Dr. Gary Miller
Courtesy Professor and External Advisory Board Member
Biography
Gary J. Miller is co-founder and served as Vice President/Executive Vice President for Research and Development of Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, Florida. Exactech was incorporated in 1985 to develop, manufacture and distribute orthopaedic medical devices. He retired from the company in 2020.
Gary received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1970 from the University of Florida, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics) from MIT in 1972 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics and Biomaterials emphasis) in 1977 from the University of Florida. A Proud DOUBLE GATOR!!
Post-graduation, he joined the faculty of the UF Department of Orthopaedics serving as a post-doctoral research scientist, assistant and associate professor; and served as Director of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics until leaving in 1997 to concentrate fully on his duties at Exactech. Over the years he has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor in various departments of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) and the UF College of Veterinary Medicine (Orthopaedics) and now holds a Courtesy Professorship in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE).
He is past Chairman of the HWCOE Dean’s Advisory Board (2019-2020) and remains active on the DAB. He also serves on the External Advisory Boards of UF’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and J. Crayton Pruitt Biomedical Engineering Departments and the HWCOE Engineering Leadership Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the CADE Museum (Gainesville, FL) and CueZen, Inc. (Seattle, WA).
Dr. Miller is a member of many professional organizations including being a founding member of the Society for Biomaterials, past member of the Orthopaedic Research Society, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served as a consultant to various orthopaedic companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Gary holds more than 20 patents in the US and abroad and published more than 65 articles and 100 abstracts in the areas of biomechanics and biomaterials. He has presented this work and lectured on biomechanics, implant and instrument design and biomaterials throughout the world.