Michael H Kroll, M.D.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Benign Hematology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
1981 | Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, USA, MD, Medicine |
1977 | Harpur College, State University of New York @ Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA, BS, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
1986-1988 | Research/Clinical Fellow, Medicine, Harvard Medical School-Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA |
1985-1986 | Clinical Fellowship, Medicine, Harvard Medical School-Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA |
1984-1985 | Chief Medical Resident, Medicine, Brown University-Roger Williams General Hospital, Providence, RI |
1982-1984 | Clinical Residency, Medicine, Brown University-Roger Williams General Hospital, Providence, RI |
1981-1982 | Clinical Internship, Medicine, Brown University-Roger Williams General Hospital, Providence, RI |
Board Certifications
1989 | American Board of Internal Medicine- subspecialty of Medical Oncology |
1988 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
1984 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center CRC 2, 2008 - 2011
Co-Chair, MD Anderson Cancer Center Thrombosis Work Group, 2008 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Effectivness Committee, 2008 - Present
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Baylor College of Medicine Clinical Research Center, 1991 - 2007
Member, Medical Residency and Service Evaluation Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, 1990 - 2008
Honors & Awards
2012 | Clinical Leader of the Year MDACC, Division of Internal Medicine |
2011 | Keynote Speaker, University of Helsinki, Finland |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Dong JF, Cruz MA, Sboulffatova K, Martin C, Choi H, Bergeron AL, Martini SR, Kroll MH, Kent TA. Magnesium maintains endothelial integrity, up-regulates proteolysis of ultra-large von Willebrand factor, and reduces platelet aggregation under flow conditions. Thrombosis and Haemostasis(99):586-593, 2008.
- Resendiz JC, Kroll MH, Lassila R. Protease activated receptors-induced Akt activation - regulation and possible function. J Thromb Haemost(5):2484-93, 2007.
- Feng S, Lu X, Resendiz JC, Kroll MH. Pathological shear stress directly regulates platelet aIIbB3 signaling. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol(291):C1346-C1354, 2006.
- Feng S, Lu X, Kroll MH. Filamin A binding stabilizes GpIba trafficking and thereby enhances it's surface expression. J Biol Chem(280):6709-6715, 2005.
- Hassan A, Kroll MH. Acquired platelet disorders. Hematology:403-408, 2005.
- Feng S, Kroll MH. Shear-induced platelet activation:is lesion-specific antithrombotic therapy a realistic clinical goal?. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther(3):941-952, 2005.
- Resendiz JC, Feng S, Gi G, Kroll MH. von Willebrand factor binding to platelet glycoprotein IB-IX-V stimulates the assembly of an a-actinin based signaling complex. J Thromb Haemost(2):161-169, 2004.
- Sun L, Feng S, Lu X, Resendiz JC, Durante W, Kroll MH. Role of the Pyk2-MAP kinase-cytosolic PLA2 pathway in shear-induced platelet aggregation. Ann Biomed Eng(32):1193-1201, 2004.
- Resendiz JC, Feng S, Ji G, Francis KA, Berndt MC, Kroll MH. Purinergic P2Y receptor blockade inhibits shear-induced platelet phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation. Molecular Pharmacology(63):639-645, 2003.
- Massarweh S, Udden MM, Shahab I, Kroll MH, Sears DA, Lynch GR, Teh BS, Lu HH. HIV-related Hodgkin's disease with central nervous system involvement and association with Epstein-Barr virus. Am J Hematol(72):216-219, 2003.
- Feng S, Resendiz JC, Lu X, Kroll MH. Filamin A binding to the cytoplasmic tail of glycoprotein IBa regulates von Willebrand factor-induced platelet activation. Blood(102):2122-2129, 2003.
- Feng S, Resendiz JC, Christodoulides N, Lu X, Arboleda D, Berndt MC, Kroll MH. Pathological shear stress stimulates the tyrosine phosphorylation of a-actinin associated with the GpIb-IX complex. Biochemistry(41):1100-1108, 2002.
