FranklinABontempoMD

Hematology • Pittsburgh, PA

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Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
1400 Locust Street
The Institute For Transfusion Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1979 - 1982
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1979
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1941 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Performance Characteristics of DOAC-Remove for Neutralization of the Effects of Apixaban and Rivaroxaban in Lupus Anticoagulant Assays.
John M Skaugen, Christine Sayre, Andrea L. Cortese Hassett, Irina Chibisov, Franklin A. Bontempo, Michael P. Meyer, Jansen N. Seheult> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2021 Oct 26
22 citations
The Effects of Indirect- and Direct-Acting Anticoagulants on Lupus Anticoagulant Assays: A Large, Retrospective Study at a Coagulation Reference Laboratory.
Jansen N. Seheult, Michael P. Meyer, Franklin A. Bontempo, Irina Chibisov> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2017 Jun 1
Enhanced strategies for prevention and management of blood loss in special, unusual, and unexpected surgical situations.
Franklin A. Bontempo> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2011 Oct 1
32 citations
Hereditary coagulopathies: practical diagnosis and management for the plastic surgeon.
Tali Friedman, Devin Coon, Joseph Michaels, Franklin A. Bontempo, V. Leroy Young, Julio A. Clavijo, J. Peter Rubin> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 May 1
10 citations
The Relationship of Phthalocyanine 4 (Pc 4) Concentrations Measured Noninvasively to Outcome of Pc 4 Photodynamic Therapy in Mice
Lihua Bai, Jianxia Guo, Franklin A. Bontempo, Julie L. Eiseman> ;Photochemistry and Photobiology. 2009 Jul 1
An immunologic study of spouses and siblings of asymptomatic hemophiliacs.
Margaret V. Ragni, Franklin A. Bontempo, JH Lewis, Joel A. Spero, Bruce S. Rabin> ;Scandinavian Journal of Haematology. Supplementum. 2009 Apr 24
6 citations
Apolipoprotein H Promoter Polymorphisms in Relation to Lupus and Lupus-related Phenotypes
Sangita Suresh, F. Yesim Demirci, Erin Jacobs, Amy H. Kao, Elisa Y. Rhew, Dharambir K. Sanghera, Faith Selzer, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, David D. McPherson, Franklin A. Bont...> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2009 Feb 1
19 citations
Genetic variation in C-reactive protein (CRP) gene may be associated with risk of systemic lupus erythematosus and CRP concentrations.
P.Betty Shih, Susan Manzi, Penny Shaw, Margaret Kenney, Amy H. Kao, Franklin A. Bontempo, M. Michael Barmada, Candace M. Kammerer, M. Ilyas Kamboh> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2008 Nov 1
8 citations
Management of persistent gastric bleeding in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia†
Suzanne Bakdash, John M. Lyons, Sheldon I. Bastacky, Michael A. Pezzone, James B. McGee, Robert E. Schoen, Miguel Regueiro, Kenneth K. Lee, Franklin A. Bontempo> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2008 May 1
21 citations
Genetic variation in the paraoxonase-3 (PON3) gene is associated with serum PON1 activity.
Dharambir K. Sanghera, Susan Manzi, Ryan L. Minster, Penny Shaw, Amy H. Kao, Franklin A. Bontempo, M. Ilyas Kamboh> ;Annals of Human Genetics. 2007 Sep 27
48 citations
Association study of Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) and Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus
F. Yesim Demirci, Susan Manzi, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Margaret Kenney, Penny Shaw, Charmayne M Dunlop-Thomas, Amy H. Kao, Elisa Y. Rhew, Franklin A. Bontempo, Candac...> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2007 Aug 1
31 citations
JAK2 V617F mutation in patients with catastrophic intra-abdominal thromboses.
Christine McMahon, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Franklin A. Bontempo, Jeffrey A. Kant, Steven H. Swerdlow> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2007 May 1
63 citations
Association of a common interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) variant with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
F. Y. Demirci, Susan Manzi, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Ryan L. Minster, Margaret Kenney, Penny Shaw, C. M. Dunlop-Thomas, Amy H. Kao, Elisa Y. Rhew, Franklin A. Bontempo...> ;Annals of Human Genetics. 2007 May 1
38 citations
Relationship of serum paraoxonase 1 activity and paraoxonase 1 genotype to risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Laura M. Tripi, Susan Manzi, Qi Chen, Margaret Kenney, Penny Shaw, Amy H. Kao, Franklin A. Bontempo, Candace M. Kammerer, M. Ilyas Kamboh> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2006 Jun 1
36 citations
Role of an intronic polymorphism in the PDCD1 gene with the risk of sporadic systemic lupus erythematosus and the occurrence of antiphospholipid antibodies
Dharambir K. Sanghera, Susan Manzi, Franklin A. Bontempo, Cara Nestlerode, M. Ilyas Kamboh> ;Human Genetics. 2004 Aug 18
4 citations
von Willebrand's disease and psychotic disorders: co-segregation and genetic associations.
Yu-Sang Lee, Mary Miller, Andrea L. Cortese Hassett, Byung-Yeon Lee-Kim, Jung-Jin Kim, Michelle Haracznak, Swati S. Ranade, Joel Wood, Ravinder Reddy, David J. Kupfer,...> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2004 Apr 1
2 citations
A positive in vitro assay is required to diagnose heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Kandace Kottke-marchant, Franklin A. Bontempo> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2003 Nov 1
73 citations
Genetic variation in lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (LOX1) gene and the risk of coronary artery disease.
Qi Chen, Steven E. Reis, Candace M. Kammerer, Wendy Y. Craig, Sue E. LaPierre, Erin Luedecking Zimmer, Dennis M. McNamara, Daniel F. Pauly, Barry L. Sharaf, Richard Ho...> ;Circulation. 2003 Jul 1
22 citations
A functional polymorphism at the transcriptional initiation site in beta2-glycoprotein I (apolipoprotein H) associated with reduced gene expression and lower plasma le...
Haider Mehdi, Susan Manzi, Purnima P. Desai, Qi Chen, Cara Nestlerode, Franklin A. Bontempo, Stephen C. Strom, Reza Zarnegar, M. Ilyas Kamboh> ;European Journal of Biochemistry. 2003 Jan 1
18 citations
Can screening for genetic markers improve peripheral artery bypass patency
Melina R. Kibbe, Andrea L. Cortese Hassett, Frances McSherry, Philip Conner, Franklin A. Bontempo, William O. Williford, Willard C. Johnson, Michel S. Makaroun> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2002 Dec 1
68 citations
Increase in Hepatitis C Virus Load in Hemophiliacs during Treatment with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Margaret V. Ragni, Franklin A. Bontempo> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1999 Dec 1
40 citations
Adenotonsillectomy in children with von Willebrand disease.
Gregory C. Allen, Derek R. Armfield, F A Bontempo, Lawrence A. Kingsley, Nira A. Goldstein, J. C. Post> ;Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery. 1999 May 1
51 citations
Liver transplantation in a hemophilia patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Margaret V. Ragni, S.F. Dodson, Hunt Sc, Franklin A. Bontempo, John J. Fung> ;Blood. 1999 Feb 1
30 citations
Arterial thromboembolic events in patients with the factor V Leiden mutation.
Mark K. Eskandari, Franklin A. Bontempo, Andrea L. Cortese Hassett, Hawazin Faruki, Michel S. Makaroun> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1998 Aug 1
6 citations
Peripheral retinal neovascularization (Eales disease) associated with the factor V Leiden mutation
Andrew W. Eller, Franklin A. Bontempo, Hawazin Faruki, Andrea L. Cortese Hassett> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1998 Jul 1
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