
Dejan Nikolic, MD, PhD
Pathology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-65
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- Serbian
- English
Gender
MaleAffiliations
- Cooper University Hospital
About Dejan Nikolic
Professional Statement
My goal is always to provide the best patient care.
Title
Pathologist
Section Director, Microbiology and Immunology
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles
Associate Professor of Pathology
Awards and Honors
First author of a peer-reviewed published study that was in top 10 articles read most by Pathologists in the United States in 2019
Winning poster in Pathology Resident and Fellow category, Educational Symposium, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Award for Immunology research program at Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Hospital, New York, NY
Award for Excellence in Scientific Presentation, Pathology Resident and Fellow category, 17th Annual Bruce R. Smoller Symposium, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Predoctoral Fellowship Grant Award from the American Heart Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate, #0315047B. Title: The role of integrin signaling pathways in SR-A-mediated macrophage adhesion.
First Award for Poster Presentation, Research Day, Predoctoral category, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Travel Award, American Society for Microbiology (ASM), ASM Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Nikolic, D. (2021). Spirochete Infections: Treponemal Diseases, Leptospira, Borrelia and agents of intestinal spirochetosis. In McPherson RA, Pincus MR, et al, editors: Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods 24th ed., Elsevier chapter 61, 2021:1229-1245."
Nikolic, D. (2021) Chlamydial and Mycoplasmal Infections. In McPherson RA, Pincus MR, et al, editors: Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods 24th ed., Elsevier chapter 62, 2021:1246-1253." Nikolic, D., Kohn, D., Yen-Lieberman, B., & Procop, G. W. (2019). Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus by Traditional and Multiplex Molecular Methods. American journal of clinical pathology, 151(1), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqy111" Procop, G. W., Nikolic, D., Asamoto, K., Wyllie, R., Tuttle, R., & Richter, S. S. (2018). Reply to Beal et al., 'The 3-Day Rule for Stool Tests May Not Apply When Using PCR Panels'. Journal of clinical microbiology, 56(4), e02029-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02029-17" Nikolic, D., Richter, S. S., Asamoto, K., Wyllie, R., Tuttle, R., & Procop, G. W. (2017). Implementation of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Stool Cultures and Parasitological Studies in Hospitalized Patients. Journal of clinical microbiology, 55(12), 3350-3354. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01052-17" Barry, C., Kaufman, S., Feinstein, D., Kim, N., Gandhi, S., Nikolic, D., Edmonston, T. B., & Bierl, C. (2020). Optimization of the Order Menu in the Electronic Health Record Facilitates Test Patterns Consistent With Recommendations in the Choosing Wisely Initiative. American journal of clinical pathology, 153(1), 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqz134" Post, S. R., Post, G. R., Nikolic, D., Owens, R., & Insuasti-Beltran, G. (2018). Development of an unbiased, semi-automated approach for classifying plasma cell immunophenotype following multicolor flow cytometry of bone marrow aspirates. Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry, 94(5), 602-610. https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.21635Departments
Pathology
Practice Group :
Cooper University Physicians
Clinical Interests
Microbiology and immunology; clinical pathology test implementation and utilization; medical student and pathology resident educationEducation and Training
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Microbiology, 2017
- Residency: University of Arkansas Medical Center, Anat/Clin Pathology, 2016
- Doctoral Program: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Pharmacology, 2006
- Internship: The Clinical Center of Vojvodina, 1998
- Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, University in Novi Sad, 1997
Board Certifications
- Medical Microbiology: American Board of Pathology, 2017
- Clinical Pathology: American Board of Pathology, 2016
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO
- Aetna Dental Health
- Aetna First Health (Coventry)
- Aetna HMO/PPO/POS
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna Quality Health
- Aetna Whole Health
- Aetna Workers Comp
- AmeriHealth Comp Services (Workers Comp)
- AmeriHealth HMO/PPO/POS
- AmeriHealth Medicare
- AmeriHealth Value Network
- Braven Health Medicare
- Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health
- Cigna HMO/PPO/POS
- Cigna Medicare
- Cigna One Health
- Clover Health Medicare PPO
- Consumer Health Network Workers Comp
- Fidelis Care Medicaid HMO
- First MCO Group Health
- First MCO Workers Comp
- Galaxy Health Network Group Health
- Galaxy Health Network Workers Comp
- Guardian
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey HMO/PPO
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plans
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid HMO
- Horizon NJ Health NJ Family Kidcare
- Humana Medicare Advantage Medicare HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Medicare PPO
- Humana Military Prime
- Humana Military Standard
- Humana Military TriCare
- Independence Blue Cross Comp Services (Workers Comp)
- Independence Blue Cross IBC PPO
- Independence Blue Cross Keystone Healthplan East
- Independence Blue Cross Medicare
- Independence Blue Cross Personal Choice
- Jefferson Health Plans Medicare HMO
- Jefferson Health Plans Medicare PPO
- Liberty Mutual Auto
- Liberty Mutual Workers Comp
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare PPO I-SNP
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- MagnaCare Auto
- MagnaCare Group Health
- MagnaCare Workers Comp
- Medicaid (NJ)
- Medicare
- MultiPlan PHCS
- NJ Manufacturers Auto
- NJ Manufacturers Workers Comp
- Prime Health Services Auto/Workers Comp
- Prime Health Services Group Health
- QualCare Emblem Health
- QualCare HMO/PPO
- QualCare Workers Comp
- Railroad Medicare
- Three Rivers Contigo
- Three Rivers Devon
- United Behavioral Health Group Health
- United Behavioral Health Medicaid
- United Behavioral Health Medicare
- United Behavioral Health Optum
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan NJ Family Kidcare
- United Healthcare Dental
- United Healthcare Dual Complete D-SNP
- United Healthcare Group Health
- United Healthcare Medicaid
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- US Family Health Plan
- VA Community Care Network
- WellCare Medicare
- Wellpoint Medicaid HMO
- Wellpoint Medicare