Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Virginia Byers Kraus is Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine. The public record shows 649 publications with 36,788 citations (h-index 97), centered on Osteoarthritis. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (1988–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Osteoarthritis
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 23 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Colchicine for Symptom and Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital
InvestigatorPhase 2/PHASE3CompletedNCT02176460 - Implementing a Physical and Cognitive Performance Assessment Cohort in the MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01720472 - A Study of FolateScan in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Virginia Kraus
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01237405
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedProgram year202512 payments$19,379openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedProgram year20232 payments
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1988–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Extracellular Vesicle Analyses to Develop Aging and Resilience Biomarkers
Duke University
FY2025$573,332R01AG070146
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Contact
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Office address
300 N Duke St, Carmichael Building Room 15-205, Durham, NC 27701-2047
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
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- Residency (Internal Medicine) and Fellowship (Rheumatology)
Duke University School of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Editorial Board
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (journal)
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National Board of Directors, Arthritis Foundation
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dmpi.duke.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dmpi.duke.edu ↗
- 2015 Kappa Delta Award (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons / Orthopaedic Research Society)
for work on prevention of post-traumatic arthritis
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor of Pathology
Duke University School of Medicine
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Duke University School of Medicine
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Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- YouTube interview with Ira Pastor
"Finding The Holy Grail For Curing Arthritis"
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →corporate.dukehealth.org ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/virginia-kraus-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Virginia-Kraus
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
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