KristinA.(Ammon)ShimanoMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • San Francisco, CA

HS Clinical Associate Professor University of California, San Francisco

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Office
505 Parnassus Ave
Box 0106
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-3831
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2008 - 2010
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2007 - 2008
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2007
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Eltrombopag vs Standard Front Line Management for Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) in Children Start of enrollment: 2019 May 02
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Diagnosing and Grading of Sinusoidal Obstructive Syndrome after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant of Children, Adolescent and Young Adults treated in a Pediatric Inst...
Gabriel Salinas Cisneros, Christopher C Dvorak, Janel Long-Boyle, Alexis Melton, Julia Chu, James N Huang, Matt Zinter, Christine S Higham, Sandhya Kharbanda, Kristin ...> ;Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2024 Apr 16
MRD at the End of Induction and EFS in T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: Children's Oncology Group Trial AALL1231.
Robert J Hayashi, Michelle L Hermiston, Brent L Wood, David Trent Teachey, Meenakshi Devidas, Zhiguo Chen, Robert D Annett, Barbara L Asselin, Keith August, Steve Cho,...> ;Blood. 2024 Mar 8
EML4::ALK fusions in complex lymphatic malformations.
Beth Apsel Winger, Walter Patrick Devine, Edward C Hsiao, Matthew Zapala, Jessica Van Ziffle, Nalin Gupta, Ilona J Frieden, Kristin A Shimano> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023 Jun 28
2 citations
Clinical features associated with thrombotic events in children with myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Kristin A Shimano, Victoria Vanderpoel, Hannah Stone, Linda Resar, Nicole Kucine> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2022 Sep 1
Eczema and Petechiae in an Infant.
Allison M Lloyd-McLennan, Kristin A Shimano, Morna Dorsey, Kelly M Cordoro> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2022 Jul 1
11 citations
A pilot trial of prophylactic defibrotide to prevent serious thrombotic microangiopathy in high-risk pediatric patients.
Christine S Higham, Kristin A Shimano, Alexis Melton, Sandhya Kharbanda, Julia Chu, Jasmeen Dara, Lena E Winestone, Michelle L Hermiston, James N Huang, Christopher C ...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2022 May 1
5 citations
How we approach the use of sirolimus and new agents: Medical therapy to treat vascular anomalies.
Kristin A Shimano, Whitney Eng, Denise M Adams> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Hematopoietic Cell Transplant-Comorbidity Index Score is Correlated with Treatment Related Mortality and Overall Survival following Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cel...
Federica Forlanini, Matt S. Zinter, Christopher C. Dvorak, Mara Bailey-Olson, Lena E. Winestone, Kristin A. Shimano, Christine Higham, Alexis Melton, Julia Chu, Sandhy...> ;Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2021 Nov 27
2 citations
Phase 3 randomised trial of eltrombopag versus standard first-line pharmacological management for newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopaenia (ITP) in children: study pro...
Kristin A. Shimano, Rachael F. Grace, Jenny M. Despotovic, Ellis J. Neufeld, Robert J. Klaassen, Carolyn M. Bennett, Clement Ma, Wendy B. London, Cindy Neunert> ;BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 1
3 citations
Use of Complete Blood Cell Count Components to Screen for Hereditary Spherocytosis in Neonates.
Nicole M. Weiss, Michael W. Kuzniewicz, Kristin A. Shimano, Eileen M. Walsh, Thomas B. Newman> ;Pediatrics. 2021 Sep 1
14 citations
Diagnostic work-up for severe aplastic anemia in children: Consensus of the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium
Kristin A. Shimano, Anupama Narla, Melissa J. Rose, Nicholas J. Gloude, Steven W. Allen, Katie Bergstrom, Larisa Broglie, Beth A Carella, Paul Castillo, Jill L. O. de ...> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2021 Aug 20
9 citations
Transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in pediatric patients: pre-HSCT risk stratification and prophylaxis.
Christine Higham, Griffin Collins, Kristin A. Shimano, Alexis Melton, Sandhya Kharbanda, Lena E. Winestone, James N. Huang, Jasmeen Dara, Janel Long-Boyle, Christopher...> ;Blood Advances. 2021 Apr 27
