Florida physician named director of University Health Services

Dr. Bruce H. Kraut, chief of pediatrics at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., has been named director of University Health Services.

 

Kraut also serves as medical director and lab director for a group practice, Pediatric Associates of Ocala, where he oversees billing, procurement and contracts. His other responsibilities include the evaluation of employee performance, developing office procedures and policies, and ensuring the use of best practice guidelines recognized by the American Association of Pediatrics. At Munroe Regional Medical Center, Kraut also played a lead role in opening a dedicated pediatric emergency department and serves as the hospital’s liaison with community physicians.

Kraut succeeds Dr. Alan Calhoun, who is retiring on June 30 after more than 31 years at UHS.

 

A graduate of Amherst College, Kraut earned a B.A. in classics and continued his studies in classical philology at Princeton University, where he received a Ph.D. in 1985. He taught classics for three years at the University of Georgia before pursuing his M.D. at Emory University. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

 

Kraut is an adjunct professor of classics at the University of Florida, where he teaches an undergraduate honors seminar, “Ancient Greek Medicine and Literature.”

 

He is board-certified in pediatrics and licensed to practice in Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida and New Mexico. Kraut is a fellow of he American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the University of Florida School of Medicine Admissions Committee.

 

Kraut’s wife, Lisa, is an equestrienne and hunter/jumper instructor. They have three children, ages 7 to 11.