Dr. Kate H. Kraft is Professor in the Department of Urology and the Mark C. McQuiggan, M.D. and Carolyn A. McQuiggan Research Professor at the University of Michigan.  She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.  She completed her urology residency at Emory University and fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 

Dr. Kraft is chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology at University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital.  Her clinical interests include minimally invasive urologic surgery and endourology in children, pediatric andrology, and disorders of sex development.  Her primary research interests include pediatric kidney stone disease, pediatric uroradiology, cryptorchidism, and surgical education.  She has published numerous peer reviewed journal articles in these areas and has earned the Clinical Research Prize Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology for her work in undescended testis histology.

Next to providing urologic care for children, Dr. Kraft’s primary passion is teaching the next generation of leaders in urology.  She served as the University of Michigan urology residency program director from 2018-2023.  In this role, she guided the UM urology program to top ranking on Doximity among all urology residency programs nationwide and was co-PI for the American Urological Association/Urology Care Foundation Physician Scientist Residency Training Award, for which University of Michigan is the inaugural recipient.  Her research in assessing readiness for practice in urology residency training has been supported by the Society for Academic Urologists.  Dr. Kraft recently earned her Master of Health Professions Education degree from University of Michigan.  Dr. Kraft has also been recognized for her commitment to education as the 2021 recipient of the AUA Residents and Fellows Committee Teaching Award and the 2022 recipient of the Michigan Medicine GME Award for Program Director Excellence.

Dr. Kraft is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the AAP.  She serves on numerous national committees, including the American Board of Urology Examination Committee, the Society of Women in Urology Board of Directors, and the ACS Board of Governors.  Dr. Kraft is chair of the ACGME Review Committee for Urology, subspecialty editor of the Medical Education section for the Journal of Pediatric Urology, and chair of the AAP Section on Urology.  She has been invited to participate in multiple leadership programs including the AUA Leadership Program.