Aaron Miller, PhD, recently gave the 12th Annual Robert Krane Lecture at the 26th Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) Annual Fall Scientific Meeting. His presentation was titled “Beyond Infection: Implications of Biofilms on Implantable Medical Devices.“
Dr. Miller is a member of the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG), which includes CAIRIBU and non-CAIRIBU clinicians and scientists from a variety of fields. The CAIRIBU U-RIG got its start in 2021 and now involves monthly knowledge exchanges and discussions to further advance our understanding of the urobiome.
At the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Miller is the head of the Urology Translational Research Laboratory and faculty in the Microbiome Center for Human Health. His research program seeks to understand how the microbiome contributes to the onset of renal and urologic diseases. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a suite of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to reduce systemic inflammation, biofilm formation, renal crystallization, vascular calcification, and plaque accumulation, along with the health burdens they produce. He has identified specific microbial consortia in the gut that are responsible for the metabolism of dietary toxins, such as oxalate, that have a strong impact on the urinary system.
The 2025 SMSNA meeting was held in early October in Grapevine, Texas. The SMSNA’s objective is to promote, encourage, and support the highest standards of practice, research, education, and ethics in the study of human sexual function and dysfunction.
Members of the SMSNA are all committed to sexual health and are made up of Physicians (MD/DO), Clinician/Research Scientists (PhD), Advance Practice Providers (APN/PA), Allied Health Professionals (LPN/LVN/RN, Technician, Medical Assistant), Social Workers (MSW), and other healthcare or research professionals focused on sexual health across North America.
This is a big win for the urobiome research community within CAIRIBU – helping further spread this critical field of study in a meeting not typically focused on these topics.
Congratulations, Dr. Miller.