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Total Citations
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About
D. Craig Miller is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the standards for reporting outcomes in cardiac valve surgery. His most significant contribution lies in establishing the internationally adopted "Guidelines for reporting mortality and morbidity after cardiac valve interventions," a landmark framework that has garnered over 1,400 citations across its iterations. These guidelines, first introduced in 1988 and refined in 1996 and 2008, created a standardized language for evaluating surgical outcomes, enabling meaningful comparisons across institutions and advancing the field of valvular heart surgery. Miller's expertise extends to mitral valve repair, where his provocative work on annuloplasty sizing—titled "Where Does Science Stop and Voodoo Begin?"—challenged conventional wisdom and sparked critical debate. More recently, he has ventured into surgical quality improvement and patient safety, contributing to collaborative initiatives that address opioid overprescription after prostatectomy and exploring machine learning to assess surgical skill. Through his leadership in developing outcome reporting standards and his ongoing commitment to improving surgical quality, Miller has left an indelible mark on cardiothoracic surgery, influencing how surgeons worldwide evaluate and refine their practice.
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- 4Sizing for Mitral Annuloplasty: Where Does Science Stop and Voodoo Begin?80 citations · 2013
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