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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)American Board of Surgery (Sub: Vascular Surgery)Patient Rating
4.8 /5( out of 57 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.February 29, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe was knowledgeable and explained things clearly. He was friendly and professional
February 24, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Kraiss was great. He proposed a good plan to attack the problem and explained everything very well.
November 29, 2023EXTERNAL SITEDr. Kraiss was prompt and professional. Dr. Kraiss spent a lot of time answering my questions and helping me to understand the results of the ABI. I highly recommend him.
November 24, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSExceptional care
October 10, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSRespectful Understandable explanations Good listener
August 25, 2023EXTERNAL SITEVery enjoyable..good experience.
August 16, 2023EXTERNAL SITEHe was very professional. The Roosevelt hospital had moved rooms for the visiting physicians and he didnt have a nurse or a receptionist with him and he just handled everything very well.
July 21, 2023EXTERNAL SITEI trust him with whatever treatment he provides for me!
May 25, 2023EXTERNAL SITEHe made it very easy to understand my upcoming procedure!
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Primary Academic Divisions Vascular Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)American Board of Surgery (Sub: Vascular Surgery)Education history
Chief Resident Vascular Surgery - University of Washington Chief Resident Vascular Surgery & Biology - University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Senior Research Fellow Chief Resident General Surgery - University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Chief Resident General Surgery - University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Senior Resident Research Fellow Vascular Surgery & Biology - University of Washington Senior Research Fellow General Surgery - University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Resident Internship General Surgery - University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals Intern Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine M.D. Undergraduate Chemistry/Pre Med - Vanguard University of Southern California B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Brooke BS, Griffin CL, Kraiss LW, Kim J, Nelson R (2019). Cost-effectiveness of repeated interventions on failing arteriovenous fistulas. J Vasc Surg, 70(5), 1620-1628. (Read full article)
- George EL, Chen R, Trickey AW, Brooke BS, Kraiss L, Mell MW, Goodney PP, Johanning J, Hockenberry J, Arya S (2019). Variation in center-level frailty burden and the impact of frailty on long-term survival in patients undergoing elective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg, 71(1), 46-55.e4. (Read full article)
- Ghaffarian AA, Foss WT, Donald G, Kraiss LW, Sarfati M, Griffin CL, Smith BK, Brooke BS (2019). Prognostic implications of diagnosing frailty and sarcopenia in vascular surgery practice. J Vasc Surg, 70(3), 892-900. (Read full article)
Editorial
- Sedrakyan A, Cronenwett JL, Venermo M, Kraiss L, Marinac-Dabic D, Bjrck M (2017). An International Vascular Registry Infrastructure for Medical Device Evaluation and Surveillance. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 53(4), 600-602. (Read full article)
Letter
- Schwartz J, Vargas G, Thiesset H, Stoddard G, Kim R, Sorensen J, Kraiss L (2011). Revisiting the issue of VTE in the setting of chronic liver disease: an examination of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. [Letter to the editor]. Chest, 139(6), 1544-1545. (Read full article)
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