Karla L. Miller
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Karla L. Miller, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Sugar House Health Center

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106
801-581-2000
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Utah Diabetes & Endocrinology Center

615 Arapeen Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
801-581-7761
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Veterans Administration Medical Center

500 S Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City , UT 84148
801-582-1565
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Karla L. Miller, M.D., is associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Utah--Department of Internal Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of New Mexico-School of Medicine, and completed both her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship training at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She is a rheumatologist whose focus is the management of patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Dr. Miller offers consultative services for osteoporosis management including bone density testing, interpretation, and clinical assessment, in addition to her general rheumatology practice.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)

Patient Rating

Patients describe Dr. Miller as highly knowledgeable, thorough, and competent in her specialty. Reviewers repeatedly note that she listens carefully, spends ample time with them, clearly explains diagnoses and treatment options, and involves patients in shared decision-making. Many comments also highlight her compassionate, personable manner and the confidence patients feel in her care.

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Karla L. Miller, M.D., is associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Utah--Department of Internal Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of New Mexico-School of Medicine, and completed both her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship training at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She is a rheumatologist whose focus is the management of patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Dr. Miller offers consultative services for osteoporosis management including bone density testing, interpretation, and clinical assessment, in addition to her general rheumatology practice.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Rheumatology
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)

Education history

Fellowship Rheumatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Professional Medical Medicine - University of New Mexico School of Medicine M.D.
Undergraduate Biology and Spanish - University of New Mexico B.S., B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Heather Davila, Kimberly D McCoy, Michelle A Mengeling, Radhika R Narla, Melissa JA Steffen, Karla L Miller, Samantha L Solimeo (Submitted 10/7/25). Capacity for and Utilization of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry within the Veterans Health Administration. J Am Geriatr Soc.
  2. Hutman-Zahler A, Goldstein J, Anderson T, Balatico M, Brophy DR, Aoki J, Miller K, Kovach K, Jacobsen A, Carter S (2025). A Rare Case of Fulminant Myocarditis Leading to the Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. . JACC Case Rep, 30((19)), 104049.
  3. Reid JM, Miller KL, Oliver B, Swee M, Wilson JR (2025). Enhancing drug hypersensitivity reaction documentation through a clinical surveillance tool. J Healthc Qual.
  4. Tara Downs, Jaime Wilson, Sherry Brewer, Karla Miller, Melissa Swee, Virginia Taylor, Issis Betts-Jimenez, Janna Imel, Cassie Graham (2024). Music to Their Ears: Reducing Antipsychotic Use with a Personalized Music Intervention for Rural Veterans . Cureus, 16((11)), e73232.
  5. Gabriela Schmajuk, Anna Montgomery, Jing Li, Gary Tarasovsky, Jennifer L Barton, Karla Miller, Holly Mitchell, Jo Dana, Kimberly Reiter, Elizabeth Wahl, Karine Rozenberg-Ben-Dror, Ronald G Hauser, Mary A Whooley (2024). National rollout of a medication safety dashboard to improve testing for latent infections among biologic/targeted synthetic DMARD users within the Veterans Health Administration. Health Serv Res.
  6. Melissa JA Steffen, Kimberly D McCoy, Michelle A Mengeling, Karla L Miller, Heather Davila, Shylo E Wardyn, Amal Shibli-Rahhal, Irfan Farukhi and Samantha L Solimeo (2024). National Survey of the Bone Densitometry Evaluation Process Within an Integrated Healthcare System. J Clin Densitom, 27((1)), 101459.
  7. Miller KL, Mccoy K, Richards C, Seaman A, Solimeo SL (2022). Engagement in Primary Prevention Program among Rural Veterans With Osteoporosis Risk. JBMR Plus, 6(10), e10682.
  8. Seaman AT, Steffen MJA, Van Tiem JM, Wardyn S, Santana X, Miller KL, Solimeo SL (2021). Cultivating across "pockets of excellence": challenges to sustaining efforts to improve osteoporosis care. Osteoporos Int.
  9. Van Tiem JM, Steffen MJ, Seaman AT, Miller KL, Wardyn SE, Richards CC, Solimeo, S (2021). Attitudes toward bone health among rural‐dwelling veterans identified as at risk of fracture: a qualitative analysis. 16(1), 61.
