Joseph Mills, MD
Guest
Reid Professor, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
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
- Diabetic Foot Amputation Prevention
- Limb salvage
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- Carotid disease and stroke
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous access (AV fístulas and grafts)
- Vascular Problems in Athletes
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.
