I am a pediatric nephrologist at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. I care for young patients who have a variety of kidney and urinary tract problems that range from minor (such as recurrent urinary tract infections, bed wetting, dysfunctional voiding and mild proteinuria) to more complex problems (such as chronic kidney disease, congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, dialysis and transplant).

I was inspired by great mentors to pursue a career as a pediatric nephrologist. But what inspired me most was working with dialysis patients and seeing their difficulties firsthand. Their resilience motivated me to take a central role in their care.

Dr. Millan enjoys working closely with children who have chronic kidney disease and need close monitoring and care to prevent the worsening of their renal condition. At Memorial, we employ a family-centered, holistic approach to care so that individuals, especially children and adolescents, are treated respectfully, with high regard for their own wishes, and with respect for diverse cultural approaches to understanding health and disease.

In addition to caring for patients, I am also involved in clinical research. One of my interests is understanding how to optimize the clinical identification of acute kidney injury among hospitalized neonates, children and adolescents, as well as understanding kidney disease in neonates.

I have a Master of Science in Public Health and believe much of our current pathology has a large public health component. One of my focuses in this area is better understanding the role of prematurity and obesity in kidney disease.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Female

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Education

Universidad de los Andes, 2014
University Of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2015

Internships

University of Miami /Jackson Memorial Medical Center - Holtz Children's Hospital, 2018

Residency

University of Miami /Jackson Memorial Medical Center - Holtz Children's Hospital, 2020

Fellowships

Jackson Health System/University of Miami, 2023, Pediatric Nephrology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics

Publications

Please view Dr. Pamela Millan’s publications on PubMed.

Presentations

• Millan P, Selvaggi G, Abitbol C, Garcia J, Katsoufis C, Seeherunvong C, Sigurjonsdottir V, Tekin A, Chandar J. Marissa Defreitas (2022) Incident nephromegaly and kidney function in children with biliary atresia awaiting liver transplantation. Miami Pediatric Nephrology Seminar XLVIII- 2022. October 14 -16, 2022.
• Millan P, Selvaggi G, Abitbol C, Garcia J, Katsoufis C, Seeherunvong C, Sigurjonsdottir V, Tekin A, Chandar J, Marissa Defreitas (2022) Incident nephromegaly and kidney function in children with biliary atresia awaiting liver transplantation. Henry Gelband Pediatric Research Symposium, University of Miami Department of Pediatrics. April 7, 2022.
• Ghattas Y, Corrales-Medina F, Katsoufis C, Millan P, Seeherunvong W, Chandar J, Sargenton K, Abitbol C, DeFreitas M. Characteristics of Young Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Receiving Anticoagulation: A 10-year Single-Center Experience. Henry Gelband Pediatric Research Symposium, University of Miami Department of Pediatrics. April 7, 2022
• Millan P, Selvaggi G, Abitbol C, Garcia J, Katsoufis C, Seeherunvong C, Sigurjonsdottir V, Tekin A, Chandar J, Marissa Defreitas (2022) Incident nephromegaly and kidney function in children with biliary atresia awaiting liver transplantation. International Pediatric Nephrology Association Conference. Calgary, Canada. September 9, 2022.
• Ghattas Y, Corrales-Medina F, Katsoufis C, Millan P, Seeherunvong W, Chandar J, Sargenton K, Abitbol C, DeFreitas M. Characteristics of Young Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Receiving Anticoagulation: A 10-year Single-Center Experience. Pediatric Academic Societies. April 7, 2022.
• Gatto K, Millan P, Glaberson W, Seeherunvong W, DeFreitas M, Abitbol C, Chandar J, Katsoufis K (2021) Comparative Impact of Mycophenolate Mofetil and Mycophenolic Acid in Podiatric Kidney Transplant. Henry Gelband Pediatric Research Symposium, University of Miami Department of Pediatrics. April 7, 2021.
• Botero P, Hoy EM, Jimenez M, Delgado A, Messiah SE, Koru-Sengul T. (2015) Sleep, Physical activity, Screen-time, and Socio-demographic Variables as Predictors of Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Children and Adolescents. Pediatric American Society Annual Meeting (April 30 – May 3, 2016) and/or Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR) Annual Meeting. March 11 – 13, 201).
• Botero P, Hoy EM, Jimenez M, Delgado A, Messiah SE, Koru-Sengul T. (2015) The relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, sleep and screen time in a sample of overweight ethnically diverse pediatric patients. Epidemiology Congress of the Americas. June 21–24 2016.
• Hoy E, Botero P, Koru-Sengul T, Jimenez M, Delgado A, Messiah SE. (2015) How nutrition and exercise behaviors influence the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in multiethnic overweight youth. Epidemiology Congress of the Americas. June 21–24 2016.
• Jimenez M, Hoy EM, Botero P, Delgado A, Koru-Sengul T, Messiah SE. (2015) Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease in multiethnic overweight youth differs by ethnicity and level of acculturation. NASPGHAN Annual Meeting. October 7 – 11 2015.
• Donado C, Collazos V, Dominguez C, Botero P, Duperly J, Sarmiento OL, Lobelo F. (2010) Factors associated with alterations in first semester students’ lipid profile at Universidad de los Andes. Acta Médica Colombiana. Oral Presentation offered at the Colombian Internal Medicine Congress – Cali, Colombia. October 14 – 17, 2010.

Awards

• Young Investigators Award. Third prize (Bronze) Miami Pediatric Nephrology Seminar XLVIII- 2022. October 14 -16, 2022.
• “Outstanding Thesis Award” University of Miami. November 2015.