Paul R. Krafft MD

Neurosurgeon

311 N Clyde Morris Blvd#550Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Phone+1 386-425-2225

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Summary

Dr. Paul Krafft is a neurosurgeon in Daytona Beach, FL and is affiliated with Halifax Health Medical Center and University of Florida, Department of Neurosurgery. He received his medical degree from Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany and has been in practice 10 years. He is experienced in general neurosurgery, neurotrauma, stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and complex spine surgery.

Education & Training

Goethe Univ Frankfurt- Fac MedClass of 2009
Gymnasium GernsheimBS, Chemistry & Biology, 2000 - 2003

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Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2028
MO State Medical License 2025 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2023
NM State Medical License 2014 - 2015
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Poster Presentation Award. The 16th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury 2014
Best Abstract Winner International Anesthesia Research Society, 2013
Best Abstract of Category: Neuroscience in Anesthesiology International Anesthesia Research Society, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Retraction Notice to "G-CSF Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Stabilizes the Blood-Brain Barrier via the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Signaling Pathway Following Neonatal Hypoxia-Is...
Li Li, Devin W McBride, Desislava Doycheva, Brandon J Dixon, Paul R Krafft
Experimental Neurology. 2026-07-01
Retraction Notice to "G-CSF ameliorates neuronal apoptosis through GSK-3β inhibition in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in rats" [Experimental Neurology 263 (2015) 141-149].
Li Li, Damon Klebe, Desislava Doycheva, Devin W McBride, Paul R Krafft
Experimental Neurology. 2026-06-01
Zero-profile interbody fusion in single and two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a novel surgical system and its indications.
Mitchell K Ng, Paul G Mastrokostas, Ahmed K Emara, Ian Tafel, Paul R Krafft
Journal of Spine Surgery. 2026-03-23

Journal Articles

Delayed Recanalization Promotes Functional Recovery in Rats Following Permanent Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
Derek Nowrangi, Paul R Krafft, Translational Stroke Research
PAR-1, -4, and the mTOR pathway following germinal matrix hemorrhage
Lekic T, Krafft PR, Klebe D, Flores J, Rolland WB, Tang J, Zhang JH, Acta Neurochir, 1/1/2016
Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition provides lasting protection following germinal matrix hemorrhage in premature infant rats
Lekic T, Krafft PR, Klebe D, Rolland WB, Flores J, Tang J, Zhang JH, Acta Neurochir, 1/1/2016

Abstracts/Posters

An algorithm for correcting brain swelling artifacts in infarction volume calculations
McBride DW, Krafft PR, Rolland WB, Tang J, Zhang JH, The 16th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury, The 3rd Symposium on Preconditioning for Neurological Disorders, Huntington Beach, CA, 1/1/2014
Acute hyperglycemia is associated with immediate brain swelling and BBB disruption after middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats
McBride DW, LeGrand J, Krafft PR, Tang J, Zhang JH, The 16th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury, The 3rd Symposium on Preconditioning for Neurological Disorders, Huntington Beach, CA, 1/1/2014
Rapid conditioning with snake venom reduces brain swelling and BBB disruption in hyperglycemic rats after middle cerebral artery occlusion
McBride DW, Krafft PR, Tang J, Zhang JH, The 16th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury, The 3rd Symposium on Preconditioning for Neurological Disorders, Huntington Beach, CA, 1/1/2014

Lectures

Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation attenuates neuroinflammation in murine intracerebral hemorrhage
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2017
Anti-inflammatory properties of PHA-543613 provide lasting protection after intracerebral hemorrhage in rodents
Hong Kong, China - 1/1/2013
Annexin A1 ameliorates neuroinflammation following intracerebral hemorrhage in mice: a preliminary study
Hong Kong, China - 1/1/2013