James Miller

James W. Miller (Col ’72, Med ’77) was named to the Sports Medicine Committee for FINA, the federation that governs aquatic sports worldwide, including at the Olympics. Dr. Miller was named at the recent FINA World Championships in Rome. The appointment makes him one of eight physicians worldwide on the committee and the only one from the United States. He is the first American on the committee in a decade. He has a four-year appointment, which runs through the London Olympics in 2012. Dr. Miller is one of the National Team physicians for USA Swimming and is the former president of United States Masters Swimming. He has traveled to competitions internationally, both with USA Swimming and as a doping control delegate for FINA. Locally, Dr. Miller treats swimmers in his medical practice, where he specializes in family practice and sports medicine, and he also coaches Masters swimming and is a competitive Masters swimmer himself. His practice is in Midlothian, Va., at Family Practice Specialists of Richmond, a business he founded 15 years ago. Dr. Miller has associate clinical professor positions with both VCU and U.Va.