Dvanajscak Zeljko

Zeljko Dvanajscak, MD, MS

Director of Nephropathology and Digital Pathology
  • Laboratory Medicine & Pathology

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My locations

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HCMC

730 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415

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About Zeljko Dvanajscak, MD, MS

At a glance

Languages: English

Age groups treated: Adult



Commitment to patient-centered care

"I am passionate about providing accurate and timely diagnoses of medical renal biopsies. I am also passionate about utilizing state-of-the-art digital pathology techniques in the evaluation of kidney tissue."

Clinical expertise

Dr. Dvanajscak is board-certified in anatomic pathology and is subspecialty trained in nephropathology.

Credentials

Training & education

Medical school
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

Residency
Anatomic Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

Fellowship
Nephropathology, Arkana Laboratories, Little Rock, AR, USA

Awards and honors

Chief Resident

My experiences & interests

Publications
  • Caza TN, Hassen SI, Kuperman M, Sharma SG, Dvanajscak Z, Arthur J, Edmondson R, Storey A, Herzog C, Kenan DJ, Larsen CP. Neural cell adhesion molecule 1 is a novel autoantigen in membranous lupus nephritis. Kidney Int. 2021 Jul;100(1):171-181. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.09.016. Epub 2020 Oct 9. PMID: 33045259; PMCID: PMC8032825.
  • Dvanajscak Z, Murphy JD, Larsen CP, Padala SA. Anti-Brush Border Antibody Disease (Anti-LRP2 Nephropathy) Associated With Lupus Nephritis. Kidney Int Rep. 2020 Jul 3;5(9):1590-1594. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.06.025. PMID: 32954086; PMCID: PMC7486196.
  • Nicholas Cossey L, Dvanajscak Z, Larsen CP. A diagnostician's field guide to crystalline nephropathies. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2020 May;37(3):135-142. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.02.002. Epub 2020 Feb 21. PMID: 32178905.
  • Dvanajscak Z, Cossey LN, Larsen CP. A practical approach to the pathology of renal intratubular casts. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2020 May;37(3):127-134. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.02.001. Epub 2020 Feb 14. PMID: 32147230.
  • Dvanajscak Z, Walker PD, Cossey LN, Messias NC, Boils CL, Kuperman MB, Larsen CP. Hemolysis-associated hemoglobin cast nephropathy results from a range of clinicopathologic disorders. Kidney Int. 2019 Dec;96(6):1400-1407. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.08.026. Epub 2019 Sep 16. PMID: 31668630.
Professional affiliations
  • Renal Pathology Society
  • College of American Pathologists
  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Personal
"In my free time I enjoy traveling, motorcycles, and drone videography."