Zeljko Dvanajscak, MD, MS renal pathologist at arkana laboratories

Zeljko Dvanajscak, MD, MS Nephropathologist

About

Dr. Zeljko Dvanajscak joined our staff following the completion of his fellowship training in renal pathology at Arkana Laboratories.  He received his MD and Master of Science degrees from the University of Colorado Denver. He completed his pathology residency at the University of California San Diego, where he received the Department of Pathology Saltzstein Award for excellence in patient-oriented service and served as chief resident from 2017 to 2018. At Arkana, Dr. Dvanajscak serves as the digital pathology coordinator and is involved in research studies of tubulointerstitial diseases. In his free time, Dr. Dvanajscak enjoys traveling, motorcycles, sports, and spending time with family and friends.

In 2018, Dr. Zeljko Dvanajscak became board certified in Anatomic Pathology. He is a member of the Renal Pathology Society, the Digital Pathology Association, the American Society of Nephrology, and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology.

Education & Stats

Our fellowship-trained pathologists have decades of experience interpreting biopsies.

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Joined the Arkana Team 2019
Master of Science University of Colorado Denver
Doctor of Medicine University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Pathology Residency University of California San Diego
Board Certification American Board of Pathology
Renal Pathology Fellowship Arkana Laboratories

Publications by Zeljko Dvanajscak, M.D., M.S.

Nell1 Is A Target Antigen In Malignancy-Associated Membranous Nephropathy Nell1 Is A Target Antigen In Malignancy-Associated…

By Caza TN, Hassen SI, Dvanajscak Z, Kuperman M, Edmondson R, Herzog C, Storey A, Arthur J, Cossey LN, Sharma SG, Kenan DJ, Larsen CP

April 2021

Patients with membranous nephropathy have an increased risk of malignancy compared to the general population, but the…

Patients with membranous nephropathy have an increased risk of malignancy compared to the general population, but the target antigen for malignancy-associated membranous nephropathy is unknown.

NELL1 is A Target Antigen in
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A Diagnostician’s Field Guide To Crystalline Nephropathies A Diagnostician’s Field Guide To Crystalline…

By Cossey LN, Dvanajscak Z, Larsen CP

May 2020

The kidney's role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration…

The kidney's role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration at the glomerular basement membrane and resorption and excretion of molecules through a complex tubular system embedded within an…

crystalline nephropathies
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A Practical Approach To The Pathology Of Renal Intratubular Casts A Practical Approach To The Pathology Of Renal…

By Larsen CP, Cossey LN, Dvanajscak Z

May 2020

The identification and proper characterization of pathologic renal intratubular casts can be an arduous task,…

The identification and proper characterization of pathologic renal intratubular casts can be an arduous task, especially since they often admixed with non-pathologic casts, obfuscating debris and inflammation.

Morphologic spectrum of hyaline and uromodulin casts
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Anti-Brush Border Antibody Disease (Anti-LRP2 Nephropathy) Associated With Lupus… Anti-Brush Border Antibody Disease (Anti-LRP2…

By Dvanajscak Z, Murphy JD, Larsen CP, Padala SA

July 2020

Anti–brush border antibody disease (ABBAD) is a rare autoimmune disease associated with acute kidney injury and…

Anti–brush border antibody disease (ABBAD) is a rare autoimmune disease associated with acute kidney injury and tubulointerstitial damage.

Anti–brush border antibody disease and lupus nephritis
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Resistant Starch Slows The Progression Of Ckd In The 5/6 Nephrectomy Mouse Model Resistant Starch Slows The Progression Of Ckd In…

By Karaduta O, Glazko G, Dvanajscak Z, Arthur J, Mackintosh S, Orr L, Rahmatallah Y, Yeruva L, Tackett A, Zybailov B

October 2020

Resistant Starch (RS) improves CKD outcomes. In this report, we study how RS modulates host-microbiome interactions in…

Resistant Starch (RS) improves CKD outcomes. In this report, we study how RS modulates host-microbiome interactions in CKD by measuring changes in the abundance of proteins and bacteria in the gut.

Histopathological analysis demonstrates reduced kidney damage in CKD mice supplemented with resistant starch.
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