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Colleen Kraft, MD, Infectious Disease, Atlanta, GA

ColleenSuzanneKraftMD(She/Her)

Infectious Disease Atlanta, GA

Microbiology

Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    1364 Clifton Rd NE
    F145C
    Atlanta, GA 30322
    Phone+1 404-712-8889

Summary

  • Dr. Colleen Kraft is an infectious disease specialist in Atlanta, GA. She received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in microbiology and is experienced in ebola, staphylococcus, clinical microbiology, viruses, and pandemic. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Emory University
    Emory UniversityM.S., Clinical Research, 2011 - 2013
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Medical Microbiology, 2009 - 2010
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2005 - 2009
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2002
  • Taylor University
    Taylor UniversityB.A., Biology, Magna cum laude, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
  • American Board of Pathology Pathology - Medical Microbiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Funds for Innovative Teaching (FIT) Award, “Virtual Microbiology Rounds: A tool to extend teaching clinical microbiology and infectious diseases pathology to healthcare trainees at Emory remote sites” (Eileen Burd, Jesse Jacob co-awardees) Emory University, 2013
  • Award recipient, Loan Repayment Program NIH, 2012
  • Funds for Innovative Teaching (FIT) Award, “Computerization of microbiology vignettes as a tool to teach microbiology and infectious diseases pathology to healthcare professionals” (Jeannette Guarner, Eileen Burd co-awardees) Emory University, 2009
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Polymicrobial ventriculitis involving Pseudomonas fulva  
    Rebolledo P, Vu CL, Carlson R, Kraft CS, Anderson E, Burd E, J Clin Microbiol, 6/1/2014
  • Development of oxacillin resistance in a patient with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia  
    Burd E, Alam M, Passalacqua K, Kalokhe A, Eaton M, Satola S, Kraft C, and Read T, J Clin Microbiol, 5/21/2014
  • Mycobacterium paraffinicum causing symptomatic pulmonary infection  
    Chan AW, Kabbani S, Staton G, Kraft CS, J Clin Microbiol, 4/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Comparative detection of Staphylococcus aureus genotypic data between blood culture broth and subcultured isolates
    Kraft CS, Alam T, Petit RA, Crispell EK, Satola SW, Read TD, ASM, 113th General Meeting, Denver, CO, 5/1/2013
  • Development of a supervised learning algorithm to distinguish VISA from VSSA in clinical samples
    Kraft CS, Rishishwar L, Jordan IK, ASM, 113th General Meeting, Denver, CO, 5/1/2013
  • Investigation of cefoxitin-oxacillin discrepancies in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus using Next Gen sequencing
    Kraft CS, Petit RA, Rossi MR, Read TR, Burd EM, ASM, 112th General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 6/1/2012
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Lectures

  • Laboratory Detection of Multi-drug resistant organisms 
    Cali, Colombia - 6/1/2014
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantataion: From Practical to Practice to Promise 
    Boston, MA - 5/1/2014
  • Point-Counterpoint: Practical considerations for implementation of Fecal Microbiota Transplant 
    Boston, MA - 5/1/2014
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Other

  • Case Presentations in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology 
    American Public Health Laboratories
    3/1/2014

Press Mentions

  • Lessons from Treating Ebola Patients Lead to Emory’s New Healthcare Test Kitchen Lab
    Lessons from Treating Ebola Patients Lead to Emory’s New Healthcare Test Kitchen LabOctober 18th, 2024
  • Building Metabolically Stable and Potent Anti-HIV Thioether-Lipid Analogues of Tenofovir Exalidex: A Thorough Pharmacological Analysis
    Building Metabolically Stable and Potent Anti-HIV Thioether-Lipid Analogues of Tenofovir Exalidex: A Thorough Pharmacological AnalysisOctober 16th, 2024
  • Research Roundup: Recent Grants and Publications for Emory Faculty and Staff
    Research Roundup: Recent Grants and Publications for Emory Faculty and StaffMarch 10th, 2022
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