Undergraduate School

B.A., University of Oregon, Eugene OR 1990

Medical School

M.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR 1994

Other School

M.P.H., Public Health, University of Texas, Houston School of Public Health, Houston TX 2003

Residency

Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans LA 1994-1998

Best in California Emergency Medicine Specialist, Best in California Magazine, 2022, 2023

Diamond Doctor Award, UC Davis Medical Center, 2021, 2022

American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) National Leadership Award (Peter Rosen Award), 2007

“Top Ten Most Newsworthy Abstracts” SAEM 2007 Annual Meeting - “Prevalence of Posttraumatic, 2007

Mills LD, Mills TJ, Macht M, Levitan R, De Wulf A, Afonso NS. Post-traumatic stress disorder in an emergency department population one year after Hurricane Katrina. J Emerg Med. 2012 Jul;43(1):76-82. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.124. Epub 2012 Feb 23. PMID:22365529.

Avegno J, Mills TJ, Mills LD. Sexual assault victims in the emergency department: analysis by demographic and event characteristics. J Emerg Med. 2009 Oct;37(3):328-34. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.025. Epub 2008 Apr 18. PMID:18394848.

Mills TJ, Avegno JL, Haydel MJ. Male victims of partner violence: prevalence and accuracy of screening tools. J Emerg Med. 2006 Nov;31(4):447-52. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.12.029. PMID:17046494.

Mills LD, Mills T, Foster B. Association of clinical and laboratory variables with ultrasound findings in right upper quadrant abdominal pain. South Med J. 2005 Feb;98(2):155-61. doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000129927.88863.65. PMID:15759944.

Mills LD, Mills TJ. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency medicine residents. J Emerg Med. 2005 Jan;28(1):1-4. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.05.009. PMID:15656996.

Barrows TH, Mills TJ, Kassing SD. The epidemiology of skydiving injuries: World freefall convention, 2000-2001. J Emerg Med. 2005 Jan;28(1):63-8. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.07.008. PMID:15657007.

Mills LD, Mills TJ, Taliaferro E, Zimbler A, Smith D. The prevalence of female-to-male intimate partner violence in an urban emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2003 Aug;25(2):215-8. doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(03)00178-1. PMID:12902014.

Miller AH, Roth BA, Mills TJ, Woody JR, Longmoor CE, Foster B. Ultrasound guidance versus the landmark technique for the placement of central venous catheters in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2002 Aug;9(8):800-5. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2002.tb02168.x. PMID:12153885.

Smith DJ Jr, Mills T, Taliaferro EH. Frequency and relationship of reported symptomology in victims of intimate partner violence: the effect of multiple strangulation attacks. J Emerg Med. 2001 Oct;21(3):323-9. doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(01)00402-4. PMID:11604297.

Haydel MJ, Preston CA, Mills TJ, Luber S, Blaudeau E, DeBlieux PM. Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jul 13;343(2):100-5. doi:10.1056/NEJM200007133430204. PMID:10891517.