L. Nicholas Cossey, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories

L. Nicholas Cossey, MD Physician Director,
Nephropathologist

About

Dr. L. Nicholas Cossey joined us in 2013 after completing his fellowship training in renal pathology at Arkana Laboratories. During his fellowship, he received the Renal Pathology Society’s Pathologist-In-Training Best USCAP Abstract Award. He also won the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award, in June of 2010. Dr. Cossey received his MD and completed his pathology residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. As a resident at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Cossey taught the renal pathology portion of the sophomore medical student pathology course.

Away from the microscope, you can often find Dr. Cossey helping our IT team problem solve, coordinating our conferences, and developing our social media strategies.

Dr. Cossey is a member of the College of American Pathologists, the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, the Renal Pathology Society, and the American Society of Nephrology.

Education & Stats

Our fellowship-trained pathologists have decades of experience interpreting biopsies.

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Joined the Arkana team 2013
Doctor of Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Anatomical and Clinical Pathology Residency University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Renal Pathology Fellowship Arkana Laboratories
Board Certification American Board of Pathology

Clinicopathologic Spectrum of Lysozyme-Associated Nephropathy Clinicopathologic Spectrum of Lysozyme-Associated…

By Kudose S, Cossey LN, Canetta PA, Sekulic M, Vanbeek CA, Huls FB, Gupta I, Bu L, Alexander MP, Cornell LD, Fidler ME, Markowitz GS, Larsen CP, D'Agati VD, Nasr SH,…

May 2023

Lysozyme-associated nephropathy (LyN), a rare cause of kidney injury in patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia…

Lysozyme-associated nephropathy (LyN), a rare cause of kidney injury in patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), has not been well described to date. We report the clinicopathologic spectrum of LyN from a multi-institutional series.

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A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study Defines The Spectrum Of Kidney… A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study Defines…

By May RM, Cassol C, Hannoudi A, Larsen CP, Lerma E, Haun RS, Braga JR, Hassen SI, Wilson J, VanBeek C, Vankalakunti M, Barnum L, Walker PD, Bourne TD, Messias NC, Ambruzs…

August 2021

Kidney failure is common in patients with Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), resulting in increased morbidity and…

Kidney failure is common in patients with Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), resulting in increased morbidity and mortality.

abstract for A multi-center retrospective cohort study defines the spectrum of kidney pathology in Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) publication
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Nell1 Is A Target Antigen In Malignancy-Associated Membranous Nephropathy Nell1 Is A Target Antigen In Malignancy-Associated…

By Caza TN, Hassen SI, Dvanajscak Z, Kuperman M, Edmondson R, Herzog C, Storey A, Arthur J, Cossey LN, Sharma SG, Kenan DJ, Larsen CP

April 2021

Patients with membranous nephropathy have an increased risk of malignancy compared to the general population, but the…

Patients with membranous nephropathy have an increased risk of malignancy compared to the general population, but the target antigen for malignancy-associated membranous nephropathy is unknown.

NELL1 is A Target Antigen in
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A Diagnostician’s Field Guide To Crystalline Nephropathies A Diagnostician’s Field Guide To Crystalline…

By Cossey LN, Dvanajscak Z, Larsen CP

May 2020

The kidney's role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration…

The kidney's role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration at the glomerular basement membrane and resorption and excretion of molecules through a complex tubular system embedded within an…

crystalline nephropathies
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