Andre Muelenaer

About Andre Muelenaer

Specialties: Pediatric Pulmonology- Retired 1 May 2020Andre A Muelenaer, Jr, MD, MS- Professor of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine; Professor of Practice, Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics; Adjunct Professor, Virginia Tech Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences; Adjunct Professor- Virginia Tech Faculty of Health Sciences; Visiting Associate Professor, Paediatrics/Child Health, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda. Extensive global health experience: 27 years combined active/reserve duty as US Army Medical Corps physician, including service as Camp Surgeon, directing all medical and public health operations for one of four US enemy prisoner of war/Iraqi refugee camps during first Gulf War (1991). Co-founded the Pediatric Medical Device Institute, along with VT ME faculty member, Dr. Al Wicks. Mentored dozens of VT engineering and life sciences undergraduates, served on graduate committees of 8 ME students, and research advisor of 4 VTCSoM medical students. Participated in development of appropriate affordable medical devices intended for use in low- and middle-income countries. Since 2004 has served as VP & chief medical officer, chair of board, president & CEO, of CitiHope International, an international humanitarian and medical relief organization. Traveled extensively conducting needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation of programs, meeting with governmental and business leadership in US and throughout Africa, central Asia, and Dominican Republic. Since 1990, CitiHope has procured, shipped and distributed over $1 billion in medicine, medical supplies, nutritional and developmental resources worldwide.

Experience

1. Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

   Citihope

   Oct 2015 — Present

   CitiHope International seeks to put a healthy life within reach of everyone by promoting health, preventing disease, and providing cure to underserved populations worldwide. Our strategy is to focus resources on a few major world areas to “make a world of difference for good.”

Education

• William Beaumont Army Medical Center

  Pediatrics Residency Program

  1979 — 1982

• Virginia Tech

  MS, Zoology

  1975 — 1976

• Eastern Virginia Medical School

  MD, Medicine

  1976 — 1979

• Virginia Tech

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship

  1985 — 1988

Skills

• Nursing
• Oncology
• Informatics
• Emergency Medicine
• Medical Education
• Research
• Hospitals
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Critical Care
• Healthcare Consulting
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Nonprofits
• Surgery
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Entrepreneurship
• Non-Profit Leadership
• Cardiology
• Public Speaking
• Medical Devices
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Pediatrics
• Non-Profit Boards
• Internal Medicine
• Global Health
• Working with Physicians
• Leadership Development
• Managed Care
• Start-Ups
• Emr
• Board Certified
• Biotechnology
• Lifesciences
• Orthopedic
• Medicine
• Physicians
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Public Health
• Clinical Trials