Yvette Marie Miller is an American physician specializing in transfusion medicine who is known for her advocacy for sickle cell patients and increasing blood donations in the Black community.[1]
Early life and education
editMiller grew up in Winston-Salem near the local office of the American Red Cross, which her mother explained was an agency that helped people in crisis.[1] Miller earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.[1] Miller attended Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and University of North Carolina medical school.[2] She completed her clinical pathology residency at UT Southwestern.[3]
Career
editAfter completing her fellowship in blood banking and transfusion medicine at the National Institutes of Health,[2] Miller served as medical director of the American Red Cross Arizona region, overseeing apheresis collections and clinical services. She subsequently became executive medical director of the Donor and Client Support Center in Charlotte, NC.[4] Her work included overseeing donor eligibility and safety, investigating transfusion reactions,[5] and addressing transfusion needs for sickle cell patients.[6] She served as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Committee co-chair for the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.[4] In 2022, the NIH Clinical Center Department of Transfusion Medicine awarded its Richard J. Davey, M.D. Lectureship to Miller for her contributions to research, education, and clinical practice and her efforts to increase the recruitment of minority blood donors.[7][8] In 2024, Miller received AABB's Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award for advancing health equity[9][10][11][12] for both providers and patients.[13]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Dr. Yvette Miller: An Evolution of Excellence". Red Cross. February 8, 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Dr. Yvette Miller: Epitome of Black Excellence". Black Doctor.org. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE: YVETTE MILLER, MD, ABIHM". Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies. February 23, 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Yvette Miller, MD, ABIHM BIPOC Committee Co-Chair". Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Vo, Thao (2022-02-09). "Dr. Yvette Miller Discusses Sickle Cell Disease and the Red Cross National Initiative". Sheen Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Burt, Sharelle (2023-05-31). "Dr. Yvette Miller and the American Red Cross Set The Record Straight On Sickle Cell Myths In The Black Community". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b "2022 DTM Symposium". NIH Department of Transfusion Medicine. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "ALUMNA DR. YVETTE MILLER: AN EVOLUTION OF EXCELLENCE AT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS". UNC-Charlotte School of Nursing. March 8, 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Miller, Yvette Marie; Bakhtary, Sara; Chou, Stella T.; Hailu, Benyam; Reik, Rita A.; Richard, Raven Hardy; Spencer, Bryan R.; Witherspoon, Rena; Delaney, Meghan (2023). "Involvement of Diverse Populations in Transfusion Medicine Research". Transfusion Medicine Reviews. 37 (4). Elsevier BV: 150766. doi:10.1016/j.tmrv.2023.150766. ISSN 0887-7963. PMC 11032214.
- ^ Haspel, Richard L.; Bakhtary, Sara; Miller, Yvette M.; O'Brien, Kerry L.; Pagano, Monica B.; DeChristopher, Phillip J. (2023-04-22). "Considering equity in transfusion medicine practice". British Journal of Haematology. 201 (6). Wiley: 1248–1249. doi:10.1111/bjh.18829. ISSN 0007-1048.
- ^ Butler‐Foster, Terrie; Khandelwal, Aditi; Montemayor, Celina; Miller, Yvette Marie; Yan, Matthew T. S.; Holmberg, Jerry A.; Ipe, Tina S.; Accooe, Philip; Cancelas, Jose A. (2023-02-08). "From <scp>MPOX</scp> to the next epidemic: Words matter when talking about equity‐deserving groups". Transfusion. 63 (3). Wiley: 646–651. doi:10.1111/trf.17270. ISSN 0041-1132.
- ^ Miller, Yvette Marie; Butler‐Foster, Terrie; Montemayor‐Garcia, Celina (2022). "Racial differences in transfusion practices: Time to address structural racism". Transfusion. 62 (8). Wiley: 1471–1476. doi:10.1111/trf.17031. ISSN 0041-1132.
- ^ a b "Cross-Cultural Conversations: Advancing Equity Through Interprofessional Education: A Template For Organizational Change". AABB. October 23, 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award". www.aabb.org. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-11-08.