Kermit E. Krantz
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Born
Kermit Edward Krantz

(1923-06-04)June 4, 1923
Oak Park, Illinois, US
DiedJuly 30, 2007(2007-07-30) (aged 84)
Prairie Village, Kansas, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorthwestern University
Occupation(s)Obstetrician and gynecologist
SpouseDoris Cole (c. 1945–2007; his death)

Kermit Edward Krantz (June 4, 1923 – July 30, 2007)[1] was a surgeon, inventor and faculty member at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is most known as the co-developer of the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK), a medical procedure for stress urinary incontinence which he performed over 5000 times. He served as Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He was largely credited with desegregating the maternity ward of that hospital in the 1960s.[2]

Personal life

Krantz, an identical twin and the youngest of eight children, was born June 4, 1923, in Oak Park, Illinois. He worked his way through school college and medical school performing research, curating a museum for Northwestern University anatomy professor Leslie Arey) and selling newspapers, as he had lost both of his parents by the age of 13.

He was married to Doris Cole (1920–2014) for 62 years.[3]

Krantz died on July 30, 2007, in Kansas City, Kansas, from the complications of a stroke.

Academics and work history

Awards, honors, and service

Innovations

Beyond the MMK, Krantz held four patents,[14] including:

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries – Kermit E. Krantz". The Kansas City Star. August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "In Memoriam". Center Express. August 2007.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Obituary: Doris Cole Krantz". Kansas City Star. March 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017 – via Legacy.com.
  4. ^ Publicationskumc.edu Archived May 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society". Agosonline.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Air Force Section". ACOG. October 7, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "OPRF". Oprfhs.org. November 30, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  9. ^ "SMCAF Past Officers" (PDF). smcaf.org. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Foundation awards Archived September 26, 2006, at archive.today
  12. ^ In Memoriam. Northwestern Magazine, Summer 2008
  13. ^ discover : education, Feinberg.northwestern.edu (via archive.org)
  14. ^ "Patent Database Search Results: IN/"krantz, kermit e" in US Patent Collection". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2007.

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