P.O. Eric Mueller, DVM, PhD, DACVS

Dr. Mueller is professor emeritus of surgery at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and a past president of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

After receiving his veterinary degree from Michigan State University in 1989, Dr. Mueller completed an internship, surgical residency and PhD at the University of Georgia, where he started as an assistant professor of surgery in 1996 and became a professor in 2006. Until his retirement in 2019, Dr. Mueller served in a variety of administrative roles, including residency program director, chief of large animal service, director of equine programs, director of continuing education and chief medical officer of the Large Animal Teaching Hospital.