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OBITUARIESSteven Z. Miller M.D. ’80: Respected Physician and Teacher
Steven Z. Miller M.D. ’80, ’84 P&S, who served as director of pediatric emergency medicine at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, died on October 19, 2004, in a plane crash near Kirksville, Mo., that also killed 13 other medical professionals. All were on their way to a conference at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Miller was to conduct a workshop promoting compassionate medical care. Steven Zane Miller was born on March 15, 1958, in New York. He completed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. He joined Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian in 1993 as a member of the pediatrics faculty. During his time there, Miller served as Arnold P. Gold Associate Professor at P&S in recognition of his contributions to humanism in medicine. Miller received many prestigious awards for his teaching skills, including the Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2001. His P&S students named him Teacher of the Year four times. Miller was the editor of the textbook Childhood Symptoms, as well as the Columbia University Children’s Medical Guide, a reference book. John M. Driscoll Jr., pediatrician-in-chief of the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and chairman of pediatrics at P&S, spoke of Miller’s teaching skills, highlighting how he taught his students not only “to be good doctors … [but also] to be compassionate people.” Dr. Gerald Fischbach, executive v.p. for health and biomedical sciences and dean of the faculties of health sciences and medicine, said in his memoriam, “Steve’s great passion was medical education from scientific and humanistic perspectives.” Dr. Herbert Pardes, NewYork-Presbyterian president and CEO, said of Miller in The New York Times: “His unique and captivating talent for teaching changed the way medicine is taught and practiced.” Miller is survived by his wife, Dr. Dodi Meyer; children, Jesse, Maya and Nicolas; parents, Phillip and Brenda; and brother, Barry. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Steven Z. Miller Family Fund c/o The Meyer Family, 133 W. 81st St., New York, NY 10024. Matthew Goldberg ’05 GS
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