Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. Ronald Miller's primary areas of research interest include scenario-based training in graduate medical education, clinical acid-base and electrolyte disorders, clinical use of continuous renal replacement therapy and functional magnetic resonance imaging of the kidney.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Ronald Miller is course director for the renal medicine course at Penn State College of Medicine, director of the Nephrology Fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and a master educator for the Internal Medicine Residency at the medical center.
He runs a yearlong renal physiology course for fellows and provides instruction in a number of clinical courses for medical students, including a newly implemented elective in clinical reasoning, and virtual precepting for students in clinic.
As a master educator, he provides small- and large-group instruction to residents and students, covering both clinical topics as well as the theory behind teaching methods and clinical decision-making.
Clinical interests
Dr. Ronald Miller's clinical interests include acid-base and electrolyte disorders, as well as acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in the intensive care setting. His clinical activities are focused on outpatient general nephrology as well as inpatient consultation. He sees patients at two external dialysis units and is the medical director of the DaVita dialysis unit in Palmyra, Pa.
Education/Academic qualification
Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions, Professional Certification (CME)
… → 2019
Nephrology and Hypertension Fellowship, University of California at San Diego
… → 1999
Internal Medicine Residency, Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
… → 1997
MD, Boston University
… → 1994
Biology, BA, cum laude, Boston University
… → 1990
External positions
Member, Pennsylvania Medical Society
2019 → …
Member, American College of Physicians
2000 → …
Member, American Society of Nephrology
1998 → …
Associate, American College of Physicians
1994 → …
Member, Massachusetts Medical Society
1993 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Beyond creatinine: diagnostic accuracy of emerging biomarkers for AKI in the ICU–a systematic review
Matarneh, A., Akkari, A., Sardar, S., Salameh, O., Dauleh, M., Matarneh, B., Abdulbasit, M., Miller, R., Verma, N. & Ghahramani, N., 2025, In: Renal Failure. 47, 1, 2556295.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Editorial Comment on “Physician and Patient Adherence to Kidney Stone Prevention Guidelines in a Diverse, Low-Resource, Urban Population”
Miller, R. P. & Clark, J. Y., Jul 2025, In: Urology. 201, p. 8-9 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Factors associated with successful transition from continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study
Miller, R., Akkari, A. R., Matarneh, A., Khalil, F., Ssentongo, P., Sardar, S., Portela Colon, R., Gul Khan, M., Rajab, Y., Ali, M., Obaed, N., Karthik, S., Prabhu, M., Hernandez, J., Patel, Y., Dauleh, M., Hwang, G., Pescetto, G. & Ghahramani, N., Dec 31 2025, In: Renal Failure. 47, 1, 2539933.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infective endocarditis mimicking antineutrophil-cytoplasmic-antibody-associated vasculitis with glomerulonephritis: a case report
Matarneh, A., Sardar, S., Akkari, A., Salameh, O., Trivedi, N., Abdulbasit, M., Verma, N., Miller, R. & Ghahramani, N., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Medical Case Reports. 19, 1, 385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nephrotic-range proteinuria in a 53-year-old female with thin basement membrane nephropathy: A case report with literature review
Matarneh, A., Sardar, S., Mohan, P., Salameh, O., Abendroth, C., Miller, R., Ghahramani, N. & Verma, N., Jan 1 2025, In: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Bezinover, D. (Recipient), Blackall, G. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Budde, A. (Recipient), Burns, A. (Recipient), Cartee, T. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cilley, R. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), De Jesus, S. (Recipient), Demetriou, T. (Recipient), DeWaters, A. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Frauenhoffer, E. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Glass, K. (Recipient), Goyal, N. (Recipient), Grine, K. (Recipient), Habib, S. (Recipient), Irby, R. (Recipient), Jones, E. (Recipient), June, R. (Recipient), Karamchandani, K. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kasmire, K. (Recipient), Katzman, M. (Recipient), Kavanagh, R. (Recipient), Kees-Folts, D. (Recipient), Kesterson, J. (Recipient), Sciacca Kirby, J. (Recipient), Kresch, M. (Recipient), Lankford, E. (Recipient), McDonald, A. (Recipient), Miller, R. (Recipient), Moldovan, G.-L. (Recipient), Myler, C. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Neutze, J. (Recipient), Newell, J. (Recipient), Norbury, C. (Recipient), O'Hara, C. (Recipient), Palmer, T. (Recipient), Pantanelli, S. (Recipient), Pichardo-Lowden, A. (Recipient), Po, W. (Recipient), Radico, J. (Recipient), Radtka, J. (Recipient), Razeghi, S. (Recipient), Rodgers, R. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Samson, T. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Smith, B. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient) & Wang, M. (Recipient), 2019
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Pathare, A. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient) & Miller, R. (Recipient), 2019
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Miller, R. (Recipient), Pichardo-Lowden, A. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient), Flanagan, M. (Recipient) & Dambro, A. (Recipient), 2018
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Distinguished Educator Award
Chetlen, A. (Recipient), Miller, R. (Recipient), Glod, S. (Recipient) & Adelman, A. (Recipient), 2019
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Distinguished Physician Award for Excellence in Housestaff Teaching
Miller, R. (Recipient), 2012
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