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300 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-919-2508
Fax+1 617-730-0934
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1994 - 1997
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2016
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Study of Metformin for Patients With Fanconi Anemia Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 29
- International Registry for Severe Chronic Neutropenia Start of enrollment: 1994 Jun 01
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- A Trial Comparing Unrelated Donor BMT With IST for Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Severe Aplastic Anemia (TransIT, BMT CTN 2202) Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 25
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Regression of Monosomy 7 Clone in Patient With RECQL4-Associated Syndrome.Sara Canovas Nunes, Helen D Reed, Danilo Pellin, Chad Harris, Felicia Andresen
American Journal of Hematology. 2025-09-01 - Growth Patterns in Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: Findings from the North American Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Registry.Lois Schwarz, Leah Cheng, Sarah Steltz, Diana Schwarz, Elizabeth Korn
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2025-08-14 - 1 citationsEltrombopag in combination with immunosuppressive therapy in pediatric severe aplastic anemia: phase 2 ESCALATE trial.Akiko Shimamura, Alexey Maschan, Carolyn Bennett, Sujith Samarasinghe, Jason E Farrar
Blood Advances. 2025-08-12
Lectures
- Bone Marrow Failure and Clonal Evolution61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Friday Scientific Workshop on Germline Predisposition to Hematopoietic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Failure61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Myelodysplasia, Leukemia, Lymphoid Malignancies, and Other Cancers in Patients with Severe Chronic Neutropenia2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Other
- Shwachman-Diamond syndromeShimamura A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/shwachman-diamond-syndrome
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-27 - Inherited aplastic anemia in childrenShimamura A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/inherited-aplastic-anemia-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-29
Press Mentions
Can Eltrombopag Transform Aplastic Anemia Care?August 19th, 2025
Distinct Genetic Pathways Define Pre-Malignant Versus Compensatory Clonal Hematopoiesis in Shwachman-Diamond SyndromeFebruary 26th, 2021
Bone Marrow Chip Opens Research Options for Shwachman-Diamond SyndromeJanuary 29th, 2020- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Severe Chronic Neutropenia International RegistryBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2025–2027
- Severe Chronic Neutropenia International RegistryBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2022–2027
- Stem cells for therapeutics discovery in genetic blood disordersBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2016–2025
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