About Kresimira (Mira) Milas MD
Kresimira (Mira) Milas, MD is Professor of Surgery, Chief of Endocrine Surgery in the Department of Surgery, and Director of the Endocrine Surgery Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute at Banner-University Medical Center.
Dr. Milas received her medical degree from the University of Texas, Houston Medical School. She completed her internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. Dr. Milas continued her training by completing fellowship programs in endocrine surgery at Emory University and surgical oncology and researhc at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center..
Dr. Milas' interests include the entire spectrum of thyroid and parathyroid diseases and surgery, thyroid cancer, and adrenal diseases.
She is a member of many prestigious medical organizations including, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, American Thyroid Association, and American Surgical Association.
Publications
Milas M, Barbosa GF, Mitchell J, Berber E, Siperstein A, Gupta M. Effectiveness of peripheral thyrotropin receptor mRNA in follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2009 Feb;16(2):473-480.
Mitchell J, Barbosa G, Tsinberg M, Milas M, Siperstein A, Berber E. Unrecognized adrenal insufficiency in patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc 2009 Feb;23(2):248-254.
Ritter HE, Milas M. Bilateral parathyroid exploration for hyperparathyroidism. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2009. Mar;20(1):44-53.
Skugor M, Milas M. Hypercalcemia.In: Carey WD, ed. Current clinical medicine 2009. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier; 2009. p. 381-386.
Ballem N, Greene AB, Parikh RT, Berber E, Siperstein A, Milas M. Appreciation of osteoporosis among men with hyperparathyroidism. Endocr Pract 2008 Oct;14(7):820-831.
Barbosa GF, Milas M. Peripheral thyrotropin receptor mRNA as a novel marker for differentiated thyroid cancer diagnosis and surveillance. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2008 Sep;8(9):1415-1424.
Berber E, Parikh RT, Ballem N, Garner CN, Milas M, Siperstein AE. Factors contributing to negative parathyroid localization: an analysis of 1000 patients. Surgery 2008 Jul;144(1):74-79.
Lo HW, Stephenson L, Cao X, Milas M, Pollock R, Ali-Osman F. Identification and functional characterization of the human glutathione S-transferase P1 gene as a novel transcriptional target of the p53 tumor suppressor gene. Mol Cancer Res 2008 May;6(5):843-850.
Mazzaglia PJ, Berber E, Kovach A, Milas M, Esselstyn C, Siperstein AE. The changing presentation of hyperparathyroidism over 3 decades. Arch Surg 2008 Mar;143(3):260-266.
Mitchell J, Milas M, Barbosa G, Sutton J, Berber E, Siperstein A. Avoidable reoperations for thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Effect of hospital volume. Surgery 2008 Dec;144(6):899-907.
Sharma J, Milas M, Berber E, Mazzaglia P, Siperstein A, Weber CJ. Value of intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring. Ann Surg Oncol 2008 Feb;15(2):493-498.
Siperstein A, Berber E, Barbosa GF, Tsinberg M, Greene AB, Mitchell J, Milas M. Predicting the success of limited exploration for primary hyperparathyroidism using ultrasound, sestamibi, and intraoperative parathyroid hormone: analysis of 1158 cases. Ann Surg 2008 Sep;248(3):420-428.
Chia SY, Milas M, Reddy SK, Siperstein A, Skugor M, Brainard J, Gupta MK. Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor messenger ribonucleic acid measurement in blood as a marker for circulating thyroid cancer cells and its role in the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 Feb;92(2):468-475.
Garner CN, Ganetzky R, Brainard J, Hammel JP, Berber E, Siperstein AE, Milas M. Increased prevalence of breast cancer among patients with thyroid and parathyroid disease. Surgery 2007 Dec;142(6):806-813.
Heald B, Moran R, Milas M, Burke C, Eng C. Familial adenomatous polyposis in a patient with unexplained mental retardation. Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2007 Dec;3(12):694-700.
Mazzaglia PJ, Berber E, Milas M, Siperstein AE. Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of neuroendocrine liver metastases: a 10-year experience evaluating predictors of survival. Surgery 2007 Jul;142(1):10-19.
Milas M, Mazzaglia P, Chia SY, Skugor M, Berber E, Reddy S, Gupta M, Siperstein A. The utility of peripheral thyrotropin mRNA in the diagnosis of follicular neoplasms and surveillance of thyroid cancers. Surgery 2007 Feb;141(2):137-146.
