Dr. Kristin Chrouser is an Associate Professor in Urology at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests involve stone disease and reconstruction of the urethra after damage by stricture disease or vesicovaginal fistulae (VVF). Her research interests include maximizing intraoperative surgical quality and patient safety, optimization of surgeon performance, intraoperative teamwork, and vesico-vaginal fistula prevention. She is also dedicated to improving access to surgical care in low income countries through surgeon training. She is a graduate of Princeton University (BA), Mayo Medical School (MD) and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH) and did her urology residency at the Mayo Clinic.