Tony Mills

Tony Mills is an American physician who specializes in the treatment of HIV and AIDS. He runs a general medical practice specializing in HIV care in Los Angeles and serves on the national board of the American Academy of HIV Medicine. In 2002, Mills joined the Clinical Medicine Faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Education Mills received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine, a residency in Anesthesiology and a fellowship in Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, all at the University of California, San Francisco.

1981 - B.A., Duke University; Durham, North Carolina 1984 - Fellowship, Cardiovascular Research Institute; University of California, San Francisco 1986 - M.D., Duke University School of Medicine; Durham, North Carolina 1987 - Internship in Internal Medicine; University of California, San Francisco 1989 - Residency in Anesthesiology; University of California, San Francisco 1990 - Fellowship in Cardiovascular Anesthesiology; University of California, San Francisco

Early career Mills graduated from Duke University School of Medicine and was awarded both the Stanley Sarnoff Fellowship Award in Cardiovascular Research and the Eugene Stead Research Award. He began his clinical practice in 1991 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, concentrating on heart transplantation and cardiovascular research.

In 1994, Mills was named Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology at the University of Miami, where he was actively involved in both the recovery community and in the gay community as an advocate for people living with HIV.

HIV care In 1999, he moved to Los Angeles and opened a general medical practice specializing in HIV care. He was certified as an HIV specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine in 2000 and currently serves on both the California Board and the National Board of the AAHIVM. In 2002, Mills joined the Clinical Medicine Faculty at UCLA where he works actively with residents and fellows and is a frequent lecturer. He has also been a model for the COLT Studio Group.