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
Dr. Krantz graduated from
Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science (1945), a Master of Science in Anatomy (1947), and a Medical Doctorate (1948)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists award the "Kermit E Krantz Award" for service in the Armed Forces' Air Force Section, in honor of Dr. Krantz since 1983.[7]
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
Dr. Krantz graduated from
Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science (1945), a Master of Science in Anatomy (1947), and a Medical Doctorate (1948)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists award the "Kermit E Krantz Award" for service in the Armed Forces' Air Force Section, in honor of Dr. Krantz since 1983.[7]