- Vilchez RA, Kozinetz CA, Jorgensen JL, Kroll MH, Butel JS. AIDS-related systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at a large communicty program. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses(18):237-242, 2002.
- Anstadt MP, Carwile JM, Guill CK, Conklin LD, Soltero ER, Lucci A, Kroll MH. Relapse of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with decreased von Willebrand factor cleaving enzyme activity. Am J Med Sci(323):281-284, 2002.
- Christodoulides N, Feng S, Resendiz JC, Berndt MC, Kroll MH. Glycoprotein IB/IX/V binding to the membrane skeleton maintains shear-induced platelets aggregation. Thrombosis Research(102):133-142, 2001.
- Teh BS, Lu H, Lynch GR, Banez E, Kroll MH. AIDS related kaposi's sarcoma involving bone and bone marrow. South Med J(92):60-64, 1999.
- Feng S, Christodoulides N, Kroll MH. The glycoprotein Ib complex regulates cell proliferation. Blood(93):4256-4263, 1999.
- Durante W, Kroll MH, Christodoulides N, Peyton KJ, Schafer AI. Nitric oxide induces heme oxygenase-1 gene expression and carbon monoxide production in vascular smooth muscle cells. Circ Research(80):557-564, 1997.
- Sullivan R, Kunze DL, Kroll MH. Thrombin receptors activate potassium and chloride channels. Blood(87):648-656, 1996.
- Durante W, Kroll MH, Orloff GJ, Cunningham JM, Scott-Burden TS, Vanhoutte PM, Schafer AI. Specific hemostatic proteins regulate interleukin-1b stimulated inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochemical Pharmacology(51):847-853, 1996.
- Razdan K, Kroll MH. Molecular cloning of a novel platelet protein showing homology to the angiotensin II receptor c-terminal domain. J biol Chem(271):2221-2224, 1996.
- Wagner CT, Kroll MH, Chow TW, Hellums JD, Schafer AI. Epinephrine and shear stress synergistically induce platelet aggregation via a mechanism that bypasses vWf - Gp Ib interactions. Biorheology(33):209-229, 1996.
- Kroll MH, Hellums JD, McIntire LV, Schafer AI, Moake JL. Platelets and shear stress. Blool(88):1525-1541, 1996.
- Andrews RK, Kroll MH, Ward CM, Scarborough RM, Lopez JA, Berndt MC. Binding of a novel 50-kilodalton alboaggregin from Trimeresurus albolabris and related viper venom proteins to the platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex. Effect on platelet aggregation and glycoprotein Ib-mediated platelet activation. Biochemistry(35):12629-12639, 1996.
- Kamat SG, Michelson AD, Benoit SE, Moake JL, Rajasekhar D, Hellums JD, Kroll MH, Schafer AI. Fibrinolysis inhibits shear stress induced platelet aggregation. Circulation(92):1399-1407, 1995.
- McCrary JK, Nolasco LH, Hellums JD, Kroll MH, Turner NA, Moake JL. Direct demonstration of radiolabeled von Willebrand factor binding to platelet glycoprotein Ib and IIB-IIIa in the presence of shear stress. Ann Biomed Engineering(23):787-793, 1995.
- Christodoulides N, Durante W, Kroll MH, Schafer AI. Vascular smooth muscle cell heme oxygenases generate guanylyl cyclase-stimulatory carbon monoxide. Circulation(91):2306-2309, 1995.
- Durante W, Schini VB, Kroll MH, Catovsky S, Scott-Burden T, White JG, Vanhoutte PM, Schafer AI. Platelets inhibit the induction of nitric oxide synthesis by interleukin 1-bets in vascular smooth muscle cells. Blood(83):1831-1838, 1994.
- Razdan K, Hellums JD, Kroll MH. Shear stress-induced von Willebrand factor binding to platelets causes the activation of tyrosine kinase(s). Biochemical Journal(302):681-686, 1994.
- Michelson AD, Benoit SE, Kroll MH, Li JM, Rohrer MJ, Kestin AS, Barnard MR. The activation-induced decrease in platelet surface expression of the glycoprotein Ib-IX complex is reversible. Blood(83):3562-3573, 1994.
- Durante W, Schini VB, Catovsky S, Kroll MH, Vanhoutte PM, Schafer AI. Plasmin potentiates induction of nitric oxide synthesis by interleukin-1 beta in vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol 264(2 Pt 2):H617-24, 1993. PMID: 8447474.
- Kroll MH, Hellums JD, Guo Z, Durante W, Razdan K, Hrbolich JK, Schafer AI. Protein kinase C is activated in platelets subjected to pathological shear stress. J Biol Chem 268(5):3520-4, 1993. PMID: 8429027.
- Durante W, Schafer AI, Hrbolich JK, Claure RA, Mendelsohn ME, Kroll MH. Endothelium-derived relaxing factor inhibits shear stress-induced platelet aggregation. Platelets(4):135-140, 1993.
- Guo Z, Weinstein MJ, Phillips MD, Kroll MH. Mr 6,400 aurin tricarboxylic acid directly activates platelets. Thrombosis Research(71):77-88, 1993.
- Kroll MH, Mendelsohn ME, Miller JL, Ballen KK, Hrbolich JK, Schafer AI. Monoclonal antibody AG-1 initiates platelet activation by a pathway dependent on glycoprotein IIb-IIIa and extracellular calcium. Biochim Biophys Acta 1137(3):248-56, 1992. PMID: 1332779.
- Durante W, Kroll MH, Vanhoutte PM, Schafer AI. Endothelium-derived relaxing factor inhibits thrombin-induced platelet aggregation by inhibiting platelet phospholipase C. Blood 79(1):110-6, 1992. PMID: 1309423.
- Kroll MH, Harris TS, Moake JL, Handin RI, Schafer AI. von Willebrand factor binding to platelet GpIb initiates signals for platelet activation. J Clin Invest 88(5):1568-73, 1991. PMID: 1939645.
- Luzzatto G, Kroll MH, Zavoico GB, Schafer AI. Regulation of the phosphoinositide cycle by Na+/H+ exchange and intracellular pH in human platelets. Biochim Biophys Acta 1084(1):78-86, 1991. PMID: 1647205.
- Hechtman DL, Kroll MH, Gimbrone MA Jr, Schafer AI. Vascular smooth muscle synthesis of prostacyclin from platelet-derived arachidonic acid and prostaglandin endoperoxides. Am J Physiol 260:H1544-H1551, 1991.
- Folts JD, Schwartz B, Kroll MH Schafer AI. Streptokinase inhibits platelet thrombus formation in stenosed dog coronary arteries: possible mechanisms. Platelets(1084):78-86, 1991.
- Kroll MH, Claure RE, Miller JL. The monoclonal antibody AG-1, a potent stimulator of human platelets, interacts with a low molecular weight GTP-binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 171(3):1252-7, 1990. PMID: 2121139.
- Kroll MH, Schafer AI. Biochemical mechanisms of platelet activation. Blood 74(4):1181-95, 1989. PMID: 2669994.
- Kroll MH, Zavoico GB, Schafer AI. Second messenger function of phosphatidic acid in platelet activation. J Cell Physiol 139(3):558-64, 1989. PMID: 2738101.
- Takayama H, Kroll MH, Gimbrone MA, Schafer AI. Turnover of eicosanoid precursor fatty acids among phospholipid classes and subclasses of cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Biochem J 258(2):427-34, 1989. PMID: 2495792.
- Kroll MH, Zavoico GB, Schafer AI. Control of platelet protein kinase C activation by cyclic AMP. Biochim Biophys Acta 970(1):61-7, 1988. PMID: 2835990.
