Program: General Surgery
Start Year: 2017
Medical School: SUNY Upstate
College/University: Earlham College
Hometown: Garrison, NY
Clinical and Research Interests
Trauma Surgery/Critical Care, Research in surgical education, resident wellness and surgeon communication
Hidden talent
Online shopping
What were you looking for in a residency program?
- Excellent clinical training
- Supportive and dedicated faculty
- Down to earth and caring residents
- Diverse patient population
- Broad research opportunities
Favorite memory of intern year
All overnight residents watching UNC vs. Duke on TV while on call (when not seeing patients)
Favorite place to go in NC
Outer banks
Favorite case to scrub into
Small bowel obstruction… anything could happen!
Honors and Awards
- Inaugural Recipient of the Erle E. Peacock, Jr., MD Award for Surgical Education, 2020
- American College of Surgeons Excellence in Research Award, 2020
- UNC Resident Teaching Award, 2020
- North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center John Stackhouse Award, 2019
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Member, 2016
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016
Publications
Search for publications on PubMed using Kratzke, I* as search criteria
Hobbies
Pickleball, cooking, percussion, euchre, golfing