  10. Miller KL, Steffen MJ, McCoy KD, Cannon G, Seaman AT, Anderson ZL, Patel S, Green J, Wardyn S, Solimeo SL (2021). Delivering fracture prevention services to rural US veterans through telemedicine: a process evaluation. Arch Osteoporos, 16(1), 27.
  11. Nelson RE, Ma J, Miller K, Lawrence P, LaFleur J, Grotzke M, Barker A, Cannon GW, Battistone MJ (2019). The impact of a musculoskeletal training program on residents' recognition and treatment of osteoporosis. BMC Med Educ, 19(1), 223.
  12. Nelson Roy, PhD, Kristine M Tanner, PhD, Ray M Merrill, PhD, MPH, Charisse Wright, MS, Jenny L Pierce, MS, and Miller KL (2018). Epidemiology of Swallowing Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Quality of Life Burden. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 127(9), 577-587.
  13. Williams ST, Lawrence PT, Miller KL, Crook JL, LaFleur J, Cannon GW, Nelson RE (2017). A comparison of electronic and manual fracture risk assessment tools in screening elderly male US veterans at risk for osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int, 28(11), 3107-3111.
  14. Lawrence PT, Grotzke MP, Rosenblum Y, Nelson RE, LaFleur J, Miller KL, Ma J, Cannon GW (Published). The Bone Health Team: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Osteoporosis Care for Primary Care Patients. J Prim Care Community Health, I(6).
  15. Miller KL, Frech TM, Greene, T, Ma K, McFadden M, Tom-Orme L, Moyer-Mileur L, Slattery ML, Murtaugh MA (5/2016). Bone Mineral Density in Navajo Men and Women and Comparison to Non-Hispanic Whites from NHANES (2005-2008). J Health Care Poor Underserved, 27((2)), 644-62.
  16. Pierce JL, Tanner K, Merrill RM, Miller KL, Kendall KA, Roy N (February 2016). Swallowing Disorders in Sjogren’s Syndrome: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Effects on Quality of Life. Dysphagia, 31(1), 39-49.
  17. Roy N, Tanner K, Merrill RM, Wright C, Miller KL, Kendall KA (Spring 2015). Descriptive Epidemiology of Voice Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Quality of Life Burden. J Voice, 30(1), 74-87.
  18. Tanner K, Pierce JL, Merrill RM, Miller KL, Kendall KA, Roy N (Spring 2015). The Quality of Life Burden Associated With Voice Disorders in Sjögren's Syndrome. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 124(9), 721-27.
  19. Tanner K, Nissen SL, Merrill RM, Miner A, Channell RW, Miller KL, Elstad M, Kendall KA, Roy N (Spring 2015). Nebulized Isotonic Saline Improves Voice Production in Sjogrens Syndrome. Laryngoscope.
  20. Heller A, Tanner K, Roy N, Nissen SL, Merrill RM, Miller KL, Houtz DR, Ellerston J, Kendall K (2014). Voice, Speech, and Laryngeal Features of Primary Sjögren's Syndrome. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 123(778).
  21. Pierce JL, Tanner K, PhD, Merrill RM, Miller KL, Ambati BK, Kendall KA, Roy N (2014). Voice Disorders in Sjogrens Syndrome: Prevalence and Related Risk Factors. Laryngoscope.
  22. Tanner K, Roy N, Merrill RM, Kendall K, Miller KL, Clegg DO, Heller A, Houtz DR, Elstad M (Published). Comparing nebulized water versus saline after laryngeal desiccation challenge in Sjogren’s Syndrome. Laryngoscope.
  23. Miller KL, Clegg DO (2010). Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. Rheum Dis Clin North Am, 37(1), 103-18.
  24. Miller KL, Clegg DO (02/01/2011). Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate. Rheum Dis Clin North Am.
  25. Miller KL, Sawitzke AD, Doane J (2008). Abatacept and serious respiratory infections in patients with previous lung disease. Clin Rheumatol, 27(12), 1569-71.
  26. Miller KL, Sawitzke AD, Doane J (2008). Abatacept and serious respiratory infections in patients with previous lung disease. Clin Rheumatol.
  27. Naomi Schlesinger, MD, Grant W Cannon, MD, Kyle Register, MD, Nadia Grant, MS, Karla Miller, MD (Submitted 6/16/2025). Association Between Bone Mineral Density and Gout in Patients Who Underwent Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Testing. (Epub ahead of print) Int J Rheum Dis.
  28. Karla L Miller MD, Jennifer Hale-Gallardo PhD, Jaime Wilson DNP RN PCCN, Melissa Swee, MD MS MME, L Ida Tovar MPH, Bret Hicken PhD (Submitted 10/15/2025, currently undergoing revision). “Kind of feel like the lone outpost": A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers to Professional Development for Rural Primary Care Providers at the Veterans Health Administration. (Epub ahead of print) J Rural Health.
  29. Ida Tovar, MPH, Andrea Barker, PA-C, Mike Battistone, MD, Jennifer Hale-Gallardo, PhD, Jaime Wilson, DNP, Bret Hicken, PhD, Karla Miller, MD (In preparation with manuscript drafted). Professional Development Needs of VA Rural Primary Care Providers: Key Insights from a National Survey. (Epub ahead of print) J Rural Health.
  30. Michelle A Mengeling, Rachel Sears, Casey H Buchanan, M Bryant Howren, Riley J Samuelson, Karla Miller, Chelsea McConnell, Jaime R Wilson, Elizabeth Archambault, Brittany L Anderson, R Neal Axon (Submitted 10/23/25). Rural Health Care Workforce Retention Measures: A Rapid Scoping Review. (Epub ahead of print) J Rural Health.

