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
Midline 1 associated with Fas signaling enhances murine antigen-induced arthritis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2025; 13:1451093.
Biologic therapy in rare eosinophil-associated disorders: remaining questions and translational research opportunities. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2024; 116:307-320.
Standardized Quantification of Mast Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract in Adults. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2024; 12:472-481.
Breakthroughs in understanding and treating eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases presented at the CEGIR/TIGERs Symposium at the 2022 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Meeting. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 152:1382-1393.
Detection of Eosinophils in Tissue Sections by Immunohistochemistry. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2022; 2506:199-209.
Targeting Eosinophils in Mouse Models of Asthma. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2022; 2506:211-222.
Desmoplakin and periplakin genetically and functionally contribute to eosinophilic esophagitis. Nature Communications. 2021; 12:6795.
Developing a standardized approach for assessing mast cells and eosinophils on tissue biopsies: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Allergic Skin Diseases Committee. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 148:964-983.
Sudden cardiac death in adult with prior history of Kawasaki disease without coronary artery involvement: A case report. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. 2021; 62:101379.
Eosinophilic esophagitis with extremely high esophageal eosinophil counts. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 147:409-412.e5.
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