Virginia Byers Kraus

Background

Kraus, Virginia Byers was born on March 18, 1957 in Carmel, California, United States. Daughter of Samuel Steelsmith and Clare Virginia B.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Brown U., 1979; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U. Medical School, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1993.

Career

Resident physician, internal medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1983-1986; research fellow, rheumatology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, 1986-1989; associate in medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, 1989-1991; assistant professor medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, since 1991; assistant professor pathology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, since 1995; senior fellow Center for Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham postdoctoral fellow, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Virginia Byers Kraus has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator, researcher, rheumatologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Rheumatology. Member American Federation for Clinical Research (Early Career Development award 1995), Duke Women's Housestaff Association Book Club, Arthritis Foundation (Arthritis Investigator award 1995), Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: quilting, playing harp, jogging.

Connections

Married William Erle Kraus, June 23, 1979. Children: Julia Kaisa Kraus, Erik Alden Kraus.

Father:

Samuel Steelsmith B.

Mother:

Clare Virginia B.

Spouse:

William Erle Kraus

child:

Erik Alden Kraus

child:

Julia Kaisa Kraus