Positions: Staff, Director of Comprehensive Care at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Department of Neurology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2003–present. Staff, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2005–present. Education: Ph.D., School of Applied Social Sciences, Advanced Studies Program, Case Western Reserve University, 1990

Key Interests:
Family adjustment to chronic illness, health services research, multiple sclerosis, tele-medicine

Marrie, R.A, Chelune, G.C., Miller, D. M., Cohen, J. (2005). 'Subjective cognitive complaints relate to mild impairment of cognition in multiple sclerosis. ' Multiple Sclerosis 11: 69-75.

Marrie, R.A,. Miller, D.M., Chelune, G.C., Cohen, J. (2003). "Validity and reliability of the MSQLI in cognitively impaired patients with multiple sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis 9: 621-626.

Miller, D.M., Rudick, R.A., Baier, M., Cutter, G., Doughtery, D.S., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Mass, M.K., Fisher, E., and Simonian., N. (2003) "Factors that predict Health-Related Quality of Life in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis: 9:1-5.

F.A Bethoux, D.M. Miller, R. Philip Kinkel (2001) "Recovery following acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis: from impairment to quality of life." Multiple Sclerosis 7:137-142.

Miller, D.M., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Bethoux, F., Lee, J., Beck, G., Block, V., Durelli, L., LaMantia, L., Barnes, D., Sellebjerg, F., Rudick, R. (2000) "A Meta-analysis of Methylprednisolone in Recovery from Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbations." Multiple Sclerosis 6:267-273.

Miller, D.M., Rudick, R.A., Baier, M., Cutter, G., Fischer, J. (2000). Clinical Significance of the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite: Relationship to Patient- Reported Quality of Life. Arch of Neur. 57:1319-1324.

Pfennings L. Cohen L. Miller DM. Gerbaud L. Vleugels L. Freeman J. Vernay D. Biolay S. Ketelaer P. Thompson A. Polman C. van der Ploeg H. Using the Short Form-36 with multiple sclerosis patients in five countries: a cross-cultural comparison. Psychological Reports. 85(1):19-31, 1999 Aug.

Fischer JS. LaRocca NG. Miller DM. Ritvo PG. Andrews H. Paty D. Recent developments in the assessment of quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple Sclerosis. 5(4):251-9, 1999 Aug

Miller, DM, Neuhauser, D. Continuous quality improvement and the care of persons with multiple sclerosis: two case studies. Journal of Neuro Rehabilitation. 9 (1):7-13. 1995.

Rudick RA. Miller DM. Clough JD. Gragg LA. Farmer RG. Quality of life in multiple sclerosis. Comparison with inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. [Journal Article] Archives of Neurology. 49(12):1237-42, 1992 Dec.

Book Chapters:
Miller, D.M. (2002) "The Role of Health Related Quality of Life Assessment in the Conduct of Evidence-Based Medicine." Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. J.A. Cohen & R. A. Rudick, 4th Edition. Springer-Verlag

Messmer Uccelli, M. , Miller, D.M., Shindell, S. (1999) "Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Practice Guidelines" Advances in Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Research and Therapy. Sten Fredrikson & Hans Link, Martin Dunitz.

Miller, D.M. (1999) "Quality of Life Assessment in Clinical Trials: Current Status and Strategies for Improving MS Clinical Trial Design". Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. D.E. Goodkin & R.A. Rudick, 3rd Edition, Springer-Verlag.

Kalb, R.C., Miller, D.M. (1999). "Psychosocial issues." MS: Questions You Have, Answers You Need. R. Kalb, 2nd Edition, Demos Press, New York.

Miller, D.M., Crawford, P., Kunzel, J. (1997). "Multiple Sclerosis:The Caregiver Experience." (book chapter) in MS: A Guide for Families, R. Kalb, ed. Demos-Remond. New York.

Educational Appointments and Consultations:
Consultant to RTI on project to establish International Principles to Promote Quality of Life for People with MS. Funded by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation. 2004 -

Member of expert panel organized by RTI consultants and sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to establish standards of care for MS patients. May, 2003 -

Consultant to Mapi Research Institute, Linguistic Validation Department on the translation of the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Inventory into 6 European languages. 2004.

Member of expert panel to revise disability determination criteria for persons with MS. March, conducted by Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research sponsored by the Social Security Administration and Agency for Health Quality research. 2003 - 2004.

Scientific Review Activities:
Peer-Reviewed Journals

2000 - Present Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (Editorial Board Member)
2000 - Present International Journal for Quality in Health Care ( Ad hoc Review)
2000-Present Neurology (Ad hoc Review)
2001-Present Multiple Sclerosis (Ad hoc Review)

Grants and Awards:
Principal Investigator. Using the Internet to Improve Patient's Self-Management of Chronic Illness. RO1 LM008154-01, $1,880,171. 2003 - 2007 (on-going)

Co-Invetigator (site Principal Investigator). Quality of Life Outcomes in Neurological Diseases. NINDS contract HHSN26520043601C. $4,157,456. 2004-2009 (ongoing)

Co-Principal Investigator. Benefit of Rehabilitative Therapies after Solumedrol Treatment in MS Patients with Exacerbating Remitting Disease Contract. Funded by NMSS $475,000, 1999 - 2002.

Award. $17,000 to develop the Mellen Center Family Wellness program Principal Investigator, 1998.

$25,000 for CMSC to develop MS-specific practice parameters. Medtronics Corporation, 1996

Principal Investigator. $25,000 for CMSC to develop MS-specific practice parameters. Biogen Pharmaceuticals, 1996.

Award. $45,000 for Day Treatment operations expenses. MS Women's Committee. 1994.