Kraig Alan Kristof, M.D.

Education / Orthopaedic Surgery Spine Fellowship, William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Aug 2012-Aug 2013
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio
July 2003-June 2008
Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Aug. 1999—June 2003
Bachelor of Science, Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
Major: Chemistry
Minors: Biology and
Mathematics
Aug. 1995—May 1999
Honors/Awards
MedicalSchool /
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society—inducted junior year, 2002
  • Dorothy and Ashel Bryan Award—scholarship presented to students for outstanding scholarly performance. Awarded in 2000 and 2001
  • Honors in all 1st and 2nd year classes
  • Honors in five out of six required 3rd year clerkships (including Surgery, Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry)

Undergraduate /
  • Summa Cum Laude Graduate
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Golden Key National Honor Society
  • American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Award, 1998
  • Merck Index Award for Organic Chemistry, 1997
  • Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Presidential Scholarship (4 years)

Podium Presentations /
  • ”In Vivo Tissue Engineering of the Intervertebral Disc with an Injectable Biopolymer Containing Growth Factors and Allogenic Bone Marrow ‐Derived Stromal Cells”, Kraig Kristof, M.D.; Tristan Maerz, M.S.; Steven Ericksen, M.D.; Casey Bachison, M.D.; Daniel Park, M.D.; Jeffrey Fischgrund, M.D.; Harry N. Herkowitz, M.D.; KevinBaker,PhD, 6th Annual Lumbar Spine Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 11, 2013
  • “Neurologic Exam of the Lumbar Spine”, 13th Annual Spine Conference: Low Back Pain, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio March 5, 2005
  • “Cauda Equina Syndrome”, 14th Annual Spine Conference, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, March 6, 2006

Research /
  • “Morbid Obesity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis” ShrinersHospital for Disabled Children, Lexington, KY, Feb 2007—June 2007. Advisor: Todd Milbrandt, M.D.
  • “Use of VG2 Allograft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion” University of ToledoMedicalCenter, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, July 2004—2007. Advisor: Ashok Biyani, M.D.
  • “Vertical Shear Fractures of the Medial Malleolus: Clinical Outcomes of Various Surgical Treatments.” MedicalCollege of Ohio, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Jan. 2002—2004. Advisor: Nabil Ebraheim, M.D.
  • “Chemical Synthesis of a Potential Antineoplastic Agent From Green Tea Derived Precursors.” Bowling GreenStateUniversity, Organic Chemistry Department, May 1998—Jan. 1999. Advisor: Thomas Kinstle, Ph.D.

Leadership/ServiceActivities /
  • Student-to-Student Program—program to go out to teach about various health issues to students from elementary school through high school, 1999—2002
  • Community Care Clinic—volunteer time to help run a community clinic to serve the underprivileged and impoverished—2002
  • Surgery Club, Public Relations Officer—2000-2001
  • Military Medical Student Association, President—2000-2001
  • Wrestling Assistant Coach—volunteer at a local high school to assist in coaching wrestling, 1996-1998

Professional/Work Experience
Professional Organizations
Military Experience
Hobbies/Interests
Personal
References /
  • Staff Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at The Toledo Clinic. Glass City Orthopaedics and Spine, August 2013 – Present
  • Faculty for General Surgery Residency at Keesler Medical Center – taught general surgery interns during their orthopaedic rotation, July 2008-June 2012
  • Major, United States Air Force, Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Keesler Air Force Base, July 2008-July 2012
  • Deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq from Nov 2009 until May 2010 for Air Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom gaining valuable orthopaedic trauma experience.
  • Interpersonal Communications Preceptorship—shadowed a general internal medicine physician and assisted in the care of patients in the Riverside Hospital of Toledo, OH Emergency Department, Nov. 1999-May 2001
  • Bowling Green State University Mentoring Program—tutored students in Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, and Physics, Aug. 1997-May 1999
  • Volunteered in Physical Therapy Department at the Medical College of Ohio—helped work with patients and gained experience in the use of TENS machines, traction, therapeutic massage, and various other rehabilitation techniques, 1995
  • North American Spine Society (NASS), 2012-Present
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow, 2011-Present
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Candidate, 2003-2011
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons- Board Certified in July 2010
  • AMA Association, 1999-Present
  • Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, 2002-Present
  • Major, United States Air Force, Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Keesler Air Force Base, July 2008-July 2012
  • Captain, United States Air Force Reserve, Health Professions Scholarship Program, 1999-June 2008
  • Commissioned Officers Training, Maxwell AFB—Gunter Annex, Montgomery, AL. May 2000-June 2000.
  • Numerous sports including: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Wrestling
  • Golfing
  • Weight lifting
  • Biking
  • Computers
  • Married, 4 children
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Excellent Health
References furnished upon request.

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