NationalEB

Tahir Shamsi
MBBS, FRCPathTahir Shamsi, MBBS, FRCPathConsultant Haematologist & Transplant PhysicianMedical Director ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS MBBS (1988), MRCPath (1994), FRCPath (2001)

Awards & Grants
Mar 2016 Award: Life time Acheivement award by DOGANA, USA
Jul 2007 Grant: Capacity Building for the Diagnosis of Congenital Bleeding Disorders in Pakistan
Nov 2002 Award: Excellence in Oncology, Gold Medal and Cash AwardSkills & Activities
Skills:  Bone Marrow Transplantation
Research and  Publication

Books

  1. Tahir Shamsi: How We Manage Blood Disorders with Limited Resources. First edition edited by Tahir Shamsi, 02/2017; NIBD Publications., ISBN: 978-969-9463-02-0
  2. J. Paidas, N. Hossain, T.S. Shamsi, M.A. Rodger, J. Langhoff-Roos, C.J. Lockwood: Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 03/2011: pages 1-223; , DOI:10.1002/9781444328332
  3. Tahir Shamsi, Nazli Hossain: Haematologic Disorders in Gynaecology & Obstetrics. 1st edition 03/2011; CELP Publishers., ISBN: 9789699331015
  4. Tahir Shamsi, ArshiNaz: Practical Haemostasis Basic Concepts & Practical Applications. 1st 04/2010; NIBD Publications., ISBN: 9789699463006
  5. Book Chapters
  6. Tahir S. Shamsi: Red Cell Disorders. Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 03/2011: pages 12 - 27; , ISBN: 9781444328332, DOI:10.1002/9781444328332.ch2

Journal Publications

  1. Arshi Naz, MBBS Muhammad Younus Jamal Siddiqi, FCPS  Samina Amanat, Ikram din Ujjan, Akber Najmuddin, BSc  Humayun Patel, FCPS  Fazle Raziq, FCPS  Nisar Ahmed, FCPS  Ayisha Imran, FRCPath  Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Autosomal recessive inherited bleeding disorders in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study from selected regions. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 03/2017;
  2. Muhammad Tariq Masood Khan, Arshi Naz, Jawad Ahmed, Tahir Shamsi, Shariq Ahmed, Nisar Ahmed, Ayisha Imran, Nazish Farooq, Muhammad Tariq Hamayun Khan, Abid Sohail Taj: Mutation Spectrum and Genotype Phenotype Analyses in a Pakistani Cohort with Hemophilia B. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 03/2017;
  3. Muhammad Tariq Masood Khan, Arshi Naz, Jawad Ahmed, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Muhammad Tariq Hamayun Khan, Nazish Farooq, Abid Sohail Taj: Haemophilia B Diagnostic Discrepancy: A Survey to Confirm the Diagnoses of Haemophilia B.
  4. Samina Mukry, Madiha Saud, Gul Sufaida, Kashif Shaikh, Arshi Naz, Tahir Shamsi: Laboratory diagnosis of malaria: Comparison of manual and automated diagnostic tests".
  5. N Anwar, M Borhany, S Ansari, S Khurram, U Zaidi, I Naseer, M Nadeem, T Shamsi: Trends of ABO and Rh phenotypes in transfusion-dependent patients in Pakistan.
  6. Jawad Hassan, Muhammad Nadeem, Mehwish Taj, Munira Borhany, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib Ansari, Tahir Shamsi: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms other than Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - A Five Year Single Center Experience. Merit Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 12/2016; 4(12):500-505.
  7. Samreen Zehra, Rahela Najam, Tasneem Farzana, Tahir Shamsi: Outcomes of 1st Remission Induction Chemotherapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cytogenetic Risk Groups. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 12/2016; 17(12):6151-6156., DOI:10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.12.6151
  8. Aisha Arshad, Munira Borhany, Nida Anwar, Imran Naseer, Rehan Ansari, Samson Boota, Naveena Fatima, Mustansir Zaidi, Tahir Shamsi: Prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections in blood donors of Pakistan. 11/2016; 16(27)., DOI:10.1186/s12878-016-0068-2
  9. Shezad S, Nadeem M, Shan S, Tahir Shamsi: Ring Chromosome 10 in a Case of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 11/2016; 26(11):941-942.
