About Francisco A. Nizzi, DO
Frank A. Nizzi, Jr., DO, is a pathologist with Phoenix Children's with responsibilities in transfusion medicine, apheresis and blood clotting and bleeding disorders. He also specializes in hematopoietic progenitor cell processing to support bone marrow transplantation.
Medical School / Education
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft. Worth, TX
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellowship
(Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Apheresis
Plasma Exchange
Cell Therapy
Coagulation
Hemostasis
Academic Affiliations
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Professional Affiliations
Medical Director, Blood Systems Cell Therapy Laboratory, Tempe, AZ
Nizzi F. "Redefining the Role of Blood Establishments as Raw Material Suppliers, Manufacturers, and Distributors for New Cell Therapies: The Blood Systems Experience" Transfusion. 2016 Apr;56(4):29S-31S. doi: 10.1111/trf.13568. PMID: 27079320
Mou SS, Giroir BP, Molitor-Kirsch, EA, Leonard SR, Nikaidoh H, Nizzi F, Town DA, Roy LC, Scott W, Stromberg D. "Fresh Whole Blood versus Reconstituted Blood for Pump Priming in Heart Surgery in Infants" N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 14;351(16):1635-44. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa041065. PMID: 15483282
Ganguly S, Carrum G, Nizzi F, Heslop HE, Popat U. "Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia" Am J Hematol. 2004 Jan;75(1):48-51. doi: 10.1002/ajh.10452. PMID: 14695632
Irani M, Endres R, Medis R, Marlowe M, Hunt S, Bruhn R, Nizzi F. "Stability of Thawed Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) in Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Filtered and Unfiltered Products" ISCT 18th Annual Meeting, 2012. Abstract and Oral Presentation.
Figueroa D, Glanzer T, Irani MS, Nizzi F, Tomasulo PA, Lenes BA. "Requests for Phenotyped Red Blood Cells (RBCs) in a Large Multi-State Blood Supplier" Transfusion 53 (Suppl): 176A 2013. Abstract.
Lenes BA, Glanzer T, Fisher DF, Figueroa D, Nizzi F, Land K, Tomasulo PA. "Multistate Provision of Phenotyped Red Blood Cells (RBCs)-Administrative Considerations" Transfusion 53 (Suppl): 228A 2013. Abstract.
Land K, Tomasulo PA, Lenes BA, Lieb MA, Rataj J, Bassett M, Townsend M, Holt P, Nizzi F. "Regional Blood Center (BC) Based Patient Blood Management (PBM)" Transfusion 53 (Suppl): 234A 2013. Abstract.
Endres RO, Julleis J, Marlowe M, Partel R, Mitchell C, Li M, Lenes BA, Land K, Nizzi F, Tomasulo PA. "HLA Matched Platelet Donor Searches" Transfusion 53 (Suppl): 251A 2013. Abstract.
Lieb MA, Land K, Nizzi F. "Impact of the Electronic Crossmatch on Inventory Management for Transfusion Services" Transfusion 52 (Suppl): 237A 2012. Abstract.
Land K, Lieb MA, Nizzi F. "First Steps in Blood Management: Evaluating Current Transfusion Service Red Blood Cell Inventory Management Metrics" Transfusion 52 (Suppl): 262A 2012. Abstract.
