[2] She is slated to become Distinguished Professor of Health Systems and Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis in January 2025.

[2] Prior to her roles in academia, Kruk served as the Policy Advisor for Health for the UN Millennium Project and was an Associate and later Engagement Manager for McKinsey and Company.

[16] Building on this research, she, along with Todd Lewis and colleagues, developed a survey to assess health system performance from the viewpoint of the population applicable to countries at all income levels.

This drew from lessons from the Ebola epidemic, emphasizing the importance of effective response, maintenance of core functions, and post-crisis reorganization.

[18] Additionally, alongside Lynn P. Freedman, she proposed a framework for evaluating health system performance in developing countries, reviewing indicators across effectiveness, equity, and efficiency to assist policymakers in assessing the impact of various policies and expenditures.

Analyzing basic maternal care quality in health facilities across five sub-Saharan African countries, she revealed lower scores in primary care facilities, which handle a significant portion of deliveries, and a consistent association between low delivery volume and poorer quality.

[21] Along with Sanam Roder-DeWan, she proposed service delivery redesign that would shift all deliveries to higher level health facilities for all women over time in low-income countries as a way to reduce persisting high rates of newborn mortality.

[22] In a survey conducted with colleagues in Tanzania, she demonstrated that 19-28% of women in Tanzanian health facilities experienced disrespectful or abusive treatment during childbirth, underscoring the urgency of solutions to ensure dignity and reduce maternal mortality.