Department of Surgery Faculty
Deborah L. Mueller, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Division: Trauma
Email: muellerd@uthscsa.edu
Board Certifications:
Surgical Critical Care - Diplomate - American Board of Surgery
General Surgery Diplomate - American Board of Surgery
Education:
1992, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Postgraduate training:
1997-1998, Surgical Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
1992-1993, General Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
1993-1997, General Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
Research interests: blood transfusion, ventilator associated pneumonia, and end-of-life care
Publications:
Corneille MG, Mueller DL. Delayed Postanoxic Encephalopathy in a Trauma Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review J Trauma (Submitted for publication) 2005
Pizarro P, Mueller DL, Murdock AD. Evaluation of the Multi-Sensor Armband in Estimating Energy Expenditure in the Critically Ill Patient Critical Care Medicine (Under Review) 2005
Ortegon DP, Dixon PS, Crow KK, Mueller DL, Kerby JD. The effect of the bovine hemoglobin oxygen therapeutic HBOC-201 on human neutrophil activation in vitro. J Trauma 2003 Oct;55(4):755-760.
Sampson JB, Davis MR, Mueller DL, Kashyap VS, Jenkins DH, Kerby JD. A comparison of the hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier HBOC-201 to other low-volume resuscitation fluids in a model of controlled hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma 2003 Oct;55(4):747-754.
York GB, Eggers JS, Smith DL, Jenkins DH, McNeil JD, Mueller DL, Josephs JD, Kerby JD. Low-volume resuscitation with a polymerized bovine hemoglobin based oxygen-carrying solution (HBOC-201) provides adequate tissue oxygenation for survival in a porcine model of controlled hemorrhage. J Trauma 2003;55(5):873-875.
Biosketch: Dr. Mueller received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. After completing a Critical Care Fellowship in 1998 at UT Southwestern, Dr. Mueller joined the faculty at Wilford Hall Medical Center. She has recently retired from the US Air Force, but while at Wilford Hall, Dr. Mueller held the positions of Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Vice Chairman for the Department of General Surgery. Her research interests include blood transfusion, ventilator associated pneumonia, and end-of-life care.
Awards:
2010, San Antonio Magazine 'Best Doctors'
Scene in SA 'Top Doc' 2009
University of Texas Medical Branch
Medical Education Scholar 1997-1998
Outstanding Faculty Educator-Department of Surgery (Residents) 1998-1999
Award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year-Department of Surgery 2001-2002
Professional societies:
Society of Critical Care Medicine
ASPEN
J. Bradley Aust Society
Shock Society
Parkland Surgical Society
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons
