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Dr. Katherine Miller

MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

kmiller@paleyinstitute.org

Dr. Katherine Miller joined the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute in September 2022 after she completed a one-year fellowship in pediatric limb lengthening and reconstruction at the Paley institute and a one-year fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and foot deformity at Seattle Children’s Hospital . Prior to that, Dr. Miller did her residency in orthopedic surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital and her medical school at University of Rochester.

Throughout her medical career she has volunteered her time in low resource areas at home and abroad. She studied Latino health and culture in medical school and worked in the free migrant clinics in upstate New York. Dr. Miller has treated children with late presenting clubfoot and hip dysplasia in Mexico and Guatemala. During the height of the pandemic, she spent 3 months leading a team of local orthopedic surgery residents at a trauma hospital in rural Kenya. Dr. Miller is working as part of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Team, treating children and adults with limb deformities, deficiencies, and discrepancies.

Dr. Katherine Miller's Areas of Interest

  • Pediatric orthopedic surgery

  • Pediatric orthopedic trauma

  • Limb lengthening and deformity correction

  • Blount’s disease

  • Post traumatic limb deformities

  • Limb length discrepancies

  • Bone healing problems, bone defects, bone and joint infections

  • Skeletal dysplasia and dwarfism

  • Tumor-like conditions (MHE, Ollier’s, Fibrous Dysplasia, NF1)

  • Metabolic disorders

  • Developmental deformities

  • Foot deformities

  • Upper extremity deformities

  • Joint contractures and joint stiffness

  • Hip dysplasia and hip deformities (Perthes Disease, AVN)

  • Cosmetic stature lengthening

  • Constitutional short stature

  • Short residual limb following amputation

Education & Training

  • Medical School

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY

  • Internship

Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX - Orthopedic Surgery

  • Residency

Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX - Orthopedic Surgery

  • Fellowship

Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA - Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute, West Palm Beach, FL - Pediatric Limb Deformity

Hospital Affiliations

  • St. Mary's Medical Center

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Member, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
  • Member, Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society
  • Member, Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society

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