Rachel Lena Miller MD

Asthma & Allergic Conditions, Clinical & Laboratory Immunology

Chief, Division of Clinical Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Deputy Editor, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Summary

Dr. Rachel Miller is an allergist/immunologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital. She received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. She specializes in asthma & allergic conditions and clinical immunology and is experienced in general pulmonary medicine, asthma, and allergy mechanisms.
She is the Deputy Editor for the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 1994 - 1995
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1993 - 1994
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Harvard UniversityA.B., Magna Cum Laude, 1982 - 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1991 - 2028
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Sheldon L. Spector, MD FAAAAI Memorial Lectureship at the AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Congress for delivering the talk “Epigenetic Changes Ascribed to Pollutant Exposures” AAAAI Foundation, 2018
Thomas A. Neff Lecturer, "Environment and Global Lung Health: Exposure, Susceptibility and Intervention Petty Aspen Lung Conference, 60th Annual Meeting, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

Biologics And Clinical Immunology Cohort at Sinai Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 03
RECRUITING
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Upper airway microbiome interacts with GSDMB and ORMDL3 asthma risk SNPs to influence early-life wheeze risk.
Holly M Steininger, Kathryn E McCauley, Gabe E Braga, Andréanne Morin, Kristine E Lee
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2026-09-01
Differences in socio-demographic and environmental exposures at home vs. school in the ECHO cohort.
Kyung Hwa Jung, Justin D Vargas, Samrie Beshah, Jeffery Burkle, Erika Rasnick Manning
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 2026-09-01
Epigenetic gestational age acceleration in cord blood is associated with activated inflammatory gene pathways and childhood asthma.
Adriana Y Prichina, Christine M Seroogy, Amy A Eapen, Sweta Singh, Cynthia M Visness
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2026-06-16

Journal Articles

Vinyl flooring in the home is associated with children's airborne butylbenzyl phthalate and urinary metabolite concentrations
Allan C. Just, Rachel L. Miller, Matthew S. Perzanowski, Andrew G. Rundle, Qixuan Chen, Kyung Hwa Jung, Lori Hoepner, David E. Camann, Antonia M. Calafat, Frederica P...., Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 1/1/2015
Combined effects of prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and material hardship on child IQ
Julia Vishnevetsky , Deliang Tang, Hsin-Wen Chang, Emily L. Roen, Ya Wang, Virginia Rauh, Shuang Wang, Rachel L. Miller, Julie Herbstman, Frederica P. Perera, Neurotoxiology & Teratology, 1/1/2015
Repeatedly high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and cockroach sensitization among inner-city children
Kyung Hwa Jung, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, Matthew Perzanowski, Xinhua Liu, Christina Maher, Eric Gil, David Torrone, Andreas Sjodin, Zheng Li, Frederica P. Perera, Rac..., Environmental Research, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Year Book of Pediatrics
Chapter: Commentary: Bisphenol A exposure is associated with decreased lung function
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir and Rachel L. MillerEditors: Michael Cabana.Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA2015
Epigenetic Epidemiology
Chapter: Asthma epigenetics: Emergence of a new paradigm?
Page 307 - 320Miller, Rachel LEditors: Michels KB.Springer Publishing, New York, NY2012
Toxicology and Epigenetics
Chapter: Environmental epigenetics and asthma: Our environment's molecular footprints
Page 191 - 203Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir and Rachel L. MillerJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd., England2012

Abstracts/Posters

Mouse Sensitivity Is an Independent Risk Factor for Rhinitis in Children with Asthma.
Ahmad R. Sedaghat, Elizabeth C. Matsui, Matthew Perzanowski, Mary E. Bollinger, Rachel Miller, and Wanda Phipatanakul, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2015
IFN Gamma and Foxp3 methylation, expression in buccal mucosa in inner-city children with allergic asthma.
Emily Happy Miller, Hanjie Zhang, Mariangels De Planell Saguer, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, Matthew Perzanowski, Wanda Phipatanakul, Elizabeth C. Matsui, and Rachel Miller, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2015
Mouse sensitization and exposure are associated with controller medication needs and asthma severity among low income, minority children.
Torie Grant, Charles Aloe, Matthew Perzanowski, Wanda Phipatanakul, Mary E. Bollinger, Rachel Miller, and Elizabeth C. Matsui, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Prenatal and postnatal environmental exposures and epigenetic influences in asthma and allergy risk
San Diego, CA - 1/26/2015
Asthma management
Beijing's Children Hospital, Beijing, China - 1/12/2015
Drug allergy
Beijing, China - 1/10/2015

Other

A newly-published study shows that early exposure to peanuts can prevent infants from developing dangerous allergies (Commentary)
Miller RL, US Daily News online and in print
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/eating-peanuts-early-reduce-infants-allergy-chances-article-1.2126463
1/24/2015
Here's Why Allergy Season Might Be Especially Unpleasant This Spring
Miller RL, Time Magazine
http://time.com/3774649/allergy-pollen-spring/
1/7/2015
Researchers Shed Light on Asthma's Mysteries New Findings on a Particularly Confusing Form of the Lung Disease
Miller RL, Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/articles/researchers-shed-light-on-asthmas-mysteries-1411427207
1/23/2014

Press Mentions

Kids in Neighborhoods with Less Opportunity Face More Asthma with Recurrent ExacerbationsMay 5th, 2025
The Association Between Psychological Functioning and Social Support and Social Constraint After Cancer Diagnosis: A 30-Day Daily Diary StudyJanuary 28th, 2021
Subsidies Mitigate Rising Prices as NY Kicks off Open EnrollmentNovember 1st, 2019

Grant Support

ECHO II: Impact of environmental exposures on children's health and the co-morbidity of asthma and ADHDICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2016–2030
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health in ECHO II: Impact of environmental exposures on children's health and the co-morbidity of asthma and ADHD.COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2016–2025
Black Carbon Exposure, DNA Methylation, Airway Inflammation In Pediatric AsthmaNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2012
Windows Of Susceptibility To Pah/Dep Exposure And AsthmaNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2007–2011
Urban Diesel Exposure And Inner CITY AsthmaNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2005–2009