Lindsay M. Kranker, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Associate Director, Surgery Clerkship
- Phone: 314-362-5298
Specialties
- Emergency general surgery
- Surgery critical care
- Trauma
- Wound healing
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Traumatic injuries
- Geriatric trauma
- Burn care
Call for patient appointments: 314-362-5298
Meet Dr. Kranker
Dr. Lindsay Kranker is a trauma surgeon specializing in surgical critical care.
She has expertise in emergency general surgery, traumatic injuries, burn and wound care, and critical care.
Dr. Kranker earned her medical degree from University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency training at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She aslo completed a surgical critical care fellowship at University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine and an acute care surgery fellowship at WashU Medicine.
Degrees
Bachelor’s Degree
Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2008
Medical Degree
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
2014
Residency
General Surgery Residency
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
2020
Fellowship
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV
2021
Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2022
Research interests
Improving health equity
Addressing the social determinants of injury
Understanding geospatial/intersectional nature of trauma/violence & health determinants
Hospital-based violence intervention
Harm reduction in opioid prescribing
Xylazine-associated wound care
Trauma-informed care
Tailoring communication based on health literacy
Quality improvement in acute care surgery
SHIELD (Strategies for Human Injury Elimination & Leveling of Disparities) Research Group
Locations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Fax: 314-362-5743
Appointments: 314-362-5298
Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health
4901 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Fax: 314-362-5743
Appointments: 314-362-5298
Hospital affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Board certifications
- General Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
Dr. Kranker in the news
- Surgery faculty, clerkship recognized with 2026 teaching awards
- Soft Tissue Infection — Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast
- Surgery faculty recognized at Education Day 2025
- SAFE accolade recipients – September/October 2025
- Three surgeons elected into AOA class of 2025
- General Surgery Residency Graduation, Awards, and Graham Lecture 2023
Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- American College of Surgeons
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
- Association for Surgical Education
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- St. Louis Surgical Society
Awards and Honors
- 2026, Humanism in Medicine Award
- 2025, BJH Medical Staff Association Early Career Award
- 2024, The Tim & Kim Eberlein Humanism in Surgery Award, Department of Surgery, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty election, Washington University Chapter
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- 2023, Evarts A. Graham Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO