Marta Eliza Miller’s happy place has always been on the ice, but a diagnosis at age 11 threatened everything she had been working toward for years.
“My mom noticed that I leaned to my left side and looked down while I was skating,” the California-based teen tells PEOPLE. “Whenever we tried a posture brace, it would always shift to the wrong side.”
Over $475,000 contributed to the Spine Center in the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center at CHLA. Mark your calendars for a Major California Fundraiser Set for National Scoliosis Month in June February 16, 2026 –The Marta Eliza Miller Foundation (MEMF) was born from a moment of uncertainty. In 2020, at just 13 years old, Marta Eliza Miller founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofitContinue reading “Marta Eliza Miller Foundation Surpasses $1 Million for Scoliosis Research and Awareness”
Could a smartphone change how patients with idiopathic scoliosis receive care? According to experts in the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center, yes-and there’s an app for that.
In 2013, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Jackson Browne performed a benefit concert,
joining together with the community of Maui, Hawaii, to raise funds for “Ruth’s Ride” – a wheelchair accessible van for Ruth Benavides.
Join the Marta Eliza Miller Foundation in supporting CHLA’s 2025 Make March Matter Campaign. Marta discusses their journey with CHLA as a patient and supporter of their crucial services to help children with spinal issues including Scolosis.
October 2024, An orthopedic patient exam room was named after Marta Eliza Miller Foundation.
April 2024, Marta Miller attends CHLA event with Doctor Lindsay Andres, Beverly Wilshire
Marta Miller is featured in CHLA Imagine Magazine This article is featured in the Winter 2023 issue of Imagine magazine.
