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Vanessa L. Kronzer, M.D.

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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

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English

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Vanessa L. Kronzer, M.D., M.S.C.I., is a board-certified rheumatologist with expertise in inflammatory arthritis. She is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.

Dr. Kronzer attended medical school at Washington University if St. Louis, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and received the Robert Carter Award for top researcher in her class. She then obtained training in internal medicine and subspecialty training in rheumatology at Mayo Clinic, where she received the Phillip S. Hench Award for outstanding clinical, research, and education skills. Dr. Kronzer has also been recognized nationally by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) as a top performer in both the research and clinical arenas, receiving the prestigious Marshall J. Schiff MD Memorial Research Award in 2021 and the Distinguished Fellow Award in 2023. She also received Mayo Clinic's Rheumatology Teacher of the Year Award in 2025.

Dr. Kronzer's clinical practice focuses on diagnosing and treating various forms of inflammatory arthritis. Her research interests include genetics, respiratory and microbiome drivers, and epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.

  1. Inflammatory arthritis
  2. Psoriatic arthritis
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis
  4. Spondyloarthritis
  • Inflammatory arthritis
  • Precision medicine for rheumatoid arthritis
  • Investigating the etiology of autoimmune diseases
  • Genetic epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis
  • Respiratory diseases and rheumatoid arthritis
  • Using artificial intelligence to capture rheumatoid arthritis phenotypes
  • Health care inequalities research
  1. 2026
    Ph.D. - Clinical and Translational ScienceMayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  2. 2023
    FellowRheumatology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2020
    ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. 2017
    MD - MD, MSCIWashington University in St. Louis School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital
  5. 2012
    BA - Mathematics and BiologySaint Olaf College

Certifications

  1. 2023
    RheumatologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. 2020
    Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2025
    Senior Fellow MemberMayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence
  2. 2025
    Teacher of the Year Award Mayo Clinic Fellows’ Association
  3. 2025
    Early Career Reviewer Appointee National Institutes of Health
  4. 2023
    Distinguished Fellow AwardAmerican College of Rheumatology
  5. 2023
    Top 5% Researcher for Publication CitationsDoximity
  6. 2023
    Phillip S. Hench Fellow AwardDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  7. 2022
    VERITY/Brigham Course in Rheumatology Clinical Research AwardeeBrigham and Women's Hospital
  8. 2021
    Top (99th %ile) Performing Provider in Patient Experience[Rochester]
  9. 2021
    Howard Polley MD Rheumatology Trainee Outstanding Abstract AwardHench Society, Mayo Clinic Alumni Association, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  10. 2021
    Marshall J. Schiff MD Memorial Fellow Research AwardAmerican College of Rheumatology
  11. 2021
    Wellcome Genetic Analysis of Population Studies Course AwardeeWellcome Research Foundation
  12. 2020
    Instructor of Medicine Academic Promotion[Rochester]
  13. 2020
    VERITY/Brigham Course in Rheumatology Clinical Research AwardeeBrigham and Women's Hospital
  14. 2019
    Mayo Clinic - Karolinska Institutet Collaborative Travel Grant Award[Rochester]
  15. 2018
    Mayo Clinic Clinician Investigator Fellow Position[Rochester]
  16. 2018
    Annals of Internal Medicine Top ReviewerAnnals of Internal Medicine
  17. 2017
    Magna Cum Laude – Washington University School of MedicineWashington University School of Medicine
  18. 2017
    Robert Carter Medical School Award for Research – Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineWashington University School of Medicine
  19. 2017
    Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement – American Medical Women’s AssociationAmerican Medical Women's Association
  20. 2016
    Alpha Omega Alpha – Washington University School of MedicineWashington University School of Medicine
  21. 2016
    Dr. Richard S. Brookings Medical School Prize for academic achievement – Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineWashington University School of Medicine
  22. 2016
    Outstanding Citizenship Awardee – WUSM TL1 ProgramWashington University School of Medicine
  23. 2016
    Dr. Lee B. and Virginia G. Harrison Scholar – Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineWashington University School of Medicine
  24. 2013
    Washington University School of Medicine Summer Research Awardee Washington University School of Medicine
  25. 2012
    Summa Cum Laude – Saint Olaf CollegeSaint Olaf College
  26. 2012
    Division III Women’s Golf Elite 89 Awardee – NCAA NCAA
  27. 2012
    Women’s Golf Division III Third Team All-American – Capital OneCapital One
  28. 2011
    Phi Beta Kappa – Saint Olaf CollegeSaint Olaf College
  29. 2008
    Buntrock Scholar – Saint Olaf CollegeSaint Olaf College
  30. 2007
    National Merit Scholar – Irondale High SchoolIrondale High School

Professional memberships

  1. 2025 - 2026
    RA Guidelines – Literature Review Team MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology
  2. 2025 - present
    Creator and MaintainRheumatology Fellowship Interview Subcommittee
  3. 2025 - present
    AIMR Study Section ReviewerNational Institutes of Health
  4. 2024 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Green Advocate
  5. 2024 - present
    Grant ReviewerArthritis Foundation
  6. 2023 - present
    VERITY Research Community External Advisory Board MemberBrigham and Women's Hospital
  7. 2023 - present
    Research Committe MemberDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
  8. 2023 - present
    Inflammatory Arthritis Committee MemberDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
  9. 2023 - present
    Early Career Committee MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology
  10. 2023 - present
    MemberVERITY Research Community External Advisory Board
  11. 2023 - present
    Selection Committee MemberResidency Program, Department of Internal Medicine
  12. 2022 - 2023
    Podcast OrganizerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
  13. 2022 - present
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican College of Rheumatology
  14. 2021 - present
    People and Culture Committee Wellbeing ChampionDepartment of Internal Medicine
  15. 2020 - present
    Education Committee MemberDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  16. 2019 - 2020
    Gender and Racial Equality Task Force MemberPrimary Care Clinic Task Force, Department of Internal Medicine
  17. 2018 - 2020
    Resident Advisory Board MemberPrimary Care Clinic, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  18. 2017 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology
  19. 2017 - 2020
    MemberMayo Internal Medicine Residents Council
  20. 2017 - present
    Member; Abstract Reviewer; Early Career Investigators Subcommittee MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology
  21. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Physicians
  22. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Physicians

Publications

Research activities

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