About
Biography
I am a pathologist in the Division of Allergy and Immunology. One of my goals is to help patients understand what pathologists do. I tell my patients I am the detective who puts together all the pieces of the puzzle and diagnoses their disease.
My interests focus on pediatric pathology, especially related to asthma, eosinophils, lung inflammation and diseases that affect blood cells. I’ve always been curious about the mechanisms of disease, and I love looking into a microscope and asking, “What happened?”
My research concentrates on eosinophilic diseases, specifically why some patients get them and others don’t. Eosinophils can be present in some tissues with no ill effects, while at other times or in other tissues they cause serious damage. I want to learn the mechanisms that cause this damage.
I’m proud to have received several awards during my career, including the Woman Physician in Allergy Junior Faculty Development Award (special recognition); the ARTrust™ and Donald Y. M. Leung, MD, PhD Lectureship; the Pathology Department of the University of Cincinnati Disciplined Developer Award; and the Resident of the Year Award.
MD: School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1995
Residency: Clinical and Anatomic Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Interests
Pathology
Services and Specialties
Interests
Asthma; eosinophils; lung inflammation
Research Areas
Publications
IRF1 is a master regulator of type 1 eosinophils. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2026; 157(5):1031-1033.
Activation and Cell Death of Mouse Eosinophils in Response to Different Microenvironmental Stimuli. Cells. 2026; 15(6).
Utility of quantifying mast cells in gastrointestinal biopsies in patients with suspected mast cell activation disorder. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2026; 136(3):315-321.
Characterization of the clonal hierarchy and immunophenotype of PTPN11 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia. JCI Insight. 2026; 11(4).
Maternal-Fetal Transmission of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2026; 73(2):e32174.
Midline 1 associated with Fas signaling enhances murine antigen-induced arthritis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2025; 13:1451093.
The role of eosinophils and their activation state in hypereosinophilia-associated heart disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 2025; 16:1635483.
Editorial: Update on eosinophil-associated diseases. Frontiers in Allergy. 2025; 6:1740057.
Biologic therapy in rare eosinophil-associated disorders: remaining questions and translational research opportunities. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2024; 116(2):307-320.
Standardized Quantification of Mast Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract in Adults. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2024; 12(2):472-481.
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