Biographical summary
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.
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2010
Chief Resident - Department of MedicineDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
- 2009
Residency - Internal Medicine and PediatricsDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
- 2005
MDGeorgetown University School of Medicine
- 2000
BSE - Engineering, Chemical EngineeringPrinceton University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2012
Pediatrics (Archived)American Board of Pediatrics
- 2009
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2012
Commendation for Excellence in Resident TeachingDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
- 2009
Commendation for Excellence in Medical Student TeachingDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
- 2005
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine AwardArnold P. Gold Foundation, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2050 - present
MemberInter-institutional Workgroup, Phoenix Children's Hospital
- 2021 - present
ChairPediatric-Adolescent Medicine Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, Division of Consultative Medicine
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican College of Physicians
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
- 2018 - 2021
MemberAdolescent and Young Adult Task Force