  10. Khurram S, Borhany M, Anwar N, Naseer I, Boota S, Mirza I, Nadeem M, Tahir ShamsI: Frequency and reasons of donor deferral prior to blood donation process: a single centre experience. Transfusion Medicine 10/2016;, DOI:10.1111/tme.12368.
  11. Nida Anwar, Muhammad Nadeem, Saira Shan, Tahir Shamsi: Eosinophilia with PDGFRB Gene Rearrangement and Isolated Del 5q; an Extremely Rare Presentation of Myeloid Neoplasm. Acta Medica International 10/2016; 4(1):7-10., DOI:10.5530/ami.2017.4.2
  12. Taj, M. Nadeem, S. Maqsood, T. Shah, T. Farzana, Tahir Shamsi: Validation of MASCC Score for Risk Stratification in Patients of Hematological Disorders with Febrile Neutropenia. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 10/2016;, DOI:10.1007/s12288-016-0730-7
  13. Zunaira Rafiq, Tahir S Shamsi: Bortezomib-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in a Patient with Plasma Cell Leukemia–A Remote Complication. DOI:10.21089/njhs.11.0041
  14. Musharraf SG, Siddiqui AJ, Shamsi T, Choudhary MI, Rahman AU: Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 2;6:30693. doi: 10.1038/srep30693.. Scientific Reports 08/2016;, DOI:10.1038/srep30693.
  15. Syed Ghulam Musharraf, Amna Jabbar Siddiqui, Tahir Shamsi, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Atta-ur Rahman: Serum metabonomics of acute leukemia using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Scientific Reports 08/2016; 6:30693., DOI:10.1038/srep30693
  16. M Napolitano, M N D Di Minno, A Batorova, A Dolce, M Giansily-Blaizot, J Ingerslev, J-F Schved, G Auerswald, G Kenet, M Karimi, T Shamsi, A Ruiz de Sáez, R Dolatkhah, A Chuansumrit, M A Bertrand, G Mariani: Women with congenital factor VII deficiency: clinical phenotype and treatment options from two international studies. Haemophilia 06/2016; 22(5)., DOI:10.1111/hae.12978
  17. Mehwesh Taj, Tayyaba Shah, Syeda Kanwal Aslam, Sidra Zaheer, Faryal Nawab, Sumaira Shaheen, Kashif Shafique, Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Environmental determinants of aplastic anemia in Pakistan: a case-control study. 06/2016; 24(5)., DOI:10.1007/s10389-016-0743-6
  18. Syed Ghulam Musharraf, Amna Jabbar Siddiqui, Tahir Shamsi, Arshi Naz: SERUM metabolomics of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and acute myeloid leukaemia for probing biomarker molecules. Hematological Oncology 06/2016;, DOI:10.1002/hon.2313
  19. Shahab S, Zahid D, Ahmed S, Nadeem M, Farzana T, Taj M, Ahmed N, Shamsi TS: Outcome of Inversion 16 in TKD Positive and Negative Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients.. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 06/2016; 17(4):2343-2344., DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.4.2343
  20. M Giansily-Blaizot, N Kolaitis, M Borhany, G Moulis, O Guillot, T Shamsi: Two new double mutant alleles of the F7 gene and a literature review on alleles with two mutations in FVII deficiency. Haemophilia 05/2016;, DOI:10.1111/hae.12897
  21. Shaista Shabbir, Muhammad Nadeem, Abdul Sattar, Iffat Ara, Saqib Ansari, Tassneem Farzana, Mehwish Taj, Munira Borhany, Saima Manzir, Uzma Zaidi, Jawad Hassan, Arshi Naz, Tahir Shamsi, Udo Schumacher: Type and frequency of haemoglobinopathies, diagnosed in the area of Karachi, in Pakistan. Cogent Medicine 05/2016;, DOI:10.1080/2331205X.2016.1188875
  22. Arshi Naz, Samina Naz Mukry, Mahwish Rauf Shaikh, Ali Raza Bukhari, Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Importance of immature platelet fraction as predictor of immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Online 04/2016; 32(3):575-579.
