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Kristine Krafts MD

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Duluth, MN

Professional summary

Medical doctor with 15 years experience as adjunct and assistant professor of pathology. Seasoned lecturer and prolific medical writer. Completed residency in pathology, and fellowships in hematopathology and molecular medicine. Currently teaching pathology, immunology, and microbiology at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus, and pathology for dental students at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Specialties and Interests

  • Hematology, 
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques, 
  • Pathology

Education

Universities

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine
1990 to 1995

Smith College

BA, Russian Civilization
1985 to 1989

Postgraduate Training

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

1995 to 2001
Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

1998 to 1999
Molecular Diagnostics Fellowship

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

1997 to 1998
Hematopathology Fellow

Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Microbiology and Pathology

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2001 to present

Clinical Adjunct Professor, Department of Anatomy, Microbiology and Pathology

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
1993 to 2001

Honors and Awards

Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year, Runner up, First Year Class

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2009

Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year, Second Year Class

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2009

Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2008

Faculty of the Year

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
2008

Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year, Runner up

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2007

Faculty of the Year

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
2006

Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year, Runner up

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2005

Clinical Teacher of the Year

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2004

Clinical Teacher of the Year

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2002

Clinical Teacher of the Year

University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus
2001

Publications

Articles

"Pap test discrepancies and follow-up histology"

Diagnostic Cytopathology
Vol. 29 - 2 2003; 111-115

"The Wright-Giemsa stain. Secrets revealed."

Clinics in laboratory medicine
Vol. 22 - 1 2002; 15-23
PubMed ID: 11933573

"The molecular characterization of fatal infectious mononucleosis"

American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Vol. 117 - 4 2002; 582-588

"Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a case of essential thrombocythemia."

American journal of clinical pathology
Vol. 106 - 2 1996; 206-208
PubMed ID: 8712175

"The Ehrlich-Chenzinsky-Plehn-Malachowski-Romanowsky-Nocht-Jenner-May-Grünw ald-Leishman-Reuter-Wright-Giemsa-Lillie-Roe-Wilcox stain. The mystery unfolds."

Clinics in laboratory medicine
Vol. 13 - 4 1994; 759-771
PubMed ID: 7508837

Books

Bone marrow transplant engraftment monitoring

Molecular Biology: Molecular Pathology Protocols. The Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
2000

Renal osteodystrophy

American Society of Clinical Pathologists Check Sample Series: Hematopathology
1996

Lectures and Presentations

Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Fungal Skin Infections

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Bacterial Skin Infections

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Microbiology of the Upper GI Tract

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Microbiology of the Lower GI Tract

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Gastrointestinal System Parasites

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Urinary Tract Infections

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Central Nervous System Infections

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Pituitary Pathology

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Thyroid Pathology

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Parathyroid Pathology

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Adrenal Pathology

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Pancreatic Pathology

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Anemia

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Benign Leukocytoses

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Acute Leukemia

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Chronic Leukemia

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Lymphoma

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Hemostasis

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Transfusion Medicine

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Bleeding Disorders

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Thrombotic Disorders

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Transplantation Pathology

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Multiple Myeloma

2009
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Immunologic Laboratory Tests

2008
Duluth, MN
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Female Reproductive Pathology

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Male Reproductive Pathology

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Pathology of the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Tissue Repair

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

The Immune System

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Hypersensitivity Reactions

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Immunologic Laboratory Testing

2008
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Neoplasia

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Immune Diseases

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Transfusion Pathology

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Transplantation Pathology

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Renal Pathology

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Endocrine Pathology

2008
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma

2007
Duluth, MN
Lake Superior Pathology Society

The pap smear revisited: Thin-layer preparations and HPV testing

2001
Minneapolis, MN
Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota School of Medicine

The molecular characterization of fatal infectious mononucleosis

1998
San Diego, CA
Association of Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting

Disclosure or Conflict of Interest

Kristine Krafts MD has nothing to disclose

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