Dr. David Kopriva MD CM, FRCSC
Clinical Associate, Vascular Surgery

David is a clinical co-lead with the Ministry of Health’s appropriateness program, and he is an Executive Committee Member of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery.

Academic Background

• Subspecialty Certificate (Vascular Surgery) – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada September 2002
• Vascular Fellow – University of British Columbia. July 2000 – June 2002
• Specialist Certificate (General Surgery) – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada September 2002
• Fellow – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada August 2000
• Resident (General Surgery) – University of Saskatchewan August 1995 – June 2000
• Intern – University of British Columbia, Royal Columbian Hospital June 1992 – June 1993
• Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (MDCM) – McGill University May 1992
• Bachelor of Science (BSc.) – University of Victoria May 1998
  

• Butt A, Kopriva D, Economic implications of endovenous great saphenous ablation in a public health care system, Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.12.055 (July 2018, published online 27 March 2018).
• Meyer D, Karreman E, Kopriva D, Factors associated with delay in carotid endarterectomy for patients with symptomatic severe internal carotid artery stenosis, CMAJ Open, doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170060 (May 16, 2018) vol. 6 no. 2 E211-E217.
• Hansmeier N, Buttigieg J, Kumar P, Pelle S, Choi KY, Kopriva D, Chao T, Identification of Mature Atherosclerotic Plaque Proteome Signatures Using Data-Independent Acquisition Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Proteome Research 17(1) doi:10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00487. (November 2017)
• Martin N, Traboulsee A, Machan L, Klass D, Ellchuk T, Zhao Y, Knox K, Kopriva D, Lala S, Nickel D, Otani R, Rausher A, Perera W, Sadovnick A, Szkup P, Li D, Prevalence of extra-cranial venous narrowing on Magnetic Resonance Venography is similar in people with MS, their siblings, and unrelated healthy controls: a blinded, case-control study, Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal published online 1-8, November 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carj.2016.07.002
• Kopriva D, Kisheev A, Meena D, Pelle S, Karnitsky M, Lavoie A, Buttigieg J, The nature of iron deposits differs between symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques, PLoS ONE10(11):e0143138.doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0143138.
• Misskey J, Osman M, Kopriva D, Geographical disparities in the burden of ruptured and unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in Saskatchewan, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 62: 1421-8, December 2015.
• Deck M, Kopriva D, Patient and observer scar assessment scores favor the late appearance of a transverse cervical incision over a vertical incision in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for stroke risk reduction, Canadian Journal of Surgery 58(4): 245-9. August 2015.
• Kopriva D, McCarville D, Jacob S, Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation (DRIL) Procedure Requires a Long Bypass for Optimal Inflow, Canadian Journal of Surgery 57(2), April 2014.
• Traboulsee AL, Knox KB, Machan L, Zhao Y, Yee I, Rauscher A, Klass D, Szkup P, Otani R, Kopriva D, Lala S, Li DK, Sadovnick AD, Extracranial venous stenosis prevalence on catheter venography is similar in people with MS, their siblings, and unrelated healthy controls, Lancet. 383(9912): 138-45. 11 January 2014.
• Peti N, Kopriva D, McCarville D, Mortality From Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Southern Saskatchewan: A Ten Year Review, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 42-6, December 2008.
• Kopriva D. Moustapha A. Axillary artery to right atrium shunt for hemodialysis access in a patient with advanced central vein thrombosis: A case report. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 20(3): 418-421, May, 2006.
• Kopriva D. Classen DA. Regrowth of tongue  following  reduction glossoplasty in the neonatal period for Beckwith-Wiedemann  macroglossia. Journal of Otolaryngology. 27(4):232-5,  August, 1998.
• Geleziunas  R. McQuillan A. Malapetsa A. Hutchinson M. Kopriva D. Wainberg MA. Hiscott J. Bramson J. Panasci L. Increased  DNA synthesis and repair-enzyme expression in lymphocytes from  patients with  chronic lymphocytic leukemia resistant to nitrogen  mustards. Journal  of the National Cancer Institute.  83(8):557-64, April, 1991.
• Skalski  V. Yarosh DB. Batist G. Gros P. Feindel W. Kopriva D.  Panasci LC. Mechanisms of resistance to  (2-chloroethyl)-3-sarcosinamide-1-nitrosourea (SarCNU) in sensitive  and  resistant human glioma cells. Molecular Pharmacology.  38(3):299-305,  September, 1990.