Michael S Cratty MD PhD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

CMO

420 N Center StHickory, NC 28601
Phone+1 828-315-5000
Fax+1 412-749-7400

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Summary

Dr. Michael Cratty is located in Hickory, NC, and specializes in Medicine/Pediatrics with a subspecialty in Hospital Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center and graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Cratty currently serves as Physician-CMO at Frye Regional Medical Center since 2024, following similar roles at Heritage Valley Beaver and Sewickley from 2013 to 2024. His research includes an influential publication on telehealth-based antimicrobial stewardship in Clinical Infectious Diseases and several studies on corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in various journals, cited numerous times.

Education & Training

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1998 - 2002
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2024 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

32 citations
Impact of a Telehealth-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Community Hospital Health System
Nathan R Shively, Matthew Moffa, Kathleen T Paul, Eric J Wodusky, Beth Ann Schipani
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020-07-27
5 citations
Fluvastatin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis
Jitu R Modi, Michael S Cratty
The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2002-12-01
26 citations
N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-mediated corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) release in cultured rat amygdala neurons.
Michael S. Cratty, Dale L. Birkle
Peptides. 1999-01-01

Press Mentions

Mix of COVID, Colds, Flu and RSV Creating Unique Coalition of Viruses in Western PANovember 23rd, 2022
Hurt by Hospitals: Medicare Punishes W. Pa. Hospitals for Medical ComplicationsOctober 28th, 2021
Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases Are Rising, and Experts Are Trying to Figure Out Exactly What That MeansAugust 30th, 2021