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
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Awards, Honors and Recognitions
MN Top Doctor, Minnesota Monthly (2025)
Castle Connolly Top Doctor (2025)