Faculty Profile: Ernest F. Krug, III, M.Div., M.D., FAAP

Ernest F. Krug, III, M.Div., M.D., FAAP, Professor of Biomedical Science at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Dr. Krug joined the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2010. He is professor of Biomedical Sciences and Pediatrics and course director for the longitudinal course in Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics at the OUWB School of Medicine. Dr. Krug received his B.A. from Harvard College, the M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and M.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed pediatric training in Boston at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and completed a fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas while on active duty in the U.S. Army. He retired in 2012 from clinical practice in developmental-behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Krug has been involved in clinical ethics for over 25 years. He retired from his position as Corporate Director of Clinical Bioethics in the Beaumont Health System in 2012. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister and member of the Presbytery of Detroit, serving as Parish Associate at the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Michigan.