1801 Briarwood Circle
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Dr. Kruger earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her residency in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan. During residency, she completed the Academic Medicine and Obstetrics tracks for additional experience. Upon completion of her residency, she joined the department as faculty. She sees patients at Briarwood Family Medicine and delivers babies and provides newborn care on our Family-Mother-Baby service. She performs outpatient procedures including contraception management. She is also passionate about LGBTQIA+ health and provides gender affirming care and PrEP. She enjoys caring for patients of all ages and stages of life. Dr. Kruger serves on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Department of Family Medicine.
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Family Medicine ResidencyUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Family Medicine, 2023
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MDUniversity of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 2020
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BSEUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, 2015
Dr. Kruger's research interests focus on health equity, care of the LGBTQIA+ community, care of patients with a preferred language other than English, obstetrics, and medical student education. During her residency, she completed the Health Equity Quality Scholar Program and piloted a project to improve access to written discharge instructions in patients' preferred language. She is part of the inaugural cohort of the Health Equities/Health Disparities Research Scholars Program at the University of Michigan.
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Waselewski A, Waselewski M, Waselewski E, Kruger L, Chang T. JAMA Netw Open, 2023 Feb 1; 6 (2): e2255107Journal ArticlePerspectives of US Youths on Participation of Transgender Individuals in Competitive Sports: A Qualitative Study.
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55107 PMID: 36753280 -
Schuiteman S, Ibrahim NI, Hammoud A, Kruger L, Mangrulkar RS, Daniel M. Acad Med, 2021 Jan 1; 96 (1): 62 - 67.Journal ArticleThe Role of Medical Student Government in Responding to COVID-19.
DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000003542 PMID: 32520750 -
Insua A, Monje A, Urban I, Kruger LG, Garaicoa-Pazmiño C, Sugai JV, Wang H-L. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent, 2017 37 (6): e328 - e336.Journal ArticleThe Sinus Membrane-Maxillary Lateral Wall Complex: Histologic Description and Clinical Implications for Maxillary Sinus Floor Elevation.
DOI:10.11607/prd.3215 PMID: 29023619 -
Hao J, Cheng KCK, Kruger LG, Larsson L, Sugai JV, Lahann J, Giannobile WV. Adv Mater, 2016 Apr; 28 (16): 3145 - 3151.Journal ArticleMultigrowth Factor Delivery via Immobilization of Gene Therapy Vectors.
DOI:10.1002/adma.201600027 PMID: 26919685 -
Pilipchuk SP, Monje A, Jiao Y, Hao J, Kruger L, Flanagan CL, Hollister SJ, Giannobile WV. Adv Healthc Mater, 2016 Mar; 5 (6): 676 - 687.Journal ArticleIntegration of 3D Printed and Micropatterned Polycaprolactone Scaffolds for Guidance of Oriented Collagenous Tissue Formation In Vivo.
DOI:10.1002/adhm.201500758 PMID: 26820240 -
Agis H, Collins A, Taut AD, Jin Q, Kruger L, Görlach C, Giannobile WV. PLoS One, 2014 9 (11): e112680Journal ArticleCell population kinetics of collagen scaffolds in ex vivo oral wound repair.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0112680 PMID: 25397671