Health Sciences Clinical Associate Professor
David Unold is not currently accepting new patients. For assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Transfusion Medicine
Apheresis and Special Coagulation
UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Dr. Unold believes in providing evidence based and cost effective patient care.
Dr. Unold is a clinical pathologist who practices blood banking/transfusion medicine, laboratory coagulation, and apheresis.
Dr. Unold is director of the blood banking/ transfusion medicine fellowship and is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of bleeding and clotting disorders.
Clinical Pathology
B.S., Biomedical Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI 2005
M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI 2009
Pathology, Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield MA 2009-2013
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT 2013-2014
Ryder A, Snyder E, and Unold D. Transfusion Reactions. Benz E, Berliner N, Schiffman F (eds). Anemia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 2018:4(30):207-216.
Unold D, Tormey CA. Clinical Applications of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate: A Practical Pathologist's Perspective. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2015 Dec;139(12):1568-75. doi:10.5858/arpa.2014-0366-RS. PMID:26619030.
Unold D. Caring for Patients Who Refuse Transfusion. BloodSmart News. 2015 Jul.
Unold D. Hemovigilance and Blood Safety. BloodSmart News. 2015 Jan.
Andrzejewski C, Cloutier D, Unold D, and Friedberg RC. Improving patient safety in transfusion medicine: contemporary challenges and the roles for bedside and laboratory biovigilance in addressing them. International J Clin Transfusion Med. 2014 Jul 10;2:45-57. doi:10.2147/IJCTM.S40024.
Paidy S, Unold D, Catanzano TM. AIRP best cases in radiologic-pathologic correlation: localized amyloidosis of the renal pelvis. Radiographics. 2012 Nov-Dec;32(7):2025-30. doi:10.1148/rg.327115157. PMID:23150855.
Canoy JM, Mitchell GS, Unold D, Miller V. A radiologic review of common breast disorders in pregnancy and the perinatal period. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2012 Feb;33(1):78-85. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2011.10.002. PMID:22264905.
Penn HJ, Langman LJ, Unold D, Shields J, Nichols JH. Detection of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal incense products. Clin Biochem. 2011 Sep;44(13):1163-1165. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.06.078. Epub 2011 Jun 29. PMID:21741374.
Unold D, Nichols JH. Point-of-care Testing: Needs, Opportunity, and Innovation, 3rd edition, by Price CP, St John A, Larry J. Kricka LJ (eds). [Book Review]. Clin Chem. 2010 Dec;56(12):1893-1894. doi:10.1373/clinchem.2010.154872.
Barman M, Unold D, Shifley K, Amir E, Hung K, Bos N, Salzman N. Enteric salmonellosis disrupts the microbial ecology of the murine gastrointestinal tract. Infect Immun. 2008 Mar;76(3):907-15. doi:10.1128/IAI.01432-07. Epub 2007 Dec 26. PMID:18160481.