Full Name
Michael Kraus MD
Job Title
Associate CMO
Company
Fresenius Medical Care
Speaker Bio
Dr. Michael Kraus is Associate CMO, Fresenius Kidney Care, INC, since February 2019 after the merger with NxStage Medical. From December 2017 ti Feb 2019, he was Associate CMO and Senior Medical Advisor at NxStage Medical, Inc.. Prior to working for NxStage, Dr. Kraus held several positions and titles at IU Health and Indiana University School of Medicine, including: Service Line Chief for IU Health Physicians, Kidney Diseases; Clinical Chief of Nephrology, IU School of Medicine; CMO of IU Health Adult Dialysis Services; and Medical Director of IU Health Home Dialysis Program.

Dr. Kraus is a leader in the field of short daily home hemodialysis and a well-published, internationally-recognized invited speaker. He is on The Renal Network, Inc. Review Board, and a longtime board member and volunteer for the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana (NKFI). In 2014, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NKFI, and awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest honor presented to a citizen of Indiana.
Michael Kraus