The Department of Pathology

Darinka Mileusnic, MD, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Clinical Focus

Forensic Pathology

Education

Medical School
University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia, September 1981-November 1986

Postgraduate School
Clinical Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia, September 1988-September 1990
Neuroscience Graduate Program, Loyola University Graduate School, Maywood, Illinois  August 1992-August 1999

Internship
Department of Internal Medicine Clinical Center, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia, January 1986–March 1987
Institute for Mother and Child, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, March 1987–January 1988

Residency
Anatomic Pathology/Neuropathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, June 1995–July 1998

Fellowship
Forensic Pathology, Office of the Medical Examiner, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, August 1998–August 1999

Certifications

American Board of Pathology Certification in Anatomic Pathology, October 2000
American Board of Pathology Certification in Forensic Pathology, September 2001

Professional Affiliations

American College of Physician Executives
American Academy of Forensic Science
National Association of Medical Examiners
College of American Pathologists
Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Tennessee Medical Association

Current Publications

Crumpton MW, Mileusnic-Polchan D, Lewis J, Heidel RE, Marks MK.
Fetal age assessment from primary teeth and long bones. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2023 Mar 1;44(1):42-51. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000804. Epub 2022 Nov 18.

Current Presentations

Cochrane K, Mileusnic-Polchan D. The identification of unidentified remains. Presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting; 2021 Feb 15-19; Virtual.