Dr. Martin Kragness was an emergency medicine physician at Vallejo Medical Center, where he also served as Associate Medical Director of the Emergency Department and Vice-Chief of Medicine and led special projects for the hospital.

He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his medical degree at Rush Medical College in Chicago. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA and served on the medical staff of the Lowell General Hospital (MA) before moving to California in 2006.

He brought with him a love of the outdoors and an avid interest in mountain biking, skiing, and camping. He was also a skilled cabinet maker and amateur builder. His computer skills and aesthetic eye were well known. His intellectual curiosity led him ever deeper into medicine but also into a broad array of liberal arts. For example, he readily engaged in conversation about history, architecture, and current events,

His commitment to medicine was grounded in a desire to empower people with knowledge and responsibility to care for themselves and mitigate effects of chronic illness. With a gift for thinking forward and holistically, he contributed importantly to the direction of his medical center.

Dr. Kragness leaves us at the height of his career, having touched many lives, challenged his associates with wit and kindness, and shared his love with family and close friends. He is survived by his mother Miriam Kragness and sister Emily Kragness of New York, NY, his father Lennard Kragness and brother Nic Kragness of Minneapolis MN, his sister Jessica Atkins of Austin TX and her husband Hays and children Summer and Jackson. He also leaves many close friends and their families for whom he has been a brother, uncle, and partner as well as friend.