Kent Jerome Krach MD FAAD, FACMS

Dermatology•Clinton Township, MI

Dermatologic Surgery

Clinical Associate Professor Michigan State University

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43900 Garfield RoadSuite 129Clinton Township, MI 48038
Phone+1 586-228-5850
Fax+1 586-412-5911

Summary

Dr. Kent Krach is board certified in both dermatology and Mohs surgery and based in Clinton Township, MI. He completed a fellowship in Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology at Northwestern University and his dermatology residency at the University of Michigan where he served as chief resident. Dr. Krach serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Michigan State University and is the Mohs Fellowship Program Director at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. He is also the Director of Mohs Surgery at the Midwest Center for Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery. His clinical interests include Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatologic surgery, melanoma, and cutaneous oncology. He has published extensively and received multiple awards including the Veterans Administration patient care Gold Rose Award, the Jules Altman Teaching Award, and Metro Detroit’s Top Doctors recognition.

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, 2001 - 2002
University of MichiganResidency, Dermatology, 1998 - 2001
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1997 - 1998
St Joseph Mercy Ann ArborInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License Current
MI State Medical License 1996 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2004 - 2009
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
WI State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology
American College of Mohs SurgeryFellow

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Jules Altman Teaching Award St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 2011, 2021
Metro Detroit’s Top Doctors Hour Magazine, 2011, 2018-2019, 2021
On-Time Doctor Award Vitals.com, 2014-2018
Compasionate Doctor Recognition Vitals.com, 2013, 2015, 2017-2018
Patients' Choice Award Vitals.com, 2012-2013, 2015-2018
Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, 2015-2016
Metro Detroit's Top Doctors Styleline Magizine, 2011-2012
Gold Rose Recipient for Superior Patient Care VA Hospital, Battle Creek, MI, 2004
University of Michigan Department of Dermatology Resident Research Award University of Michigan, 2001
Skin Disease Education Fund Scholarship Skin Disease Education Fund, 2001
Young Leaders in Dermatology Grant Young Leaders in Dermatology Symposium, 2000
Udo Wile Chief Resident University of Michigan, 2000
Workplace 2000 Award, Melanoma Clinic University of Michigan, 2000
Duncan O. & Ella M. Poth Endowed Clinical Research Fellow University of Michigan, 1999, 2001
First Place, Resident Research Forum St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1997
Fellow (FACMS) American Colege of Mohs Surgery
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAAD) American Academy of Dermatology
Fellow (FASDS) American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ of the Nail Unit: Current Evidence and Recommendations for Patient Centered Treatment.
Hope Barone, Madeline Schaeffer, Molly Buckland, Ann Ammond LaFond, Kent Krach
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2022-10-26
Importance of Preoperative Evaluation for Mohs Surgery.
Molly Buckland, Emily R. Davis, Kent Krach
Dermatologic Surgery. 2020-12-15
5 citations
Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma: 2 cases and review of the pertinent histologic findings
Jessica Schweitzer, Jennifer Vermeesch, Theresa Zaleski, Megan Iacco, Kent Jerome Krach
JAAD Case Reports. 2016-09-01

Books/Book Chapters

Cyclosporine: Clinical Application in Autoimmune Diseases.
Chapter: Cyclosporine: dermatologic indications
Page 67 - 109Ellis CN, Krach KJ, Stutz JAEditors: Yocum DE.Mosby-Wolfe, Philadelphia

Abstracts/Posters

Smooth muscle induction in basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas: a rare phenomenon
Reed KL, Riley J, Ramirez, Krach KJ, American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 4/2017
Squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma: a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Graham P, Krach KJ, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 3/2017
Primary Cutaneous apocrine carcinoma treated with radiotherapy
Vermeesch J, Schweitzer J, Cotton J, Krach KJ, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 3/2017
Treatment of primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma with radiation therapy
Vermeesch J, Schweitzer J, Cotton J, Krach KJ, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/2016
Vemurafenib induced multiple keratoacanthomas responsive to intralesional 5-fluorouracil: a case report and review of the literature
Morrison M, Shoureshi P, Krach KJ, American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 5/2015
Pemphigus vegetans mimicking acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma in situ: a potential pitfall for Mohs micrographic surgery
Zaleski T, Morrison M, Cotton J, Krach KJ, American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 5/2015
Angioinvasive and perineural cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma on the scalp: a case report and review of the literature
Morrison M, Krach KJ, American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 5/2014
Errosive Adenomatosis of the Nipple in a 28-Year-Old Woman
Orkwis HK, Mazzurco J, Biel R, Schapiro B, Krach KJ, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3/2011
Primary Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Basile A, Cardellio A, Krach KJ, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3/2011
A Peculiar Pagetoid Proliferation: Pagetoid Sebaceous Carcinoma
McCarty M, Mangini J, Cotton JP, Krach KJ, Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3/2011
Drug Induced Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis with Eosinophils
Jawitz RS, Krach KJ, Schapiro B, Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3/2011
Iatrogenic Chloracne due to Leflunomide
Krach KJ, 25th Anniversary Hawaii Dermatology Meeting, Wailea Maui, HI, 2/2001
Cutaneous Carcinoid
Krach KJ, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 3/2000
Seizures due to Neurocysticercosis
Krach KJ, American Academy of Internal Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, 5/1997
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Lectures

Cancer Biology and Update on Skin Cancer 2007
Spring Conference of the Michigan Community College Biologists Monroe, MI
Cutaneous Neuroendocrine Tumors
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
Update on Skin Cancer 2001
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Chicago, IL
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma
Northwestern University Chicago, IL
Oculocutaneous Correlations
University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Ocular Manifestations and Complications of Dermatologic Diseases
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Great Skin at Any Age: Tips to Maintain Healthy Skin
Women’s Health Day Northwestern Memorial Hospital Rosemont, IL
Update on Skin Cancer 2003
Chicago Medical Society’s Midwest Clinical Conference Chicago, IL
Oculocutaneous Correlations
American Academy of Dermatology Chicago, IL
Pigmented Lesions Update
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Chicago, IL
Diagnostic Quality Control Exam
Washington, D.C.
Update on Skin Cancer 2007
Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center Mount Clemens, MI
Indications for Mohs Surgery
St. John’s Hospital and Medical Center Detroit, MI
Skin Cancer Detectives: The Mohs Surgeon and Histotechnologist Find a Better Way
Michigan Society of Histotechnologists Winter Seminar Flint, MI
Focus on Mohs Surgery
Grand Rounds St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arobr, MI
Oculocutaneous Correlations
Grand Rounds Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Codependency Can Be Good: The Mohs Sugeon and Histotechnologist Achieving Perfection
Michigan Society of Histotechnologists Annual Scientific Meeting Livonia, MI
Select Oculocutanteous Diseases
Michigan Dermatological Society Meeting Ann Arbor, MI
Diagnostic Quality Control Exam
Chicago, IL
Mohs Surgery: Why We Do It, Utilization, and Appropriate Use
Michigan State University Management Education Center Troy, MI
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