Joseph Mills, MD

Guest
Reid Professor, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Joseph Mills, MD

Positions

Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
John W. “Jack” Reid, M.D., ’43 and Josephine L. Reid Endowed Professorship in Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director, Diabetic Foot and Wound Care Center
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Addresses

Vascular Surgery (Clinic)
Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge Street, Suite 6E
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5700
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Education

Fellowship at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock
Endovascular Surgery
Fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland
Vascular Surgery
Residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Lackland AFB
General Surgery
Internship at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Lackland AFB
General Surgery
MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington DC

Certifications

Diplomate
American Board of Surgery
Diplomate
National Board of Medical Examiners
Vascular Surgery

Honors & Awards

Top Doctor in Vascular Surgery
Castle Connolly (01/2013 - 12/2015)
Best Doctors in America
01/2001 - 12/2015
Edward James Olmos Award for Advocacy in Amputation Prevention
Who’s Who in American Education, 7th Edition
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
2020 Top Doctor: Vascular Surgery
Houstonia Magazine

Professional Interests

Professional Statement

Joseph L. Mills, M.D. is a board certified vascular surgeon in Houston, Texas specializing in diabetic foot amputation prevention and limb salvage. Dr. Mills earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his surgical internship and residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. He went on to train in Vascular Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, and also completed a senior fellowship in Endovascular Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Among his great many honors, he has served as president of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, president of the Western Vascular Society, president of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), immediate past chair of the Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS, and is currently a member of the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME. He is co-editor of the prestigious "Rutherford's Vascular Surgery" (7th and 8th editions), the “go-to” textbook for vascular surgery.

Dr. Mills has authored nearly 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, focused on his clinical and research interests in noninvasive diagnosis, vein graft stenosis, intimal hyperplasia and limb-salvage in patients with diabetes mellitus. He has been the principal investigator for over 40 clinical trials, including a number of current investigations.

Websites

Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Clinic
Diabetic Foot Amputation Prevention / Limb Salvage
Diabetes, your feet, and you: Living with diabetes is more than insulin shots and watching your diet. It also includes caring for your feet.
Follow Dr. Mills on Twitter
Diabetic Foot Blog on wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices.

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