Stacey Miller

ASSOCIATE FACULTY MEMBER, UBC ORTHOPAEDICS

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UBC DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Division:
Pediatric Orthopaedics

Hospital Site:
Vancouver – BC Children’s Hospital

Contact:
smiller4@cw.bc.ca

Stacey Miller is a Clinical Associate Professor in the UBC Department of Physical Therapy and an Associate Member with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics. Stacey has worked as a physiotherapist at BC Children’s Hospital since 2004, focusing on the orthopaedic management of children with cerebral palsy since 2009. Currently, she coordinates the province’s hip surveillance program, the first province- or state-wide hip surveillance program for children with cerebral palsy in North America. Stacey’s research interests are related to the orthopaedic and physiotherapy management of children with motor impairments. Stacey is an active member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and Canadian Physiotherapy Association

Research Interests & Publications

Research Interests:

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Hip displacement
  • Hip surveillance

Publications:

Miller SD, Juricic M, Bone JN, Steinbok P, Mulpuri K. The Effect of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on Hip Displacement in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Long-term Follow-up Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Oct 1;43(9):e701-e706. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002473. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Miller SD, Juricic M, Baraza N, Fajardo N, So J, Schaeffer E, Shore BJ, Narayanan U, Mulpuri K. Unilateral Versus Bilateral Reconstructive Hip Surgery: A Survey of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Practice and Decision Making. J Child Orthop. 2022 Oct;16(5):325-332. doi: 10.1177/18632521221121846.

Coates J, Mulpuri K, Farr J, Miller SD. Cerebral palsy diagnosis and the impact on hip surveillance enrollment. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Jul;64(7):890-896. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15188.

Miller SD, Juricic M, Kesketh K, McLean L, Magnuson S, Gasior S, Schaeffer E, O’Donnell M, Mulpuri K. Prevention of hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017; doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13480.

Miller S, Harris S, Mulpuri K. Agreement between a physical therapist and an orthopaedic surgeon in children referred for gait abnormalities. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2016;28:85-92.


For more information regarding Stacey Miller’s published research, please click here.

Teaching Interests

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Hip displacement
  • Hip surveillance

Academic Background

  • MRSc, University of British Columbia, 2014
  • BSc, Physiotherapy, University of British Columbia, 2004