ThomasCalvinAbshireMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Milwaukee, WI

Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin

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Office
9000 W Wisconsin Ave
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone+1 414-266-2420

Fax+1 414-456-6543
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Summary

Dr. Thomas Abshire, MD is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Colorado. He is affiliated with Children's Wisconsin and is a Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education & Training

University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1985 - 1988
David Grant Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1982
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1981 - Present
WI State Medical License 2010 - 2025
GA State Medical License 1995 - 2011
CO State Medical License 1985 - 1995
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

The Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) International Prophylaxis Study Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Ristocetin dependent cofactor activity in von Willebrand disease diagnosis: Limitations of relying on a single measure.
Pamela A Christopherson, Sandra L Haberichter, Veronica H Flood, Ursula O Sicking, Thomas C Abshire, Robert R Montgomery> ;Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2022 Oct 1
3 citations
Longitudinal bleeding assessment in von Willebrand disease utilizing an interim bleeding score.
Michelle Lavin, Pamela Christopherson, Julie Grabell, Thomas Abshire, Veronica Flood, Sandra L Haberichter, David Lillicrap, James S O'Donnell, Robert R Montgomery, Pa...> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2022 Oct 1
Screening for von Willebrand disease does not impact posttonsillectomy bleeding in a low-risk population.
Stefanie Digiandomenico, Stephen F. Conley, Victoria P. Johnson, Pamela A. Christopherson, Sandra L. Haberichter, Jian Zhang, Pippa Simpson, Thomas C. Abshire, Robert ...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Oct 4
8 citations
Laboratory variability in the diagnosis of type 2 VWD variants
Stefanie Digiandomenico, Pamela A. Christopherson, Sandra L. Haberichter, Thomas C. Abshire, Robert R. Montgomery, Veronica H. Flood, Zimmerman Program Investigators> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2021 Jan 10
17 citations
Low VWF levels in children and lack of association with bleeding in children undergoing tonsillectomy.
Joan Cox Gill, Stephen F. Conley, Victoria P. Johnson, Pamela A. Christopherson, Sandra L. Haberichter, Christina D. Diaz, Tatyana C. Strong, Jian Zhang, Pippa Simpson...> ;Blood Advances. 2020 Jan 14
5 citations
Factor VIII prophylaxis effects outweigh other hemostasis contributors in predicting severe haemophilia A joint outcomes.
Beth Boulden Warren, Linda J. Jacobson, Christine L. Kempton, George R. Buchanan, Michael Recht, Deborah L Brown, Cindy A. Leissinger, Amy D. Shapiro, Thomas C. Abshir...> ;Haemophilia. 2019 May 21
25 citations
Bleeding-related hospitalization in patients with von Willebrand disease and the impact of prophylaxis: Results from national registers in Sweden compared with normal ...
Elis Holm, K. Steen Carlsson, Susanna Lövdahl, Alice Lail, Thomas C. Abshire, Erik Berntorp> ;Haemophilia. 2018 Jul 1
6 citations
rFIXFc for Immune Tolerance Induction in a Severe Hemophilia B Patient with an Inhibitor and Prior History of ITI Related Nephrotic Syndrome.
Lynn M. Malec, Thomas C. Abshire, Shawn M. Jobe, Gilbert C. White> ;Haemophilia. 2018 Jul 1
12 citations
Von Willebrand disease in the United States: perspective from the Zimmerman program.
Veronica H. Flood, Thomas C. Abshire, Pamela A. Christopherson, Kenneth D. Friedman, Joan Cox Gill, Robert R. Montgomery, Sandra L. Haberichter, Zimmerman Program Inve...> ;Annals of Blood. 2018 Jan 26
82 citations
Clinical and laboratory variability in a cohort of patients diagnosed with type 1 VWD in the United States
Veronica H. Flood, Pamela A. Christopherson, Joan Cox Gill, Kenneth D. Friedman, Sandra L. Haberichter, Daniel B. Bellissimo, Rupa A Udani, Mahua Dasgupta, Raymond G. ...> ;Blood. 2016 May 19
42 citations
Complications of haemophilia in babies (first two years of life): a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Universal Data Collection System
Roshni Kulkarni, Rodney J Presley, Jeanne M. Lusher, Amy D. Shapiro, Joan Cox Gill, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Marion A. Koerper, Thomas C. Abshire, Donna DiMichele, W....> ;Haemophilia. 2017 Mar 1
37 citations
Prophylaxis escalation in severe von Willebrand disease: a prospective study from the von Willebrand Disease Prophylaxis Network.