  23. Munazza Rashid, Rifat Zubair Ahmed, Shariq Ahmed, Muhammad Nadeem, Nuzhat Ahmed, Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Coexisting JAK2V617F and CALR Exon 9 Mutation in Essential Thrombocythemia. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 02/2016; 32(Suppl 1)., DOI:10.1007/s12288-016-0658-y
  24. Chang F, Shamsi TS: Clinical and Hematological Profile of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Patients of Sindh. DOI:10.4172/2329-8790.1000239
  25. Bushra Kaleem, Sadaf Shahab, Nuzhat Ahmed, Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Prognostic Value of Mutations. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 12/2015; 16(17):7415-23., DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.17.7415
  26. Muhammad Zohaib, Saqib H Ansari, Zehra Hashim, Tahir S Shamsi, Shamshad Zarina: Serum Paraoxonase Activity and Malondialdehyde Serum Levels Remain Unaffected in Response to Hydroxyurea Therapy in β-Thalassemia Patients. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 11/2015;, DOI:10.1002/jcph.675
  27. Zunaira Rafiq, Mehwesh Taj, Sidra Maqsood, Tahir Shamsi: Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Pakistani Population- Analysis of 52 Cases and their Outcome on Best Available Treatment Options. DOI:10.15406/htij.2015.01.00019
  28. Alireza Haghighi, Munira Borhany, Arash Ghazi, Noel Edwards, Ayla Tabaksert, Amirreza Haghighi, Naveena Fatima, Tahir S Shamsi3 andJohn A. Sayer: Glanzmann thrombasthenia in Pakistan: Molecular analysis and identification of novel mutations. Clinical Genetics 08/2015;, DOI:10.1111/cge.12622
  29. Saira Shan, Muhammad Nadeem, Tabbassum Ara, Tahir Shamsi: A 3-way Rare Variant Ph Translocation t(7;9;22) in a patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Acta Medica International 07/2015; 2(2):186-188., DOI:10.5530/ami.2015.5.4
  30. Taj, T. Farzana, T. Shah, S. Maqsood, S. S. Ahmed, T. S. Shamsi: Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Pathogens in Febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Malignancies: A Single Center Prospective Analysis. Journal of Oncology 07/2015; 2015(12):1-5., DOI:10.1155/2015/596504
  31. M Borhany, C Delbes, M Giansily-Blaizot, M Zubair, M S Ahmed, N Fatima, T Shamsi: A new report of FVII-inhibitor in a patient suffering from severe congenital FVII deficiency. Haemophilia 05/2015; 21(4)., DOI:10.1111/hae.12708
  32. U Zaidi, M Borhany, S Ansari, S Parveen, S Boota, I Shamim, D Zahid, T Shamsi: Red cell alloimmunisation in regularly transfused beta thalassemia patients in Pakistan: Red cell alloimmunisation. Transfusion Medicine 04/2015; 25(2)., DOI:10.1111/tme.12196
  33. Handrkova, M. Borhany, V. Schroeder, N. Fatima, A. Hussain, T. Shamsi, H. P. Kohler: Identification of two novel missense mutations causing severe factor XIII deficiency. Haemophilia 03/2015; 21(3)., DOI:10.1111/hae.12663
  34. Sadaf Shahab, Zeeshanul Qadar, Muhammad Nadeem, Danish Zahid, Saqib Ansari, Tasneem Farzana, Mehwesh Taj, Munira Borhany, Nuzhat Ahmed, Tahir S. Shamsi: Overall Survival in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Patients with and without Internal Tandem Duplication. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 02/2015;, DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.1.381
  35. Rosanna Asselta, Manuela Platè, Michela Robusto, Munira Borhany, Ilaria Guella, Giulia Soldà, Abdolreza Afrasiabi, Marzia Menegatti, Tahir Shamsi, Flora Peyvandi, Stefano Duga: Clinical and molecular characterisation of 21 patients affected by quantitative fibrinogen deficiency. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 11/2014; 113(2)., DOI:10.1160/TH14-07-0629
  36. Mehwesh Taj, Rizwan Nabi Qureshi, Tasneem Farzana, Tahir S. Shamsi, S. S. Ahmed: Response of First-Line Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia During Treatment of Hematological Disorders. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 09/2014;
  37. Mehwesh Taj, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Tasneem Farzana, Arshi Nazi, Muhammad Nadeem, Rizwan Nabi Qureshi, Kashif Sheikh, Jawwad Hasan Kazmi: Epidemiologic and HLA Antigen Profile in Patients with Aplastic Anemia. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 08/2014; 24(8):549-52.
