Background
Mills, Joseph Loren was born on May 26, 1955 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Loren F. and Margaret (Griesser) Mills.
Mills, Joseph Loren was born on May 26, 1955 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Loren F. and Margaret (Griesser) Mills.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Georgetown University, 1977; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Georgetown University, 1981.
Intern in general surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 1981-1982;
resident in general surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 1982-1985;
chief resident general surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 1985-1986;
resident in vascular surgery, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, 1986-1987;
assistant chief vascular surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, 1987-1989;
chief vascular surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, 1989-1992;
assistant department chairman general surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, 1991-1992;
chief vascular surgery, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida, 1992-1994;
chief vascular surgery, Tampa General Hospital, 1992-1994;
chief vascular surgery, fellowship program director, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1994. Assistant clinical professor surgery F. Edward Hebert School Medicine, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome School Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1988-1991, associate professor surgery,1991-1992. Director quality assurance program Peripheral Vascular Laboratory, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, 1987-1992, member ultrasound committee, 1990-1992.
Associate professor surgery U. South Florida School Medicine, 1992-1994, Arizona College Medicine, since 1994. Member graduate education selection board, consultant peripheral vascular surgery United States Air Force, 1989-1992. Member utilization review committee James A. HaleyVA Hospital, since 1992.
Member pharmacy and therapeutics committee Tampa General Hospital, since 1992.
Major United States Air Force, 1981-1992. Fellow American College of Surgeons (member Arizona chapter), Southwestern Surgical Congress. Member American Medical Association, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Society Vascular Surgery, Society Air Force Clinical Surgeons, Military Vascular Surgery Society, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society (councilor at large 1991-1994, program committee 1990-1993, president 1995-1996), Association for Academy Surgery, San Antonio Vascular Surgery Society (treasurer 1988-1991), Tucson Surgical Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Margaret Schneider, January 25, 1954. Children: Joseph Junior, Daniel, Andrew.