Kristina Gvozdjan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
Department of Pathology
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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.