Dr. Elzbieta Jurka is a Board-Certified Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist. She serves as Medical Director and Pathology Chief for the San Mateo Medical Center Laboratory. Dr. Jurka has extensive experience in multidisciplinary diagnostics, oversees the anatomic pathology and clinical laboratory quality assurance program, and is dedicated to working closely with her clinical colleagues to ensure high-quality, cost-effective patient care. Elzbieta holds medical staff appointments at San Mateo Medical Center, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, and Sequoia Hospital.

Prior to joining Peninsula Pathologists, Elzbieta served as a staff pathologist at Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, CA, where she was the lead pathologist responsible for the pathology quality assurance program and worked jointly with the members of the hospital tumor board. Elzbieta completed her Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency training at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center/SCVMC and The University of Texas Medical Branch/UTMB in Galveston. While at SCVMC, she completed a focused study in Dermatology & Dermatopathology in the Stanford University-based Dermatology Residency program. During her residency at UTMB, Elzbieta was actively involved in collaborative research on estrogen-induced carcinogenesis in the laboratory of Dr. Joahim Liehr. She worked as a project investigator on immunological and enzymological aspects of T-cell leukemia in the research laboratory of Dr. Arly Nelson at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. Elzbieta taught courses in general pathology to second-year UTMB medical students during her residency.

Elzbieta volunteers by serving as a board member for the Genetic Information Research Institute, a non-profit institution devoted to the study and characterization of mobile DNA elements. Outside of her professional activities, Elzbieta enjoys spending time with her growing family, attending the San Francisco Symphony, singing in the Stanford Summer Chorus, and hiking the coastal trails.