Telling the Untold Stories of the Giants of Medicine and Science
Craig A. Miller, MD, FSVS, FACS
Vascular Surgeon | Medical Historian | Author
Dr. Craig A. Miller is a distinguished vascular surgeon and acclaimed medical historian whose writing brings to life the legacies of transformative figures in medicine and science.
His latest book, Genius Unbroken: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew (Georgetown University Press, 2025), chronicles the groundbreaking work and enduring impact of the pioneering African American physician and blood banking innovator.
“You’ll be riveted…” - The Philadelphia Tribune, December, 2025
“A book you won’t want to put down.” - Indianapolis Recorder, December, 2025
He is also the author of A Time for All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey (Oxford University Press, 2020), named an Amazon Editor’s Choice for Best History and praised by Renee C. Fox, PhD, as:
“Amazingly detailed and powerful… a very important medical, historical, and ethical document.”
Dr. Miller’s earlier works include The Big Z: The Life of Robert M. Zollinger (2014), a finalist for the Welch Medal, and The Making of a Surgeon in the 21st Century (2004), which was translated into Japanese and Chinese and inspired episodes of a popular television series.
Dr. Miller has served as Scholar-in-Residence at the Medical Heritage Center of the Ohio State University and as a Michael E. DeBakey Fellow in the History of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, in addition to chairing many other national and international committees.
Dr. Miller’s article, “Sleep Deprivation and Decision-Making at the Battle of Gettysburg” appears in the new edition, #73, of the prestigious scholarly journal, Gettysburg Magazine.
Books by Dr. Craig A. Miller:
Explore acclaimed biographies of surgical giants and groundbreaking physicians:
Upcoming Book
To Care for Him Who Shall Have Borne the Battle: Medical and Surgical Care at Gettysburg
Exploring battlefield wounds, field hospitals, anesthesia, infection, and remarkable survivor stories through primary sources and a modern vascular surgeon's perspective.
