Dr. Steven Miller is Head and Professor of the UBC Department of Pediatrics and the Chief of Pediatric Medicine at BC’s Children Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He holds the Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine and James & Annabel McCreary Chair in Pediatrics.

Dr. Miller is a neonatal neurologist whose brain-imaging studies of critically-ill newborns identified the power of early-life intensive care unit experience to shape the trajectory of brain development through childhood. His research team focuses on better understanding how intensive care impacts brain development and injury in the newborn with a focus on those born preterm or with congenital heart disease. The goal of his team’s work is to promote strategies to prevent brain injury and to promote recovery with the goal of improving the lifelong health of children and their families. He is passionate about supporting the career trajectories of child-health researchers. He served as President of the Society for Pediatric Research and now serves of the Council of the American Pediatric Society.