GinaA(Pesek)DrobenaMD

Pathology • Little Rock, AR

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Transplantation Immunology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Assistant Professor, Pathology, University of Arkansas COM

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Office
Arkansas Children's Hospital, UAMS Medical Center
4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone+1 501-686-8000
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Education & Training

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2007 - 2008
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2004 - 2007
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 2008 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2013 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2009 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2014 - 2021
MO State Medical License 2012 - 2021
MI State Medical License 2015 - 2020
GA State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Clinical
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Plasma failing visual inspection.
Autumn Allison, Marissa Delapaz, Claire Meena-Leist, Gina Drobena> ;Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 2017 May 9
1 citations
Flow Cytometric Panel-Reactive Antibody Results and the Ability to Find Transfusion-Compatible Platelets after Antibody-Desensitization for Allogeneic Bone Marrow Tran...
Eric R Rosenbaum, Soumya Pandey, Terry Harville, Gina Drobena, Michele Cottler-Fox> ;Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2016 Dec 1
2 citations
TRANSFUSION MEDICINE ILLUSTRATED. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a cautionary tale.
Soumya Pandey, Gina Drobena, Michele Cottler-Fox> ;Transfusion. 2015 Dec 1
3 citations
Hemoglobin Variants Acquired Post-Exchange Transfusion in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Patients
Soumya Pandey, Michele Cottler-Fox, Gina Drobena> ;Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2015 Nov 1
8 citations
Association of Hematocrit and Red Blood Cell Transfusion with Outcomes in Infants Undergoing Norwood Operation.
Punkaj Gupta, Caitlin King, Lisle Benjamin, Timothy Goodhart, Michael J. Robertson, Jeffrey M. Gossett, Gina Pesek, Rahul Dasgupta> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2015 Mar 15
8 citations
Hematopoietic stem cell mobilization: a clinical protocol.
Gina Pesek, Michele Cottler-Fox> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2012 Jan 1
2 citations
Strict vs lenient criteria for elution testing: comparison of yields between two tertiary care medical centers.
Muthu Veeraputhiran, Gina Pesek, Douglas P. Blackall> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2011 Sep 1
Visual inspection: an important step in transfusion safety
Gina Pesek, Lynn Porter, Jessica Young, Michele Fox> ;Transfusion. 2010 Apr 1
A comparison of washed and volume-reduced platelets with respect to platelet activation, aggregation, and plasma protein removal.
Veeraputhiran, M., Ware, J., Dent, J., Bornhorst, J., Post, G., Cottler-Fox, M., Pesek, G., Theus, J., Nakagawa, M.> ;Transfusion. 2011 May
Viability and engraftment of hematopoietic progenitor cells after long-term cryopreservation: effect of diagnosis and percentage dimethyl sulfoxide concentration.
Veeraputhiran, M., Theus, J. W., Pesek, G., Barlogie, B., Cottler-Fox, M.> ;Cytotherapy. 2010 Oct
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Hospital Affiliations

Arkansas Children's HospitalLittle Rock, Arkansas
UAMS Medical CenterLittle Rock, Arkansas