William Kraus, MD
Enriched profileRichard and Pat Johnson University Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine · Duke University School of Medicine
William Kraus is Richard and Pat Johnson University Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 974 publications with 55,403 citations (h-index 118); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 14 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
William Erle Kraus is Richard and Pat Johnson University Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine. The public record shows 974 publications with 55,403 citations (h-index 118), centered on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Physical Activity and Health, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 12 NIH-funded awards (1993–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 50 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 485.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
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Contact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Targeted Health Coaching to Improve Physical Activity Post-Structured Cardiac Rehabilitation
Sponsor: Duke University
- Blueberry Enhances Activity and Cognition Through Increased Vascular Efficiency
Sponsor: Duke University
- Gene-by-Stress Interactions in Intervention Studies Significance
Sponsor: Duke University
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2021. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Welch AllynProgram year20211 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
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.
Cardiovascular
95%Nitrate37.4%Nitroglycerin100%Part D≥75 patientsStatin22.8%Atorvastatin Calcium54%Simvastatin24%Rosuvastatin Calcium22%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
5%Factor Xa inhibitor5%Eliquis100%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
12 NIH research awards on record, funded 1993–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Multiscale functional characterization of genomic variation in human developmental disorders
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2026$1,748,385UM1HG011996 - Dose-Dependent Effects of Hormone on the Activity of Estrogen Receptor Enhancers and Target Genes
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2026$610,113R01DK058110
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
5 congress contributions (2006–2020) across ADA, ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 169-OR: Differential Effects of Amount, Intensity, and Mode of Exercise Training on the Diabetes Risk Index
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2020Co-authorOral - Text messaging and activity tracker motivation program to increase physical activity in cancer survivors.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2018Co-author - Quantitative assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness, skeletal muscle function, and body composition in adults with primary malignant glioma
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2009Co-authorOnline-only
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Heart FailureArticle2,172 citations2009
- 02Effects of the Amount and Intensity of Exercise on Plasma LipoproteinsArticle1,565 citations2002
- 03Regenerating functional myocardium: Improved performance after skeletal myoblast transplantationArticle1,152 citations1998
- 04
- 05Genetic and Pharmacologic Inactivation of ANGPTL3 and Cardiovascular DiseaseArticle889 citations2017
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
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Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Fellow
American College of Cardiology
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor
Duke University School of Nursing
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Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
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Media & interviews
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