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KIP Seminar Series
Matthew Muller, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center

Abstract 

Students who love human physiology have career options in academia, industry, and healthcare. I will discuss my non-traditional career path: from high school teacher and strength coach to physiology research scientist to medical school faculty and lastly/currently a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant. The physiology experiments and collaborations over the past 15 yrs that led me to a career in anesthesia will be covered in detail. I will argue that students who love human physiology should strongly consider a career as a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant. Importantly, students and faculty in attendance will be prompted to think about their own career path, financial goals, and “career risk tolerance” stress.

Biography

Dr. Muller received his PhD in exercise physiology from Kent State University in 2009. He completed postdoctoral training in Dr. Larry Sinoway’s lab at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute from 2010-2012 and was promoted to research faculty member from 2013- 2016. Dr. Muller has 60 peer reviewed publications in the areas of coronary blood flow regulation, sympathetic control of the circulation, and exercise physiology; he is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology. In 2016, Dr. Muller made a drastic career change and enrolled in the Master of Science in Anesthesia program at Case Western Reserve University; he graduated in 2018 and is currently a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. He performs clinical anesthesia, medical education, and hypothesis driven research. He is collaborating on a National Institute on Aging R21 grant which evaluates coronary and leg blood flow in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Everyone welcome, students strongly encouraged to attend. Refreshments provided and no registration needed.