Book Chapter

  1. Miller KL, Clegg D (07/2010). Glucosamine. In Paul Coates; Marc R. Blackman; Gordon Cragg; Mark Levine; Joel Moss; Jeffery White (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements (Second Edition). Informa Healthcare.
  2. Miller KL, Clegg DO (07/2010). Chondroitin. In Paul Coates; Marc R. Blackman; Gordon Cragg; Mark Levine; Joel Moss; Jeffery White (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements (2nd Edition). Informa Healthcare.
  3. Miller KL, Cannon GW (2009). Management of Sarcoidosis, Behcet's Disease, and other rare rheumatic diseases. In Michael H. Weisman, Michael E. Weinblatt, James S. Louie, Ronald F. Van Vollenhoven (Eds.), Targeted Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases (First Edition, pp. 238-248). Philadelphia: Saunders, W.B.

Abstract

  1. Karla Miller MD, Amani Jridi, MS, and Tina Basak, MD (2025). Correlation between Bone Mineral Density by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry at the Radius and Radius Cortical Bone Thickness using Routine Hand Radiographs in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients [Abstract]. 77(Suppl 9).
  2. Karla Miller, MD, Grant Cannon, MD, Kyle Register, MD, Nadia Grant, MS, Naomi Schlesinger, MD (2024). Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Diagnosed by Dual-Energy Absorptiometry are Not Increased in Patients with Gout [Abstract].
  3. L Ida Tovar, MPH, CPH, Andrea M Barker, MPAS, PA C, Michael Battistone, MD, Jennifer Hale Gallardo, PhD, Jaime Wilson, DNP, RN, PCCN, Bret Hicken, PhD, Karla Miller, MD (2024). Assessing Rural Primary Care Provider Professional Development Needs: Insights from a 2023 National Survey [Abstract].
  4. Karla Miller, Melissa Steffen, Kimberly McCoy, Michelle Mengeling, Heather Davila, Shylo Wardyn and Samantha Solimeo (2023). Variation in Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry Reporting: A National Survey of Veterans Health Administration Clinics [Abstract]. 75((suppl 9)).
  5. KL Miller, MD, Melissa Steffen, MPH, Kimberly McCoy, MS, Michelle Mengeling, PhD, MS, Heather Davila, PhD, MPA, Shylo Wardyn, MS, Samantha Solimeo, PhD, MPH, MA (2022). Bone Density Imaging: Evaluation of Equipment and Process of Care Quality in US Veterans [Abstract].
  6. KL Miller, J Hale-Gallardo, M Battistone, A Barker, J Wilson, B Bair (2022). Understanding Rural VA Provider Professional Development Needs [Abstract].
  7. KL Miller, K McCoy, C Richards, A Seaman, S Solimeo (2021). Predictors of Engagement in Bone Health Among Rural Veterans Identified at Risk for Osteoporosis [Abstract].
  8. Karla L Miller, MD, Melissa J Steffen, MPH, Aaron T Seaman, PhD, Zachary L Anderson, PharmD, Shardool Patel, PharmD, Janiel Green, MSPA-C, Shylo Wardyn, and Samantha Solimeo, PhD, MPH (2020). Delivering Fracture Prevention through Telemedicine: A Process Evaluation [Abstract].
  9. Julie Thomas, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina, Kyle Register, Francesca Ferrara, Danielle Barlow, Alicia Riddle and Karla Miller (2020). Lessons Learned Through Rapid Quality Improvement for Telehealth Implementation in an Academic Rheumatology Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Abstract]. 2020(72 (suppl 10).).
  10. Miller KL, Patel S, Cannon GW, Anderson ZL (2018). Implementation of a Primary Prevention, Population-Based Virtual Osteoporosis Clinic Dramatically Increases the Number of Rural Veterans Receiving Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 70(suppl 10).
  11. Patel S, Anderson ZL, Cannon GW, Sauer BC, Miller KL (2018). A Customized Health Information Technology Effectively Identifies and Directs Bone Health Services in Rural Veterans with Osteoporosis Risk Factor [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 70(suppl 10).
