Frederick Kraus, M.D.

At the time of this interview, Frederick Kraus (my father) was a retired pathologist. A mentor to countless younger physicians, he spent many years teaching in the pathology department at Washington University and directing the laboratory and the pathology residency program at the School of Medicine. 

When I asked my father if he might participate in the Moments of Truth Project, he was generous to say yes, and to spend an afternoon talking through issues many people avoid, such as using animals in research, and the conditions animals used for food endure. The two of us share a tenacity to ask questions, and my father's willingness to learn and change, if persuaded, has been a model that fuels this project's quest. We sat down together outside his home in St. Louis, Missouri, in late spring.

The Interview