Other Articles
- Kroll MH, Shandera W AIDS associated Kaposi's Sarcoma. Hospital Practice(33):85-102, 1998.
- Shipp M, Kroll MH Acute leukemias. Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 10, American College of Physicians, 1995.
- Kroll MH Bleeding. Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 10, American College of Physicians, 1995.
- McCarthy PL, Kroll MH Hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications of bone marrow transplantation. Quarterly Newsletter of the American Red Cross 3, 1994.
- Rappaport P, Kroll MH, Zarrow L, Colton T Chemical manipulation of microbes relative to natural desulfurization of coal and water microbiology. Publication No. SM176-08019, National Science Foundation, Student Originated Studies, 1976.
Abstracts
- Feng S, Lu X, Resendiz JC, Kroll MH. Pathological shear stress directly regulates platelet aIIbB3 signaling. Blood(106):3570A, 2005.
- Feng S, Lu X, Kroll MH. Filamin binding to glycoprotein Iba signals talin-directed aIIbB3 activation. Blood(106):383A, 2005.
- Martin K, Feng S, Kroll MH Kenny D. The cytoplasmic tail of GPIbB modulates signaling induced by GPIb/V/WF interactions under high shear conditions. Blood(104):1563A, 2004.
- Feng S, Lu X, Kroll MH. Filamin A binding stabilizes nascent glycoprotein Iba trafficking and thereby enhances its surface expression. Blood(104):3656A, 2004.
- Feng S, Lu X, Kroll MH. A contractile cytoskeletal tether modulates signaling between glycoprotein Iba and aIIbB3. Blood(104):1554A, 2004.
- Resendiz JC, Lassila R, Kroll MH. Tyrosine kinases regulate the activation of phosphatidylionositol 3-kinase in platelets stimulated by the PAR1-activating peptide. Accepted for presentation in the International Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis Meeting, 2003.
- Resendiz JC, Lassila R, Kroll MH. Distinct mechanisms of protease-activated receptor (PAR) 1 and Par 4-induced phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation. Blood(102):2870A, 2003.
- Feng S, Lu X, Kroll MH. The cytoplasmic domain of GpIba couples von Willebrand factor-dependent cell contact with rolling and stable adhesion. Blood(102):2886A, 2003.
- Henry D, Cooley T, Volberding P, Martin F, Tonda M, Kroll MH. Final results of a phase III randomized trial of doxil vs daunoXome in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. Proceed ASCO(21):1640A, 2002.
- Feng A, Lu X, Kroll MH. A peptide from the filamin A binding domain of platelet glycoprotein Iba inhibits ristocetin-and shear-induced platelet aggregation. Blood(100):1842A, 2002.
- Feng S, Lu X, Kroll MH. Pathological shear stress stimulates aIIbB3-dependent tyrosine kinase signaling. Blood(100):1841A, 2002.
- Kroll MH, Resendiz JC, Feng S, Ji G. von Willebrand factor binding to platelet glycoprotein Ib-IX-V stimulates the assembly on an a-actinin based signaling complex. Blood(100):1843A, 2002.
- Kroll MH, Resendiz JC, Feng S, Ji G. Purinergic P2Y12 receptor blockade inhibits shear-induced platelet aggregation by inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Blood(100):959A, 2002.
- Resendiz JC, Feng S, Kroll MH. Tyrosine kinases regulate the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in platelet stimulated by pathological shear stress. Thrombosis and Haemostasis Suppl:1860A, 2001.
- Feng S, Resendiz JC, Lu X, Ji G, Berndt MC, Kroll MH. Cytoplasmic domains of platelet glycoprotein Iba regulate filamin 1 a binding. Blood(986):1007A, 2001.
- Resendiz JC, Feng S, Ji G, Lu X, Kroll MH. Activation of SLP-76 by shear-induced von Willebrand factor binding to platelet aIIbB3. Blood(98):99A, 2001.
- Feng S, Resendiz JC, Lu X, Ji G, Kroll MH. Pathological Shear Stress Stimulates aIIbB3-Dependent signaling. Blood(98):102A, 2001.
