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CURRICULUM VITAE

Jeffrey J. Miller
(760) 634.5305
E-mail:
scruffyj@ca.freei.net

 

PROFILE:

Experienced medical researcher possessing expertise in study design, protocol development, study management and statistical analysis of data. Lead author of Final Reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts for clinical and pre-clinical studies. Experienced in the conduct of Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials. Pursuing Clinical Research Scientist/Clinical Project Manager position.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Molecular Biosystems, Inc.   1996 to Present:  
Title: Clinical Research Specialist
Pre-Clinical Research Associate II
Pre-Clinical Research Associate I

Responsible for the management and conduct of cardiovascular and radiology medical imaging clinical trials. Prepare Clinical and Pre-Clinical Protocols that define safety and efficacy endpoints. Perform investigator and study personnel technical training on protocol procedures and imaging. Direct blinded review activities for angiography, nuclear and echocardiography core laboratories.

  • Manage OPTISON® myocardial perfusion Clinical program
  • Perform investigator qualifications, study opening presentations, monitoring and close-outs
  • Preparation of Final Clinical and Pre-clinical Reports
  • Prepare resolutions to FDA inquiries
  • Perform statistical analysis of data for reports and presentations at scientific meetings
  • Author peer-reviewed manuscripts on study results
  • Present data at Scientific Meetings
  • Development of analytical procedures
  • Perform all required animal anesthesia and surgeries (dog, rabbits, rats) including specialized intricate coronary artery preparations for manipulation and assessment of coronary flow
University of California, San Diego Medical Center  1992 - 2000
Title: Research Assistant

Responsible for all aspects of surgical research including pre- and post-operative care during chronic studies.

  • Develop protocols to investigate efficacy of contrast agents
  • Perform micro and macro surgical renal transplants
  • Perform data analysis, write reports and prepare data for presentation
  • Assisted with emergency medical laboratory for training of medical students during ER rotation

 

Four Winds Aviation 1990 - 1993
Title: Assistant Chief Flight Instructor

 

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified commercial pilot and flight instructor
  • Provided instruction through FAA general and commercial aviation certificates encompassing Basic Private Pilot to Airline Transport Pilot
  • Responsible for making recommendations to FAA for rating approval

 

Mega Computer Corporation - (1994 / Temp) 
Title:
RMA Coordinator / Computer Technician
I was tasked with the following duties:

  • Primarily tasked to clean-up the many overdue RMAs from customers ( Internal Collections)
  • Diagnosing Problems over the phone, issuing RMA numbers and tracking those RMAs.
  • Responsible for the organization of customer, vendor and incomplete RMAs.
  • Technical and software support for network related problems.
  • Quality Control for All shipped products
  • Building file-servers and workstations using Netware Ver 3.11, 3.12 , 4.0 and 4.01. and setting up users accounts, Print servers and login scripts.

EDUCATION:

B.S. Aeronautics
San Jose State University
San Jose, California

ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC COURSEWORK:

Palomar College/University of California at San Diego
Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Structural Biochemistry, Statistics

CLINICAL RESEARCH COURSEWORK:

University of California at San Diego Clinical Trials Management Program
IRBs, CROs, Monitoring, GCPs, Regulatory, Drug Development, Clinical Writing, Source Documentation       

PUBLICATIONS:

1 Li, S, Hart, ME, Bloom, A, Miller, JJ. The impact of ultraviolet B-irradiated leukocyte transfusion and cyclosporine in rat kidney transplantation. Transplantation 1996;61:32.
2 Killam AL, Mehlhaff PM, McFerran BA, Burrascano C, MT, Kuvelas MT, Miller JJ, Greener Y, McClure DE and Dittrich, HC. In vivo kinetics of the perfluoropropane component of FS069, a novel ultrasound contrast agent, in the anesthetized canine. FASEB J 1996;10:A172.
3 Miller JJ, Tieman K, Podell S, Doerr-Stevens JK, Kuvelas T, Greener Y, Killam AL, Goenechea J, Dittrich HC, Becher, H. In vitro, animal, and human characterization of OPTISON infusions for myocardial contrast echocardiography. Amer Soc Echo 1999;12:1027-34.
4 Miller J, Doer-Stevens JK, Killam AL, Greener Y, Kuvelas MT, Dittrich HC. A new method for infusion of OPTISON which yields consistent myocardial enhancement for fifteen minutes. (ABSTRACT) J Am Coll Cardio 1999;33(2 Suppl A);466A. Presented at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 1999.
5 Killam AL, Mehlhaff P, Zavorskas P, Greener Y, McFerran BA, Miller JJ, Burrascano C, Jablonski E, Anderson L, Dittrich HC. Tissue dstribution of 125I-labeled albumin in rats and whole blood and exhaled elimination kinetics of octafluoropropane in anesthetized canines following intravenous administration of OPTISON (FS069). Int J Of Tox 1999;18:49-63.
6 Vannan M, Mulvagh S, Rigolin V, Hagan P, Labovitz A, Castello R, Villanueva FL, Bruns D, Leonetti L, Miller JJ. Correlation of OPTISON myocardial contrast echocardiography and single photon emission computed tomography Sestamibi to coronary anatomy in patients with recent MI. (ABSTRACT) J Am Coll Cardio. 2000;35(2 Suppl A);446.
7 Miller JJ, Labovitz A, Cerqueira M. Interpretive reproducibility of myocardial contrast echocardiography and single-photon computed tomography stress testing in a multicenter clinical trial. (manuscript in preparation).
8 Vannan M, Mulvagh S, Rigolin V, Bruns D, Miller JJ. An open-label phase 2 study to compare Optison myocardial contrast echocardiography to single photon emission computed tomography for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion in patients with recent myocardial infarction undergoing Dipyridamole stress testing. (manuscript in preparation).
9 Hinchman D, Kontos M, Nixon JV, Cunningham M, Miller JJ, Cherif J. Clinical Evaluation of Myocardial Contrast Imaging with Optison? as Compared to Nuclear SPECT Imaging for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain. (manuscript in preparation).

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