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Kristina Gvozdjan, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology

Department of Pathology

Contact

Office Phone:

312-413-9009

About

Clinical Focus:

  • Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
  • Blood Banking / Transfusion Medicine

Research and Educational Focus:

  • Evaluation of alloreactivity in transplantation
  • Laboratory support in ABO-incompatible renal transplantation
  • Curriculum design in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Education

M.D. – Ross University School of Medicine

Post-Graduate Training:

Residency:
Clinical Pathology – University of Illinois at Chicago
Anatomic Pathology – Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Fellowship
Transfusion Medicine – University of Illinois at Chicago

Licensures and Certifications

Clinical Pathology

Anatomic Pathology

Blood Banking / Transfusion Medicine

Selected Presentations

Gvozdjan K. Discrepant A1 Phenotyping and ABO Genotyping Result Investigation. ASHI Quarterly. 2022; 46(3): 54-55.

Gvozdjan K, Du Z. Should Antibody-Mediated Rejection by Molecular Microscope be Treated or Not: A Case Study. Human Immunology. 2022, Nov;83:49.

Gvozdjan K, Patel J, Du Z. How Effective is High Concentration Dithiothreitol Serum Treatment in Uncovering Prozone? Human Immunology. 2021, Sep;82:151.

Gvozdjan K, Patel J, Du Z. Chronic Antibody-Medicated Rejection in a Liver Allograft Recipient. Human Immunology. 2021, Sep;82:49.

Upadhyay K, LeVoy R, Rodheim D, Gvozdjan K. Quantity of Cellular Blood Components Transfused Is Not Associated with HLA Alloimmunization Status in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients in the Era of Universal Blood Component Leukoreduction. Transfusion. 2021, Sep;61(S3):142A-143A.

Gvozdjan K, Arocena DI, Alsalamin F, Du Z. Should Follow-up Panel Reactive Antibody Testing be Performed in Highly Alloimmunized Hematology / Oncology Patients with Immune-Mediated Platelet Refractoriness? Human Immunology. 2020, Nov:81:53-54.

Gvozdjan K, Casey H, Mowery C, Kumer L, Fisher C, Tyler J, Bayerl MG, Malysz J, Naik S, Rybka W, Ehmann C, Claxton D, Mineishi S, Baker M, Hong Z, Shike H. Unexpected Short Tandem Repeat Patterns in Post-Transplant Chimerism Testing: Investigation of Three Cases with Help from Forensic Science. Lab Med. 2020;51(6):635-641. [PMID: 32383456]

Torres-Salas YM, Bustos-Salinas LO, Kong L, Wang X, Gvozdjan K. Infectious Disease Rates in Donated Blood from Volunteer and Family / Replacement Donors at a Hospital-Based Blood Bank in Southern Perú. Transfusion. 2019, Sep;59(S3):79A.