Shane Miller

Shane Miller, M.D., is a Clinical Professor and sports medicine physician at the Scottish Rite Sports Medicine Center (Frisco, Texas), affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Department of Pediatrics. He specializes in pediatric sports medicine, focusing on concussion management and youth athlete health. Dr. Miller earned his M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine, completed pediatrics residency and fellowship at Baylor and the University of Colorado Health Science Center, respectively. His research emphasizes concussion recovery mechanisms, sports injury epidemiology, and pediatric neuropsychological outcomes.

Education:

• Baylor College of Medicine: Medical Degree
• Pediatrics Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
• Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Science Center

Research Interests: Dr. Miller explores early psychological predictors of concussion recovery, injury prevention in youth sports, and clinical applications of resilience factors. He leads studies on nutritional interventions (e.g., docosahexaenoic acid) for concussions and develops functional assessment tools for pediatric athletes. Recent work addresses sex-based injury patterns in pediatric basketball and long-term outcomes of continued play post-concussion.

Awards:

• Super Doctors Rising Stars in Texas Monthly (2017–2022)
• D Magazine Best Pediatrics Specialist (2014, 2017–2019)

Advising & Grants: Collaborates on multidisciplinary grants studying concussion registries and sports specialization impacts. Active in clinical trials for pediatric sports injury treatments.