4 citations
Quality of life is an important indication for second-line treatment in children with immune thrombocytopenia.
Kristin A. Shimano, Cindy Neunert, James B. Bussel, Robert J. Klaassen, Rukhmi Bhat, Yves D. Pastore, Michele P. Lambert, Carolyn M. Bennett, Jenny M. Despotovic, Pete...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Mar 25
37 citations
Monitoring Arteriovenous Malformation Response to Genotype-Targeted Therapy.
Emily A. Edwards, Andrew Phelps, Daniel L Cooke, Ilona J. Frieden, Matthew A. Zapala, Heather J. Fullerton, Kristin A. Shimano> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Sep 1
7 citations
Reduced Toxicity Conditioning for Nonmalignant Hematopoietic Cell Transplants.
Cristina F. Contreras, Janel Long-Boyle, Kristin A. Shimano, Alexis Melton, Sandhya Kharbanda, Jasmeen Dara, Christine Higham, James N. Huang, Morton J. Cowan, Christo...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2020 Sep 1
14 citations
Fatigue in children and adolescents with immune thrombocytopenia.
Rachael F. Grace, Robert J. Klaassen, Kristin A. Shimano, Michele P. Lambert, Amanda B. Grimes, James B. Bussel, Vicky R. Breakey, Yves D. Pastore, Vandy Black, Kathle...> ;British Journal of Haematology. 2020 Jun 5
16 citations
The impact of total body irradiation-based regimens on outcomes in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem...
Brian D. Friend, Mara Bailey-Olson, Alexis Melton, Kristin A. Shimano, Sandhya Kharbanda, Christine Higham, Lena E. Winestone, James N. Huang, Elliot Stieglitz, Christ...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020 Feb 1
28 citations
Second-line treatments in children with immune thrombocytopenia: Effect on platelet count and patient-centered outcomes
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19 citations
Low Exposure Busulfan Conditioning to Achieve Sufficient Multilineage Chimerism in Patients with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency.
Christopher C. Dvorak, Janel Long-Boyle, Jasmeen Dara, Alexis Melton, Kristin A. Shimano, James N. Huang, Jennifer M. Puck, Morna J. Dorsey, Janelle Facchino, Catherin...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2019 Jul 1
91 citations
Pulmonary Metagenomic Sequencing Suggests Missed Infections in Immunocompromised Children
Matt S. Zinter, Christopher C. Dvorak, Madeline Y. Mayday, Kensho Iwanaga, Ngoc P. Ly, Meghan E. McGarry, Gwynne D. Church, Lauren E Faricy, Courtney M. Rowan, Janet R...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019 May 17
16 citations
Autoimmune Cytopenias in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients.
Jessica Neely, Christopher C. Dvorak, Matthew S. Pantell, Alexis Melton, James N. Huang, Kristin A. Shimano> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2019 May 3
59 citations
Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management.
Christopher C. Dvorak, Christine Higham, Kristin A. Shimano> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2019 Apr 9
77 citations
Daratumumab in life-threatening autoimmune hemolytic anemia following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Catharina Schuetz, Manfred Hoenig, Despina Moshous, Christof Weinstock, Martin Castelle, Matthieu Bendavid, Kristin A. Shimano, Vanessa P. Tolbert, Ansgar Schulz, Chri...> ;Blood Advances. 2018 Oct 9
22 citations
Physician decision making in selection of second-line treatments in immune thrombocytopenia in children
Rachael F. Grace, Jenny M. Despotovic, Carolyn M. Bennett, James B. Bussel, Michelle Neier, Cindy E. Neunert, Shelley E. Crary, Yves D. Pastore, Robert J. Klaassen, Je...> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2018 Jul 1
22 citations
Sirolimus for management of complex vascular anomalies - A proposed dosing regimen for very young infants.
Josephine A. Czechowicz, Janel Long-Boyle, Kristina W. Rosbe, Erin F. Mathes, Ilona J. Frieden, Kristin A. Shimano> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2018 Feb 1
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Abstracts/Posters

Reduced Toxicity Conditioning for Non-Malignant Hematopoietic Cell Transplants
Kristin A. Shimano, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
Role of Disease Mechanism in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Kristin A. Shimano, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

A Phase 3 Study of Eltrombopag Vs. Standard First-Line Management for Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia in Children
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019