Provider Profile
Title(s)
Laparoscopic, Bariatric and General Surgeon at Cooley Dickinson Medical Group General Surgical Care
Department + Services
Cooley Dickinson Medical Group General Surgical Care Practice
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Department of Surgery
My Expertise
Laparoscopic surgery
Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery
Programs + Specialties
Gastric bypass
Sleeve gastrectomy
Bariatric revisions
GI surgery
Hernias
Training + Education
Credentialed Robotic Surgeon (DaVinci) - Mercy Medical Center | Springfield, MA
Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgical Fellowship - Danbury Hospital | Danbury, CT
General Surgical Residency - Yale New Haven Hospital of Saint Raphael | New Haven, CT
General Surgical Internship - University of Massachusetts | Worcester, MA
Doctorate of Medicine (MD) - University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Storrs, CT
Bachelor of Science, Physiology & Neurobiology - University of Connecticut - Stoors | Stoors, CT
Board Certifications
Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS)
My Philosophy
I believe that achieving a healthy weight will lead to better quality of life as well as increased longevity.
Biography
Dr. McMillian is a board certified general surgeon who specializes in bariatric or weight loss surgery and foregut surgery. She is passionate about helping patients achieve a healthy weight and improve their overall health. Her passion stems from the fact that she too has struggled with her weight for the majority of her life. She has been successful with weight loss and has maintained the weight loss for 11 years after undergoing weight loss surgery herself in 2010. The fact that she is not only a bariatric surgeon but also a patient makes her very relatable to her patients. Dr. McMillian is especially excited about helping her patients to become comfortable and proficient in the use of cardiovascular and resistance type exercise as methods to help maintain long term weight loss when combined with a higher protein/lower carbohydrate eating plan.