- Vilchez R, Kozinetz C, Kroll MH, Butel JS. The incidence and recent trends of four AIDS-related malignancies in a large urban center. Clin Infect Dis(31):277A, 2000.
- Feng S, Resendiz JC, Christodoulides N, Arboleda D, Berndt MC, Kroll MH. Pathological Shear Stress Induces a-Actinin Phosphorylation and its association with platelet glycoprotein Ib/IX. Blood(96):246A, 2000.
- Resendiz JC, Feng S, Christodoulides N, Arboleda D, Berndt MC, Kroll MH. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase is activated and associated with Glycoprotein Ib/IX in platelets exposed to pathological shear stress. Blood(96):243A, 2000.
Book Chapters
- Kroll, MH. Platelets in pulmonary vascular biology and pathology. In: Textbook of pulmonary vascular diseases. Hales, Rich, Archer and West Eds. Springer, 2010.
- Wright JA, Kroll MH. Polycythemia vera. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2009. Eleseiver, 2009.
- Kroll MH, Hassan AA. Acquired platelet function disorders. In: Platelets in cardiovascular and haematologic disorders: A clinical handbook. Cambridge Press: London, 2008.
- Jac J, Kroll MH. Antithrombotic therapy. In: Manual of Intensive Care Medicine. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2006.
- Kroll MH, Jac J. Acquired bleeding disorders. In: Manual of Intensive Care Medicine. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2006.
- Kroll MH, Feng S. Determinants of glycoprotein Ib-mediated hemostasis versus thrombosis. In: Microvascular Research: Biology and Pathology. Elsevier: Burlington, 2005.
- Kroll MH, Resendiz JC. Mechanisms of platelet activation. In: Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. 3rd. Williams and Wilkins: Baltimore, 2002.
- Baker KA, Kroll MH. Hematology and Oncology Drugs. In: Pocket Guide to Commonly Prescribed Drugs. 3rd. Appleton and Lange: Stamford, 1999.
- Sullivan FR, Kroll MH. Mechanisms of platelet activation. In: Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. 2nd. Williams and Wilkins: Baltimore, 1998.
- McCarthy PL, Kroll MH. Hemostatic complications of blood and bone marrow transplantation. In: Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. 2nd. Williams and Wilkins: Baltimore, 1998.
- Kroll MH, Schafer AI. Analyses of receptor-ligand interactions. In: Immunopharmacology of Platelets. Academic Press: London, 1995.
- McCarthy PL, Kroll MH. Hemostatic complications of bone marrow transplantation. In: Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. Blackwell Scientific Publications: Cambridge, 1994.
- Kroll MH. Mechanisms of platelet activation. In: Thrombosis and Hemorrhage. Blackwell Scientific Publications: Cambridge, 1994.
- Scjafer AI, Kroll MH. Non-atheromatous arterial disease. In: Annual Review of Medicine. 44, 155-170, 1993.
- Kroll MH, Smith CW, Loscalzo J. In: Vascular Disorders, 49-52, 1991.
- Arani M, Kroll MH. Platelet toxicology. In: Toxicology of the blood and bone marrow. Taylor and Francis: Boca Raton.
Books (edited and written)
- Kroll MH. Manual of Coagulation Disorders. Blackwell Scientific Pulications: Malden, 241, 2001.
Letters to the Editor
- Franceschi R, Christodoulides N, Kroll MH, Genta RM. Helicobacter pylori and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Ann Intern Med: 766-767, 2004.
- Vilchez RA, Jorgensen JL, Kroll MH. Systemic non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Blood: 4250-4251, 2002.
- Kroll MH. Hemophiliacs and AIDS. New Yorker: 6, 1997.
- Rumbaut RR, Kroll MH. Acquired platelet storage pool deficiency due to severe valvular disease corrected by prosthetic valve replacement. Am J Hematol: 272-274, 1994.
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