Tennessee Valley Pain Welcomes Dr. Thomas Kraus

We are pleased to announce Dr. Thomas J. Kraus’ return to Tennessee Valley Pain Consultants and our medical community. Dr. Kraus is double board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of common spinal, nerve and musculoskeletal disorders including pre-and post-surgical pain, discogenic, radicular pain and shingles.With more than 20 years experience, Dr. Kraus provides the latest in interventional spine procedures including epidural steroid injections for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, caudal epidural injections, facet and sacroiliac joint injections, medical branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation and spinal cord stimulator implantation.Dr. Kraus rejoins our practice where he previously served as Medical Director and as Vice Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at Huntsville Hospital Center for Pain Management from 1994-2001. He then moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he practiced at Brookwood Medical Center in the Pain Management division of the Department of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Kraus received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Ohio University in 1987 and went on to complete a degree in Bio-Medical Engineering at Purdue University. He then completed his Anesthesiology Residency and Pain Management Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation where he served as Chief Pain Fellow prior to moving to Huntsville in 1994. Most recently, Dr. Kraus completed a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame.

View Dr. Kraus’ Bio here