Thomas C. Abshire, J. Cox-Gill, Christine L. Kempton, Frank W.G. Leebeek, Manuel Carcao, Peter A. Kouides, Sharyne Donfield, Erik Berntorp> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2015 Sep 1
54 citations
Multicenter randomized controlled trial on Duration of Therapy for Thrombosis in Children and Young Adults (the Kids-DOTT trial): pilot/feasibility phase findings.
Neil A. Goldenberg, Thomas C. Abshire, Patrick J. Blatchford, Laura Z. Fenton, Jonathan L. Halperin, William R. Hiatt, Craig M. Kessler, John Kittelson, Marilyn J. Man...> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2015 Sep 1
40 citations
Changes in bleeding patterns in von Willebrand disease after institution of long-term replacement therapy: results from the von Willebrand Disease Prophylaxis Network.
Elena Holm, Thomas C. Abshire, Joel Bowen, M A Teresa Álvarez, Paula H B Bolton-Maggs, Manuel Carcao, Augusto B. Federici, Joan Cox Gill, Susan Halimeh, Christine L. K...> ;Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2015 Jun 6
39 citations
The natural history of occult or angiodysplastic gastrointestinal bleeding in von Willebrand disease
Michael Makris, Augusto B. Federici, P. M. Mannucci, Paula H B Bolton-Maggs, Thynn Thynn Yee, Thomas C. Abshire, Erik Berntorp> ;Haemophilia. 2015 May 1
60 citations
Crucial role for the VWF A1 domain in binding to type IV collagen.
Veronica H. Flood, Abraham C. Schlauderaff, Sandra L. Haberichter, Tricia L. Slobodianuk, Paula M. Jacobi, Daniel B. Bellissimo, Pamela A. Christopherson, Kenneth D. F...> ;Blood. 2015 Apr 2
32 citations
A study of prospective surveillance for inhibitors among persons with haemophilia in the united states
J. M. Soucie, Connie H. Miller, Fiona M. Kelly, Amanda B. Payne, Melissa S. Creary, Paula L. Bockenstedt, Christine L. Kempton, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Anne T. Neff,...> ;Haemophilia. 2014 Mar 1
5 citations
Treatment of relapsed precursor-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia with intensive chemotherapy: POG (Pediatric Oncology Group) study 9411 (SIMAL 9).
Michael E. Kelly, Xiaomin Lu, Meenakshi Devidas, Bruce M. Camitta, Thomas C. Abshire, Mark L. Bernstein, Amy L. Billett, Alan Homans, Eric Sandler, George R. Buchanan> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2013 Oct 1
25 citations
Evaluating for suspected child abuse: Conditions that predispose to bleeding
Shannon L. Carpenter, Thomas C. Abshire, James D. Anderst, Jeffrey D. Hord, Gary Crouch, Gregory Hale, Brigitta U. Mueller, Zora R. Rogers, Patricia Shearer, Eric J. W...> ;Pediatrics. 2013 Apr 1
50 citations
Evaluation for bleeding disorders in suspected child abuse
James D. Anderst, Shannon L. Carpenter, Thomas C. Abshire, Jeffrey D. Hord, Gary Crouch, Gregory Hale, Brigitta U. Mueller, Zora R. Rogers, Patricia Shearer, Eric J. W...> ;Pediatrics. 2013 Apr 1
22 citations
No increase in bleeding identified in type 1 VWD subjects with D1472H sequence variation.
Veronica H. Flood, Kenneth D. Friedman, Joan Cox Gill, Sandra L. Haberichter, Pamela A. Christopherson, Brian R. Branchford, Raymond G. Hoffmann, Thomas C. Abshire, Am...> ;Blood. 2013 May 2
86 citations
Prophylaxis in severe forms of von Willebrand's disease: results from the von Willebrand Disease Prophylaxis Network (VWD PN)
Thomas C. Abshire, Augusto B. Federici, M. T. Alvarez, J. Bowen, Manuel Carcao, J. Cox Gill, Nigel S. Key, Peter A. Kouides, Karin Kurnik, Alice Lail, F. W. G. Leebeek...> ;Haemophilia. 2013 Jan 1
51 citations
Pharmacokinetics and safety of OBI-1, a recombinant B domain-deleted porcine factor VIII, in subjects with haemophilia A
Christine L. Kempton, Thomas C. Abshire, R. A. Deveras, W. K. Hoots, Joan Cox Gill, Craig M. Kessler, Nigel S. Key, Barbara A. Konkle, Philip Kuriakose, Donald E. Macf...> ;Haemophilia. 2012 Sep 1
1 citations
TAFI made stickier.
Thomas C. Abshire> ;Blood. 2012 Apr 12
161 citations
Neutralizing antibodies against adeno-associated virus examined prospectively in pediatric patients with hemophilia.
Chengwen Li, Nattee Narkbunnam, Richard Jude Samulski, Aravind Asokan, Genlin Hu, L. J. Jacobson, M. J. Manco-Johnson, Paul E. Monahan, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Brend...> ;Gene Therapy. 2012 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Plasma from Recovered COVID-19 Patients in Short SupplyNovember 16th, 2020
Coronavirus in Illinois Updates: 11,632 Newly Confirmed and Probable COVID-19 Cases and 37 Deaths Reported; Chicago’s Health Commissioner Says There Likely Won’t Enough Vaccine InitiallyNovember 16th, 2020
Plasma from Recovered COVID-19 Patients in Short SupplyNovember 16th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Children's WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin