As a clinician scientist, Dr Mueller has been involved in outcomes-based research since residency. During her academic career, she was intrigued by the study and implementation of quality improvement, and has implemented numerous quality improvement initiatives ranging from the delivery of postoperative care, integration of telehealth, use of a web-based decisional aid, peri-operative readiness and more. She is interested in quality improvement, clinical efficiency, and patient safety as it relates to surgical outcomes as well as the recognition and study of contributing factors at a systems level to adverse outcomes.