Kimberly Miller-Hammond, MD, FACS 

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Residency: General Surgery

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Degree: MD

UNDERGRADUATE:
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Degree: BS, Psychology

Research Interests

Surgical Education, Health Equity, Access to Care

Board Certification

• American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery - Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery

Publications

• Gleason, D., Miller-Hammond, K.E., Gibbs, J.F. (2015). Small Bowel Cancer. In: Chu, Q., Gibbs, J., Zibari, G. (eds) Surgical Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1423-4_10
• Miller-Hammond, K., Anderson, D. "Barriers to Surgical Health Care Access in Rural Communities." The American Surgeon. February 28, 2025.
• Beaton, S., Abah, T., Miller-Hammond, K. "Impact of Limited Access to Surgical Care in Medically Underserved Communities." The American Surgeon. 2025.
• Olivencia, M., Lam, N., Stewart, S., Miller-Hammond, K., Johnson, S., Nembhard, C., Tee, M. "Disparities in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Surgical Residency Education: A Systematic Review." The American Surgeon. May 7, 2025
  Cawich, S.O., Johnson, S., Dapri, G., Miller-Hammond, K., Griffith, S., Narayansingh, G., O'Shea, M., George, V., Naraynsingh, V. "Disparities in Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery in Low and Middle-Income Countries." The American Surgeon. 2025.
• Bowers, C., Otieno, M., Miller-Hammond, K., Anderson, D., Burrows, J., Henry, B., Fletcher, D., Johnson, S., Nembhard, C., Tee, M. “Multi-Center Evaluation of Education Outcomes of Graduates from Accredited HBCU Surgery Programs.” The Journal of Surgical Education. February 2026.

Honors and Awards

Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS Traveling Fellowship