Andrew H. Miller, MD

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Titles and Roles

William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Emory University School of Medicine
Program Director, Emory Mind Body Program
Emory University School of Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Prevention and Control

Biography

Andrew H. Miller, MD, is William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Miller's work focuses on the impact of the activated innate immune system on behavior and health. He is also interested in the role of glucocorticoid hormones in the regulation of inflammatory responses.

Aside from his research endeavors, Dr. Miller is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and past examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Miller previously served as co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Education

Dr. Miller attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia and did a residency in psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As a junior faculty member, Dr. Miller trained with Dr. Marvin Stein at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Dr. Bruce McEwen at Rockefeller University.

Research

Dr. Miller's research focuses on the mechanisms by which cytokines cause depression in humans. His work has demonstrated that during immune activation, inflammatory cytokines can access the brain and interact with the metabolism of dopamine and glutamate, while altering neurocircuits in the brain relevant to motivation and reward as well as anxiety and alarm. He has also studied the impact of cytokines on neuroendocrine regulation and sleep including the study of the specific signal transduction pathways involved. Additionally, Dr. Miller and his group conducted the first clinical trial examining the efficacy of a cytokine antagonist for the treatment of depression, providing a template for current clinical trials using immunotherapeutic strategies to treat mood disorders.

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Publications

Dr. Miller has produced over 300 scholarly publications and edited a book entitled, Depressive Disorders and Immunity. He currently serves as the psychosocial oncology section editor for the journal Cancer.

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Awards

Dr. Miller's research awards include the Curt Richter Award from the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology and the Norman Cousins Award from the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. He is the recipient of the Anna Monika Prize from the Anna Monika Foundation.

Dr. Miller is a recipient of the Emory 1% Award which recognizes Emory faculty whose National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposals have been ranked in the top 1% by NIH reviewers. He has also been named to the MilliPub Club, which recognizes current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have garnered more than 1,000 citations. In 2020, he was recognized by Emory University School of Medicine with the Mentoring Award.

He has been consistently listed in Atlanta Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" issue since 2017.

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