George Howard Kraft

Background

Kraft, George Howard was born on September 27, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Glen Homer and Helen Winner (Howard) Kraft.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Ohio State University, 1963; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1967.

Career

Intern, University of California Hospital, San Francisco, 1963-1964; resident in physical medicine and rehabilitation, University of California Hospital, San Francisco, 1964-1965; resident in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1965-1967; associate, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, 1968-1969; assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1969-1972; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1976; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1976; chief of staff, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1993-1995. Director electrodiagnostic medicine U. Washington Hospital, since 1987, director Multiple Sclerosis Center, since 1982. Co-director Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, since 1974.

Associate director rehabilitation medicine Overlake Hospital, Bellevue, Washington, since 1989. Board directors American Board Electrodiagnostic Medicine, since 1993, chairman, since 1996.

Achievements

• George Howard Kraft has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Science peer review committee C National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City, 1990-1996, chairman, 1993-1996, medical advisory board, since 1991. Board sponsors Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, Seattle, since 1986. Fellow American Academy Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (president 1984-1985, Zeiter award 1991).

Member American Association Electrodiagnostic Medicine (president 1982-1983), Association Academy Physiatrists (president 1980-1981), American Academy Clinical Neurophysiology (president 1995-1997), American Academy Neurology, International Rehabilitation Medicine Association, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Children: Jonathan Ashbrook, Susannah Mary.

Father:

Glen Homer Kraft

Mother:

Helen Winner (Howard) Kraft

child:

Susannah Mary Kraft

child:

Jonathan Ashbrook Kraft