Kristen Mueller, MD, MSCI

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EDUCATION

BA: St. Olaf College, Biology and Spanish
MD: Medical College of Wisconsin
MSCI: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

Kristen Mueller, MD, started a new position as an Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health on May 1, 2026. She was on faculty at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine for the preceding 11 years.

Dr. Mueller attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed her emergency medicine residency training at Washington University School of Medicine. She was the director of emergency medicine resident research at WashU for four years.

In her current work, Dr. Mueller is engaged in research on firearm violence and injury prevention. She previously served as the director of the St. Louis hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP), Life Outside Violence. She is currently investigating (1) acute and recurrent violent injuries among patients presenting to St. Louis level I trauma centers, (2) HVIP outcome evaluation, and (3) barriers and facilitators to HVIP enrollment. Her effort is supported by a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) K23 career development award.

During her time at WashU, Dr. Mueller received two major honors recognizing the impact of her service and community-engaged work: the Dean’s Impact Award, a medical schoolwide honor for faculty who demonstrate enduring achievement in community engagement, and the Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award, a university-wide honor celebrating service, civic leadership, and engagement across the St. Louis region.

SELECT AWARDS & HONORS

• WashU Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award, 2026
• WashU Dean Impact Award, 2025
• Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2019
• American Medical Women’s Association Exceptional Mentor Award, 2019