Virginia Kraus, MD, PhD
Enriched profileMary Bernheim Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Orthopaedic Surgery · Duke University School of Medicine
Virginia Kraus is Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 649 publications with 36,788 citations (h-index 97); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 24 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Virginia Byers Kraus is Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine. The public record shows 649 publications with 36,788 citations (h-index 97), centered on Osteoarthritis. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (1988–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Osteoarthritis
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 23 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Colchicine for Symptom and Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital
- A Study of FolateScan in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Virginia Kraus
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedProgram year202512 payments$19,379openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedProgram year20232 payments
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20221 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2020)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Musculoskeletal
100%Bisphosphonates100%Risedronate Sodium100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1988–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Extracellular Vesicle Analyses to Develop Aging and Resilience Biomarkers
Duke University
FY2025$573,332R01AG070146
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Gut Microbiota Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Balance in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Community-Based Cohort in China.
Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Article2026
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/virginia-kraus-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Virginia-Kraus
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
oarsi.org/virginia-byers-kraus
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
- Residency (Internal Medicine) and Fellowship (Rheumatology)
Duke University School of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →oarsi.org ↗
- Editorial Board
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (journal)
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National Board of Directors, Arthritis Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →oarsi.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dmpi.duke.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dmpi.duke.edu ↗
- 2015 Kappa Delta Award (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons / Orthopaedic Research Society)
for work on prevention of post-traumatic arthritis
2015verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →oarsi.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Pathology
Duke University School of Medicine
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →medicine.duke.edu ↗ - Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine
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Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- YouTube interview with Ira Pastor
"Finding The Holy Grail For Curing Arthritis"
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →corporate.dukehealth.org ↗
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