BrucePHimelsteinMD

Pediatrics • Milwaukee, WI

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Office
3070 S 51st Street
Suite 601
Milwaukee, WI 53210
Phone+1 414-447-3470

Fax+1 414-447-3471
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Summary

Dr. Bruce Himelstein, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Kentucky.

Education & Training

Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1987 - 1990
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2012 - 2022
NY State Medical License 1988 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2020
MO State Medical License 2014 - 2018
GA State Medical License 2014 - 2017
SC State Medical License 2014 - 2017
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2017
KY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
WI State Medical License 2001 - 2013
DE State Medical License 2000 - 2003
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2002
American Board of Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry

Clinical Trials

Vinblastine and Methotrexate in Treating Children With Desmoid Tumors Start of enrollment: 1997 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Development of the Palliative Care Parental Self-Efficacy Measure
Kristin Bingen, Mary Jo Kupst, Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2011 Sep 12
63 citations
Perceptions of the term palliative care.
Ann Morstad Boldt, Fouza Yusuf, Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2006 Oct 13
61 citations
Palliative care for infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2006 Jan 23
17 citations
Palliative Care in Pediatrics
Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. 2005 Dec 1
50 citations
p53-Dependent and p53-Independent Induction of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 by Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage and Hypoxia
Adda Grimberg, Carrie M. Coleman, Timothy F. Burns, Bruce P. Himelstein, Cameron J. Koch, Pinchas Cohen, Wafik S. El-Deiry> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2005 Jun 1
323 citations
Pediatric palliative care.
Bruce P. Himelstein, Joanne M. Hilden, Ann Morstad Boldt, David J. Weissman> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2004 Apr 22
15 citations
The power of silence.
Bruce P Himelstein, Nancy L Jackson, Linda Pegram> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2003 May 1
28 citations
Oral tramadol for the treatment of pain of 7-30 days' duration in children.
John B. Rose, Julia C. Finkel, Adriano Arquedas-Mohs, Bruce P. Himelstein, Mark S. Schreiner, Robert A. Medve> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2003 Jan 1
The art of oncology: when the tumor is not the target--the power of silence.
Ruprecht Nitschke, Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2002 Apr 1
26 citations
Fibromatoses in childhood: the desmoid/fibromatosis complex.
John P. Dormans, David Spiegel, James S. Meyer, Naohiro Asada, Benjamin A. Alman, Stephan G. Pill, Bruce P. Himelstein, Richard B. Womer> ;Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 2001 Aug 1
26 citations
Hsp27-induced MMP-9 expression is influenced by the Src tyrosine protein kinase yes.
Rhonda K. Hansen, Irma Parra, Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Bruce P. Himelstein, Suzanne A. W. Fuqua> ;Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2001 Mar 23
238 citations
High-Level Expression of Angiogenic Factors Is Associated with Advanced Tumor Stage in Human Neuroblastomas
Angelika Eggert, Naohiko Ikegaki, Janet L. Kwiatkowski, Huaqing Zhao, Garrett M. Brodeur, Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2000 May 1
197 citations
Chemoreduction and local ophthalmic therapy for intraocular retinoblastoma
Debra L. Friedman, Bruce P. Himelstein, Carol L. Shields, Jerry A. Shields, Michael N. Needle, David Miller, Greta R. Bunin, Anna T. Meadows> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2000 Jan 1
35 citations
Aggressive fibromatosis from infancy to adolescence.
David Spiegel, John P. Dormans, James S. Meyer, Bruce P. Himelstein, Sameer Mathur, Naohiro Asada, Richard B. Womer> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 1999 Nov 1
55 citations
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in childhood osseous osteosarcoma.
Bruce P. Himelstein, Naohiro Asada, Martha R. Carlton, Margaret H. Collins> ;Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 1998 Dec 1
57 citations
Pharmacologic and psychologic interventions for procedural pain.
Anne E. Kazak, Biancamaria Penati, Patricia Brophy, Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Pediatrics. 1998 Jul 1
19 citations
Osteosarcoma and other bone cancers.
Bruce P. Himelstein> ;Current Opinion in Oncology. 1998 Jul 1
29 citations
Studies of type IV collagenase regulation by hypoxia
Bruce P. Himelstein, Cameron J. Koch> ;Cancer Letters. 1998 Feb 27
60 citations
Tumor cell contact mediated transcriptional activation of the fibroblast matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene: involvement of multiple transcription factors including Ets a...
Bruce P. Himelstein, Edward J. Lee, Hiroshi Sato, Motoharu Seiki, Ruth J. Muschel> ;Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 1998 Feb 1
20 citations
The Effect of Chemoreduction on Retinoblastoma-induced Retinal Detachment
Carol L. Shields, Jerry A. Shields, Patrick DePotter, Bruce P. Himelstein, Anna T. Meadows> ;Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 1997 May 1
96 citations
Transcriptional activation of the matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene in an H-ras and v-myc transformed rat embryo cell line
Bruce P. Himelstein, Edward J. Lee, Hiroshi Sato, Motoharu Seiki, Ruth J. Muschel> ;Oncogene. 1997 Apr 24
16 citations
Topical application of lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) cream reduces the pain of intramuscular infiltration of saline solution
Bruce P. Himelstein, Avital Cnaan, Colleen S. Blackall, Huaqing Zhao, Gina Cavalieri, David E. Cohen> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 1996 Nov 1
269 citations
Chemoreduction in the Initial Management of Intraocular Retinoblastoma
Carol L. Shields, P. De Potter, Bruce P. Himelstein, Jerry A. Shields, Anna T. Meadows, John M. Maris> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 1996 Nov 1
78 citations
A Randomized Controlled Prospective Outcome Study of a Psychological and Pharmacological Intervention Protocol for Procedural Distress in Pediatric Leukemia
Anne E. Kazak, Biancamaria Penati, Bret A. Boyer, Bruce P. Himelstein, Patricia Brophy, Mary Katherine Waibel, George F. Blackall, Ruth Daller, Kelly Johnson> ;Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1996 Oct 1
4 citations
Intraocular Ki-1 lymphoma in a 2-year-old boy
Terri L. Young, Bruce P. Himelstein, Susan L Rebsamen, Eduardo Ruchelli, Graham E. Quinn, Nancy Bunin> ;Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 1996 Sep 1
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Grant Support

Pediatric Advanced Illness Care CoordinationNational Institute Of Nursing Research2003–2004
Metastatic Tumor Cell Induction Of Fibroblast MMP-9National Cancer Institute1995–1998