Vanessa J. Dayton, M.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor
dayt0002@umn.edu

Dr. Dayton participates in resident education both on the hematopathology-bone marrow service and in the Interpretation of Laboratory Data Course in the area of platelet disorders and clotting.

Educational Background

• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (1979), B.S. (Chemical Engineering)
• University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (1985), M.D.
• Hennepin County Medical Center (1986), Internship (Internal Medicine)
• Hennepin County Medical Center (1990), Residency (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology)
• University of Minnesota (1991), Fellowship (Hematology)

Board Certification

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology

Professional Background

• Part-time Staff Pathologist, Hematopathologist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis, MN, January 2004-current
• Part-time Staff Pathologist, Hematopathologist, Hennepin Faculty Associates Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, March 2002-current
• Part-time Staff Pathologist, Hematopathologist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, November 1999 to December2002
• Staff Pathologist, Hematopathologist, Central Regional Pathology Laboratories (HealthEast Hospitals), Saint Paul, MN, January 1995 to September 1999
• Staff Pathologist, Hematopathologist, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, October 1991 to October 1994
• Chemical Engineer, ARCO Coal Company, Denver, CO, August 1979 to August 1980

Publications

Dr. Dayton has published in the areas of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, morphologic changes following growth factor therapy, and vitamin B12 associated pernicious anemia.

• Dayton V; Peterson LC: Tests in hematology and hematopathology.  In Tietz N (ed): Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd edition.  Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1995.
• Dayton VD; Arthur DC; Gajl-Peczalska KJ; Brunning R: L3 acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Comparison with small noncleaved cell lymphoma involving the bone marrow.   Am J Clin Pathol 1994 Feb;101(2):130-9  2 .
• Schmitz LL; McClure JS; Litz CE; Dayton V: Morphologic and quantitative changes in blood and marrow cells following growth factor therapy.   Am J Clin Pathol 1994 Jan;101(1):67-75 
• Dayton VD; Kappel J: Minimal requirements for hematologic cytochemistry in the community hospital laboratory.   Clin Lab Med 1993 Dec;13(4):905-22.
• Rimell F; Maisel R; Dayton V: In situ hybridization and laryngeal papillomas.   Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1992 Feb;101(2 Pt 1):119-26  5 .
• Dayton VD; Anderson DS; Crosson JT; Cruikshank S:  A case of Rh isoimmunization: should threatened first-trimester abortion be an indication for Rh immune globulin prophylaxis?   Acta Cytol 1990 Mar-Apr;34(2):125-8.
• Dayton V; Henry M; Stanley MW; Carson L; Taber E:  Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the uterine cervix: cytologic features.  Acta Cytol 1990 Mar-Apr;34(2):125-8.
• Dayton V; Olson S; Peterson LC:Laboratory diagnosis of lupus anticoagulants.  Lab Med 1990;21:30-32.
• Richardson P; Bose CL; Dayton V; Carlstrom JR: Cardiopulmonary function of cats with respiratory distress induced by N- nitroso N-methylurethane.   Pediatr Pulmonol 1986 Sep-Oct;2(5):296-302 .
• Anderson JL; Anastasiou-Nana M; Dayton VD: Myocardial bethanidine kinetics after single-dose intravenous infusion: correlation with plasma kinetics in closed-chest dogs.   J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1985 May-Jun;7(3):609-12.