Milas M, Siperstein A. Introduction. Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism 2007 Jun;5(2):73-74.
Sharma J, Mazzaglia P, Milas M, Berber E, Schuster DM, Halkar R, Siperstein A, Weber CJ. Radionuclide imaging for hyperparathyroidism (HPT): which is the best technetium-99m sestamibi modality? Surgery 2006 Dec;140(6):856-863.
Milas M, Mensah A, Alghoul M, Berber E, Stephen A, Siperstein A, Weber CJ. The impact of office neck ultrasonography on reducing unnecessary thyroid surgery in patients undergoing parathyroidectomy. Thyroid 2005 Sep;15(9):1055-1059.
Milas M, Stephen A, Berber E, Wagner K, Miskulin J, Siperstein A. Ultrasonography for the endocrine surgeon: A valuable clinical tool that enhances diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. Surgery 2005 Dec;138(6):1193-1201.
Stephen AE, Milas M, Garner CN, Wagner KE, Siperstein AE. Use of surgeon-performed office ultrasound and parathyroid fine needle aspiration for complex parathyroid localization. Surgery 2005 Dec;138(6):1143-1150.
Wagner K, Arciaga R, Siperstein A, Milas M, Warshawsky I, Reddy SSK, Gupta MK. Thyrotropin receptor/thyroglobulin messenger ribonucleic acid in peripheral blood and fine-needle aspiration cytology: diagnostic synergy for detecting thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 Apr;90(4):1921-1924.
Wojtowicz J, Milas M. Primary hyperparathyroidism in women: Medical and surgical treatments. Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism 2005 Summer;3(2):143-147.
Milas M, Weber CJ. Near-total parathyroidectomy is beneficial for patients with secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery 2004 Dec;136(6):1252-1260.
Siperstein A, Berber E, Mackey R, Alghoul M, Wagner K, Milas M. Prospective evaluation of sestamibi scan, ultrasonography, and rapid PTH to predict the success of limited exploration for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery 2004 Oct;136(4):872-880.
Skugor M, Milas M. Hypocalcemia.In: Carey WD, ed. The Cleveland Clinic disease management project [electronic resource].Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education; 2004.
Skugor M, Milas M. Hypercalcemia.In: Carey WD, ed. The Cleveland Clinic disease management project [electronic resource].Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education; 2004.
Stephen AE, Chen KT, Milas M, Siperstein AE. The coming of age of radiation-induced hyperparathyroidism: evolving patterns of thyroid and parathyroid disease after head and neck irradiation. Surgery 2004 Dec;136(6):1143-1153.
Cassarino DS, Milas M, Folpe AL. Bilateral intrathyroidal lymphoepithelial cysts. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003 Feb;127(2):251-252.
Lin PH, Bush RL, Milas M, Terramani TT, Dodson TF, Chen C, Chaikof EL, Lumsden AB. Impact of an endovascular program on the operative experience of abdominal aortic aneurysm in vascular fellowship and general surgery residency. Am J Surg 2003 Aug;186(2):189-193.
Milas KM. Carcinoma of the head and neck.In: Feig BW, Berger DH, Fuhrman GM, eds. The M.D. Anderson surgical oncology handbook. 3rd ed.Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003. Chapter 6. p. 109-123.
Milas L, Mason K, Liao Z, Raju U, Milas M, Husain A, Ang KK. Role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and its inhibition in tumor biology and radiotherapy.In: Nieder C, Milas L, Ang KK, eds. Modification of radiation response: cytokines, growth factors, and other biological targets.Berlin ; New York: Springer; 2003. Chapter 18. p. 241-258.
Milas M, Bush RL, Lin P, Brown K, Mackay G, Lumsden A, Weber C, Dodson TF. Calciphylaxis and nonhealing wounds: the role of the vascular surgeon in a multidisciplinary treatment. J Vasc Surg 2003 Mar;37(3):501-507.
Milas M, Wagner K, Easley KA, Siperstein A, Weber CJ. Double adenomas revisited: Nonuniform distribution favors enlarged superior parathyroids (fourth pouch disease). Surgery 2003 Dec;134(6):995-1003.
Meric F, Hess KR, Varma DG, Hunt KK, Pisters PW, Milas KM, Patel SR, Benjamin RS, Plager C, Papadopoulos NE, Burgess MA, Pollock RE, Feig BW. Radiographic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a predictor of local control and survival in soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer 2002 Sep 1;95(5):1120-1126.