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Kellie K. Kruger, M.D.

Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

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Dr. Kruger joined Mayo Clinic Primary Care — San Tan in June 2018. She completed her undergraduate degree at Princeton University and her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed a combined Internal Medicine — Pediatrics (med-peds) residency at the University of California, Los Angeles and an additional year as chief resident in Internal Medicine at UCLA.

Prior to joining Mayo Clinic Dr. Kruger held faculty appointments at UCLA in primary care and practiced outpatient medicine and pediatrics, caring for adults and children of all ages. She also served as preceptor for medical students and residents at UCLA. She later moved to Pennsylvania, where she practiced in a Women's Internal medicine group just outside Philadelphia, before eventually relocating with her family to Phoenix.

Dr. Kruger is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and enjoys caring for patients of all ages, from newborns to geriatrics. Her special interests include medical education, caring for children and adults with complex medical conditions, and helping children with complex medical needs transition to adult medical care.

Dr. Kruger's personal interests include classical music, hiking, and spending time with her husband and their five children.

  1. 2010
    Chief Resident - Department of MedicineDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
  2. 2009
    Residency - Internal Medicine and PediatricsDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
  3. 2005
    MDGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  4. 2000
    BSE - Engineering, Chemical EngineeringPrinceton University

Certifications

  1. 2012
    Pediatrics (Archived)American Board of Pediatrics
  2. 2009
    Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2012
    Commendation for Excellence in Resident TeachingDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
  2. 2009
    Commendation for Excellence in Medical Student TeachingDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
  3. 2005
    Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine AwardArnold P. Gold Foundation, Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional memberships

  1. 2050 - present
    MemberInter-institutional Workgroup, Phoenix Children's Hospital
  2. 2021 - present
    ChairPediatric-Adolescent Medicine Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, Division of Consultative Medicine
  3. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Physicians
  4. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
  5. 2018 - 2021
    MemberAdolescent and Young Adult Task Force

Publications