Kermit Edward Krantz
Kermit Edward Krantz (born June 4, 1923 in Oak Park (Illinois) , † July 30, 2007 in Kansas City (Kansas) ) was an American gynecologist and professor at the University of Kansas .
Krantz earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University in 1945 , a Master of Science degree in anatomy in 1947 and a doctorate in medicine in 1948 . He completed his residency at Cornell Medical College , New York Lying-In Hospital (now NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ) and the University of Vermont . He became an assistant professor at the University of Vermont, then at the University of Arkansas, and finally became a full professor of anatomy and gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Kansas Medical College (KUMC), which he represented for 31 years. From 1972 to 1974 he was Dean of Clinical Affairs at the KUMC. Krantz wrote 75 scientific articles in books and magazines. Together with Victor F. Marshall (1913-2001) and Andrew Anthony Marchetti , he developed a surgical method for the treatment of stress incontinence (Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz operation) in 1949 .
Krantz was married and had a son (Kermit) and two daughters (Pamela and Sarah) with his wife Doris.
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. Prasad: Remembering Past Greats: Kermit Krantz. JPGO 6 (2019), No. 1, online
- ↑ In Memoriam. Northwestern 2008
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| SURNAME | Krantz, Kermit Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oak Park (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 2007 |
| Place of death | Kansas City (Kansas) |