  12. Miller KL, King J, Lawrence P, Nelson R, Lafleur J, Cannon G, Nelson S (2017). Remote Management of Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment in US Veterans Using a Bone Health Team: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 69(suppl 10).
  13. Battistone MJ, Nelson RE, Ma J, Miller KM, Lawrence P, Lafleur J, Grotzke M, Barker AM, Cannon GW (2016). Impact of a Musculoskeletal Training Program on Residents’ Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Osteoporosis [Abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol, 68(suppl 10).
  14. Miller KL, Grotzke MP, Lawrence P, Rosenblum Y, Nelson R, Lafleur J, Cannon GW (2015). Implementation of a Bone Health Team Markedly Improves Osteoporosis Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Rates Compared to Standard Primary Care Practice [Abstract].
  15. Zhang M, Staes C, Kapp L, Miller KL (2014). Best Practices for Best Practice Alerts: Evaluation of a Best Practice Alert to Detect Chronic Glucocorticoid Use. [Abstract]. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 66(11), S1009.
  16. Karla L Miller, Tracy M Frech, Tom Greene, Khe-ni Ma, Molly McFadden, Lillian Tom-Orme, Laurie J Moyer-Mileur, Martha Slattery and Maureen Murtaugh University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT (11/07/2011). Bone Mineral Density Across Age and Gender in Navajo People Com- pared to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys III: the Education and Research Toward Health Study. [Abstract]. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 63(10 (Supplement)), S355-356.
  17. Karla L Miller, Tracy M Frech, Tom Greene, Khe-ni Ma, Molly McFadden, Lillian Tom- Orme, Laurie J Moyer-Mileur, Martha Slattery and Maureen Murtaugh University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT (11/07/2011). Prevalence of Low Bone Mass and Osteoporosis in Navajo People Older Than 50 Across Age, Gender, and Body Mass Index. [Abstract]. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 63(10 (Supplement)), S355-356.
  18. Miller KL, Sawitzke AD (2007). Performance of Selected Tests for RA in the Utah Clinical Population. [Abstract]. American College of Rheumatology Program Book Supplement: Late-breaking and fellows-in-training abstracts, (2007), 47.

Report

  1. McCoy K, Mengeling M, Steffen M, Miller K, Davila H, Richards C, Wardyn S, Bone Densitometry Survey Work Group, Solimeo SL (2022). Evaluation of Rural Veterans’ Access to VA Bone Densitometry: Densitometry Survey Report 5: DXA Reports. VA Office of Rural Health.
  2. McCoy K, Mengeling M, Steffen M, Miller K, Davila H, Richards C, Wardyn S, Bone Densitometry Survey Work Group, Solimeo SL (2022). Evaluation of Rural Veterans’ Access to VA Bone Densitometry: Densitometry Survey Report 4: Technologist Training and DXA Maintenance. VA Office of Rural Health.
  3. McCoy K, Mengeling M, Steffen M, Miller K, Davila H, Richards C, Wardyn S, Bone Densitometry Survey Work Group, Solimeo SL (2022). Evaluation of Rural Veterans’ Access to VA Bone Densitometry: Densitometry Survey Report 3: Processes of Care.. VA Office of Rural Health.
  4. McCoy K, Mengeling M, Steffen M, Miller K, Davila H, Richards C, Wardyn S, Bone Densitometry Survey Work Group, Solimeo SL (2022). Evaluation of Rural Veterans’ Access to VA Bone Densitometry: Densitometry Survey Report 2: Scheduling. VA Office of Rural Health.
  5. McCoy K, Mengeling M, Steffen M, Miller K, Davila H, Richards C, Wardyn S, Bone Densitometry Survey Work Group, Solimeo SL (2021). Evaluation of Rural Veterans’ Access to VA Bone Densitometry: Densitometry Survey Report 1. VA Office of Rural Health.