Dr. Daniel C. Mills continues a family legacy in the medical profession; he was born into a family that has grown to have sixteen medical doctors. He completed his medical education at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and his general surgery post-graduate education at Wright State University . Following his general surgery training, he finished his plastic surgery residency at the Medical College of Ohio and elected for an additional fellowship year of specialty training in aesthetic surgery in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Mills is an active member in good standing with the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, California Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Plastic Surgery and is currently serving as the Secretary of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons.

In addition to 15 years of experience in private practice, 10 years of plastic surgery residency teaching at Loma Linda University , Dr. Mills has been recognized for his innovations and contributions to plastic surgery. Dr. Mills has published numerous books and papers and has presented in front of national and international audiences at plastic surgery meetings. (For a complete listing of training, affiliations, publications and presentations, see Dr. Mills' curriculum vitae listed below.)

Beyond his practice, staff positions and society affiliations, Dr. Mills believes whole-heartedly in using his plastic surgery skills to benefit the lives of others. He partners with a charity in Baja , Mexico called "Amigos de los Ninos" and operation Good Samaritan to provide plastic and reconstructive surgery for impoverished children with congenital and acquired deformities, such as cleft lip and palate and burns. In addition to these missionary trips, Dr. Mills works hand-in-hand with Community Services Project. Specifically, Dr. Mills removes the visible tattoos that typically hinder reformed gang members from getting jobs.

Dr. Mills hopes that his education and experience will not only carry on his family's legacy in the medical profession, but will leave a lasting impression on the lives of his patients and community at large.

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Certification

• Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1983
• The American Board of Plastic Surgeons, 1990
• American College of Surgeons, 1993

Education and Postgraduate Training

• Residency in Plastic Surgery
Medical College of Ohio
George Baibak, M.D., Director
(John Kelleher, M.D.)
NW Ohio Plastic Surgeons
Toledo, OH 1986-1988

• Fellowship in Plastic Surgery
Phoenix Plastic Surgery Residency
Rex Peterson, M.D., Director
Phoenix, AZ 1985-1986

• Residency in General Surgery
Wright State University
Kettering Medical Center
Kettering, OH 1983-1985

• Internship in General Surgery
Wright State University
Kettering Medical Center
Kettering OH 1982-1983

• Medical School
Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
Loma Linda, CA 92354
M.D. Degree, 1978-1982

• College
Walla Walla College
College Place, WA 99324
B.A. in Chemistry, 1974-1978

Practice Experience

• Private Practice in South Orange County since 1988
• Chief of Plastic Surgery, South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 since 1990
• Chief of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital at Mission, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 since 1997
• Medical Director, Oceanview Ambulatory Surgery Center, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 since 1994

Teaching Affiliation

• Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine since 1992

Hospital Affiliation

• South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
• Children's Hospital of Orange County, Mission Viejo, CA
• Mission Community Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA
• Oceanview Ambulatory Surgery Center, Laguna Beach, CA

Additional Training and Experience

• California Medical Association Advisory Panel to Plastic Surgery, Student Representative, 1979-1982
• Brooke Army Hospital (ISR) Burn Unit Rotation 1985
• Administrative Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1987-1988

Professional Affiliations

• American Board of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• American Societyof Plastic Surgeons
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Lipoplasty Society of North America
• California Medical Association

Professional Appointments Held

• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Ethics Committee, 2005-present
• Practice Relations Committee Vice Chair, 2003-present
• Practice Relations Committee Member 1998-1999
• Ethics Committee Member 1999-2001
• Public Education Committee 2000
• Membership Committee 2001-2003
• Electronic Communications Committee 2003-2005
• Liaison to ASPS Young Plastic Surgeons Committee 1994-1996
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Membership Committee, 2003-present
• Young Plastic Surgeons Committee 1994-1996

• California Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Vice President, 2005-present
• Secretary, 2003-2005
• Counselor for the South, 2001-2003
• Membership Committee Chairman, 1997-2000
• Scientific Program Committee Chairman, 2000
• Scientific Program Committee member, 1999-present
• Nominating Committee Member, 2000, 2003
• Strategic Planning Committee Member, 2001-present
• Finance and Investments Committee Member, 2001-present

• South Coast Medical Center
• Board of Directors, 2005 - present

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Publications

• "SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY IN THE AUGMENTED BREAST: ROLE OF THE TRANSAXILLARY SUBPECTORAL APPROACH," Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2003, 23:184-187
• "RHYTIDECTOMY," Plastic Surgery Secrets, Hanley & Belfus, Inc. Medical Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, Rexford A. Peterson, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Daniel C. Mills, II M.D., F.A.C.S., 1999, 55:291-302
• "ANCILLARY PROCEDURES FOR FACIAL REJUVENATION," Masters of Surgery, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, Jack A. Friedland, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Daniel C. Mills, II, M.D., F.A.C.S., 1994, 3:1979-1989
• "FINDER SUTURES," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1989, 83:392
• "SUPPURATIVE CHONDRITIS: ITS INCIDENCE, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION IN BURN PATIENTS," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1988, 82:267

Presentations

• SAFETY OF CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC FOR PAIN CONTROL FOLLOWING LIPOSUCTION Presented at the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Sonoma, CA, June 2005
• SAFETY OF CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC VIA ELASTOMERIC BOLUS PUMP FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING ABDOMINOPLASTY Presented at the Aesthetic Society Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 17, 2004
• SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY IN THE AUGMENTED BREAST: THE ROLE OF THE TRANSAXILLARY SUBPECTORAL APPROACH Presented at the Aesthetic Society Meeting, Boston, MA, May 20, 2003
• STRIAE DISTENSAE: COMPLICATING AUGMENTATION MAMMAPLASTY Presented at the California Plastic Surgery Society, Sacramento, CA, April 4, 2003
• IS THE TRANSAXILLARY AUGMENTATION A CONTRAINDICATION FOR THE SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY? Presented at the 17th Annual Workshop in Plastic Surgery, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, January 28, 2003
• IS THE TRANSAXILLARY AUGMENTATION A CONTRAINDICATION FOR THE SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY? Presented at the California Plastic Surgery Society, Rancho Mirage, CA, May 25, 2002
• TISSUE REARRANGEMENT MASTOPEXY INFERIOR PEDICLE TECHNIQUE Presented at the 16th Annual Workshop in Plastic Surgery, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, January 30, 2002.
• STRETCH MARKS IN BREAST AUGMENTATION PATIENTS Presented at the 16th Annual Workshop in Plastic Surgery, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, January 30, 2002.
• CONTROVERSIES OF BREAST AUGMENTATION Panel Member at the 69th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, Coleman Pavilion, Loma Linda, CA, February 25, 2001
• ENDOSCOPIC MID-FACE SUSPENSION, HOW LONG DOES IT LAST? Presented at the 15th Annual Workshop in Plastic Surgery, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, January 22, 2001
• FACELIFT MID-FACE SUSPENSION Presented at the French Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting, Avignon, France, September 20, 1997.
• ENDOSCOPIC MID-FACE SUSPENSION WITH EMPHASIS ON NASOLABIAL IMPROVEMENT. Presented at the 10th Annual Workshop in Plastic Surgery, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, January 22, 1996.
• WOUND HEALING CAPABILITIES OF CULTURED ALLOGRAFT: USE WITH CHRONIC SKIN ULCERS AND WOUNDS. Presented at the California Plastic Surgery Society, Coronado, CA, February 28, 1994.
• TRANSAXILLARY SUBPECTORAL AUGMENTATION MAMMOPLASTY: A 5-YEAR EXPERIENCE. Presented at the American College of Surgeons, Newport Beach, January 23, 1994.
• RIGID FIXATION OF THE CRANIOFACIAL SKELETON Presented at Loma Linda University, The School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, CA, March 28, 1993
• LONG TERM RESULTS OF CHONDRITIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH IONTOPHORESIS. Presented at the Northwest Ohio Plastic Surgery Symposium and Review Course, Toledo, OH, December 12, 1987
• TWENTY YEAR TRENDS IN TREATMENT OF OTOCHONDRITIS. Presented at the Northwest Ohio Plastic Surgery Symposium and Review Course, Toledo, OH, December 12, 1987.
• SUPPURATIVE CHONDRITIS: ITS INCIDENCE, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION IN BURN PATIENTS. Presented at the annual meeting of American Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, October 1986.
• Chairman of Scientific Session, Northwest Ohio Plastic Surgery Symposium and Review Course, December 11-13, 1987