Michael Miao, M.D.
Michael Miao, M.D.
Dr. Miao graduated from Harvard University and the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. He completed his orthopaedic training at the University of Pittsburgh and received advanced fellowship training in knee and shoulder arthroscopic and reconstructive techniques as well as in sports medicine.
He is board-certified and subspecialty-certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), Western Orthopaedic Association, Nevada Orthopaedic Society, Nevada State Medical Association, and Clark County Medical Society.
Dr. Miao was the inaugural Director of Sports Medicine in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the UNLV School of Medicine. He holds faculty appointments in both the surgery and family medicine departments. He continues to serve the community by teaching physician assistant students, medical students, orthopaedic residents, family medicine residents, internal medicine residents, and UNLV sports medicine fellows.
He is one of the Team Orthopaedic Surgeons for the NFL LV Raiders football team and the Head Orthopaedic Surgeon for the WNBA LV Aces basketball team. Currently, he serves as a consultant Orthopaedic surgeon for Cirque du Soleil.
He was formerly the head team physician and Orthopaedic surgeon for UNLV Athletics.As well, he was the medical director and chief Orthopaedic surgeon for the AFL Las Vegas Outlaws football team, ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers hockey team (2010–2014), and UFL Las Vegas Locomotives football team (2010–2012) during it's two championship seasons and its last season's second place finish.
He is a USA Swimming National Team physician and has served USA Water Polo and the USOC (USA Women's Hockey). Over the years, Dr. Miao has been the event physician for the PGA, LPGA, ATP World Tour, WCC, WAC, and PAC-12 Basketball Championship Tournaments, LFL Super Bowl, and USA Rugby 7's. He has also helped take care of the PASL Las Vegas Legends soccer team, the LFL's Las Vegas Sin football team, and served as a contact physician for a number of local high schools in our underserved neighborhoods.
Emphasizing a careful and thoughtful approach to medical decision-making, Dr. Miao encourages his patients to be educated and active participants in their own medical care.
Available to see patients in Las Vegas and Henderson at our Central, Southwest, and Henderson offices, Dr. Miao is dedicated to providing high-quality orthopaedic care.
- Bachelor of Arts: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- Doctor of Medicine: Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- General Surgery Internship: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
- Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Cirque du Soleil
- PAC-12 Basketball Championship Tournament
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- USA Swimming
- WAC Basketball Championship Tournament
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican, Siena Campus
- Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center
Three Desert Orthopaedic Center Experts Named 2020 Top Doctors
Health Care Quarterly’s 10th annual Top Doctors list was recently published on Vegas Inc, which featured three specialists from Desert Orthopaedic Center. Dr. Chad Hanson, Dr. Parminder Kang, and Dr. Michael Miao were three of the eight orthopaedic doctors who received this honor.
Five Desert Orthopaedic Center Experts Named Top Doctors of 2019
In an article by Nevada Public Radio, five Desert Orthopaedic Center experts were named as Top Doctors for 2019. This list by Castle Connolly includes 269 Southern Nevada physicians who were selected by their peers
Congratulations to the following Desert Orthopaedic Center doctors:
Dr. Michael Miao to Provide Medical Coverage at World Junior Swimming Championships
Dr. Michael Miao serves as an orthopaedic surgeon for UNLV Athletics, consultant orthopaedic surgeon for Cirque du Soleil, and medical director and chief orthopaedic surgeon for the AFL Las Vegas Outlaws football team.
Dr. Miao is also a team physician for the USA Swimming National Team and will be providing medical care at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
This event takes place Tuesday, August 20, to Sunday, August 25, in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary!
Dr. Michael Miao Provides Care for USA Swimming at Championship in Israel
Dr. Michael Miao recently traveled to Eilat, Israel, to provide medical care for USA Swimming at the 2018 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships.
“We are very fortunate at USA Swimming to have a strong volunteer base to help support our athletes as they strive for success in international competition,” says Lindsay Mintenko, national team managing director at USA Swimming. “Our coaches, medical staff and team managers are an integral part of our athletes’ achievements.”
Dr. Miao Proudly Served as the Team Physician for the USA Swimming National Select Camp
Dr. Michael Miao served as the team physician for the USA Swimming National Select Camp for Open Water Swimming at Fort Myers, Florida. This camp identifies elite long distance swimmers that may transition to competitive open water swimming. In the Olympics, the competitive distance is 5K, but races can go up to 25K and longer.
Vegas Seven Top Docs of 2016
Congratulations to Hugh Bassewitz, M.D., Michael Miao, M.D., and Troy Watson, M.D., for making the Vegas Seven Top Docs of 2016.
Dr. Michael Miao Named Community Preceptor of the Year
Dr. Michael Miao was awarded the Community Preceptor of the Year Award by the University of Southern Nevada School of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine in June 2015. This is the second time Dr. Miao has been voted by the interns, residents, and fellows of the department for this award. The first time was 2011.
HealthCare Quarterly Top Doctors of 2015
Dr. Michael Miao was named Top Doctor 2015 in the HealthCare Quarterly.