Rate My Professor Andrew Miller

Dr Andrew P. Miller is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Division. He holds the qualifications MB ChB, Dip Obst (Otago), and FRCPA, and practices as an anatomical pathologist at Canterbury Health Laboratories. In his educational roles, Miller serves as the Undergraduate Teaching Convener for the Pathology Vertical Module and the Convener of Anatomical Pathology. His contributions to medical education are notable, including the development of integrated anatomical pathology and radiology undergraduate tutorials titled 'Rad-Path: integrated anatomical pathology and radiology undergraduate tutorials' and involvement in a pilot study of a global health classroom collaboration between Otago Medical School and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2020).

Miller's research and professional interests include the study of disease through macroscopic, microscopic, and immunohistochemical techniques, medical education, diagnostic cytopathology, histopathology, morbid anatomy, biomedical science, and diagnostic processes, particularly in cervical cytology. Key publications co-authored by him encompass 'Pharmacological Inhibition and Genetic Deletion of Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor 1 (CysLT1R) Confer Protection against Acute Pancreatitis in Mice' in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023, with Sumeet Manandhar, Isao Ishii, Madhav Bhatia); 'Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas with markers of increased metastasis risk are rare in New Zealand' (2016); 'Kupffer Cell Inactivation Alters Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in Cecal Ligation and Puncture-Induced Sepsis' (2024); and a population-based study on 'Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Screening With Universal Access to Self-sampling in New Zealand' in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2025). He has also contributed to reviews of cervical cancer occurrences related to screening history in New Zealand (2008-2012). In 2016, Miller received Gold Medals in teaching from Canterbury DHB, recognizing his excellence in pathology education.