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“The interactions I have on a personal level with patients and their families is the most rewarding part of my work. I think if you treat people the way that you would want your family to be treated there’s usually a good outcome.”
Dr. Mueller was born in Hazard, Kentucky to missionary parents and spent much of his childhood in Liberia. He moved back to the United States as a teenager to attend high school and college. After earning a BS in Public Administration from California Baptist College, Dr. Mueller went on to receive his medical education at University of California at Irvine, joining the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and graduating in 1987. He completed his general surgery internship and residency at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), residing in Portland from 1987 until 1993. While at OHSU, Dr. Mueller served as Clinical Fellow for the American Cancer Society’s Department of Surgical Oncology from 1990-1991.
Other Activities
Founding Board Member, Dignity:Liberia
Board Member, Texas County Food Pantry, 2001-Present
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1997-Present
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1988-Present
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1995-Present
Member, Oregon Medical Association, 1988-Present
Dr. Charles Mueller talks about his medical volunteerism in West Africa treating women with obstetric fistulas.
Areas of Focus
Burn Surgery
Cholecystectomy
Colon & Small Bowel Surgery
Hernia Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Pilonidal Disease
Pilonidal Surgery
Skin, Soft Tissue, & Wounds
Venous Access
Gallbladder Surgery
Burn Injuries
Burn & Wound Care
Colectomy
Complex Hernias
Contracture Release
Gastrointestinal Surgery
General Surgery
Management of Burns
Robotic Surgery
Stevens Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Surgical Critical Care
Lipoma Excision
Complex Wound Management
Wound Care
Burn Scar Surgery
Burn Scars
Scar Revision Surgery
Laser Treatment of Burn Scars
Laser Treatment of Scars
Laser Scar Revision
Co2 Laser
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Fellowship, Burn Treatment & Surgery, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, OR, 2015
Internship and Residency, General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 1993
MD, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 1987
Medical School Prerequisites, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 1983
BS, Public Administration, California Baptist College, Riverside, CA, 1979
BOARD CERTIFICATION
General Surgery
HONORS
Magna Cum Laude, California Baptist College
Alpha Omega Alpha
Locations
Hospitals Served
- Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
- Providence Portland Medical Center
Publications
Mueller CR, Ure T, Barrie RJ, O’Dorisio TM, Woltering EA. Acute Gastric pH Changes Alter Intraluminal but not Serum Peptide Levels. Surgery 1991; 110: 1116-24.
Hajarizadeh H, Mueller CR, Woltering EA, Small K, Fletcher WS. Phase I-II Trial of Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion with Cisplatin in the Treatment of High Risk Malignant Melanoma of the Extremities. Melanoma Research 1991; 1: 55-61.
Hajarizadeh H, Ivancev K, Mueller CR, Fletcher WS, Woltering EA. Effective Palliative Treatment of Metastatic Carcinoid Tumors with Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy/Chemoembolization Combined with Octreotide Acetate. American Journal of Surgery 1992; 163: 479-83.
Barrie RJ, Woltering EA, Hajarizadeh H, Mueller CR, Ure T. Inhibition of Angiogenesis by Somatostatin and Somatostatin-Like Compounds is Structurally Dependent. J Surgical Research (in press).
Fletcher WS, Pommier RF, Woltering EA, Mueller CR, Ash KO, Small KA. Pharmacokinetics and Results of Dose Escalation in Cisplatin Hyperthermic Isolation Limb Perfusion (HILP). Annals of Surgical Oncology 1(3):236-243.
Cotlar AM, Mueller CR, Pettit JW, Schmidt ER, Villar HV. Trocar Site Seeding of Inapparent Gallbladder Carcinoma during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery 6 (1):35-45.
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