  38. Borhany, M. Robusto, N. Fatima, T. S. Shamsi, R. Asselta, S. Duga, F. Peyvandi: Congenital fibrinogen deficiency in Pakistan and identification of five novel mutations. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 06/2014; 12:47-47.
    1. Naz, M. Neerman-Arbez, V Ivaskevicius, T. N. Khan, S. Ahmed, P. de Moerloose, J. Oldenburg, S. Tariq, N. Saqlain, N. Ahmed, T. S. Shamsi, Arshi Naz, Marguerite Neerman-Arbez, Vytautas Ivaskevicius, Tehmina Nafees Khan, Shariq Ahmed, Philippe De Moerloose, Johannes Oldenburg, Shehla Tariq, Nazish Saqlain, Nisar Ahmed, Tahir S. Shamsi: Identification of novel mutations in fibrinogen gene alpha (FGA) and frequency of mutations in Pakistani population. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 06/2014; 12:47-47.
  39. Taj, R. N. Qureshi, T. Farzana, T. S. Shamsi, S. S. Ahmed: Response of First-Line Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia During Treatment of Hematological Disorders. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 06/2014; 31(2)., DOI:10.1007/s12288-014-0451-8
  40. Arshi Naz, Marguerite Neerman-Arbez, Philippede Moerloose, Shehla Tariq, Nazish Saqlain, Nisar Ahmed, Tahir S. Shamsi: Identification of novel mutations in fibrinogen alpha chain gene of congenital afibrinogenemia patients. Haemophilia 05/2014; 20:58-58.
  41. Arshi Naz, Matthias Watzka, Johannes Oldenburg, Inga Kristin, Ali Muhammad Waryah, Nisar Ahmed, Tahir S. Shamsi: Genetic basis of vitamin K-dependent clotting factor deficiency in the Pakistani population. Haemophilia 04/2014; 20(s3):57-58., DOI:10.1111/hae.12400
  42. Borhany, H. Handrkova, A. Cairo, N. Fatima, T. Shamsi, F. Peyvandi, H. P. Kohler, H. Fatima: Correlation of genotype and phenotype in patients with rare bleeding disorders in Pakistan. Haemophilia 02/2014; 20:48-48.
  43. Arshi Naz, Danish Zahid, Samina Naz Mukry, Muhammad Nadeem, Bijon Kumar Sil, Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Evaluation of efficacy of various immunochromatographic rapid tests for Dengue diagnosis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Online 02/2014; 30(1):166-171., DOI:10.12669/pjms.301.4173
  44. Sadaf Shahab, Khaleeq Un Nisa, Muhammad Nadeem, Danish Zahid, Saqib Ansari, Tasneem Farzana, Mehwesh Taj, Munira Borhany, Nuzhat Ahmed, Tahir S Shamsi: Survival Outcome of AML Patients with and without TKD Mutations. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 01/2014; 15(24):10995., DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.24.10995
  45. Munira Borhany (Shoaib, Tahir Shamsi, Naveena Fatima, Hira Fatima, Arshi Naz, Humayun Patel: Rare Bleeding Disorders are not so Rare in Pakistan. 12/2013; J Hematol Thromb Dis 2: 122(01)., DOI:10.4172/2329-8790.1000122
  46. M Borhany, H Handrkova, A Cairo, V Schroeder, N Fatima, A Naz, S Amanat, T Shamsi, F Peyvandi, H P Kohler: Congenital factor XIII deficiency in Pakistan: Characterization of seven families and identification of four novel mutations. Haemophilia 12/2013; 20(4)., DOI:10.1111/hae.12340
  47. Arshi Naz, N. Hossain, T. S. Shamsi, N. Khan: Evaluation of Pro C global assay as a screening test for thrombophilia in women with adverse pregnancy outcome. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 12/2013; 11:56-56.
  48. Borhany, T. Shamsi, A. Cairo, F. Peyvandi: Mutations causing severe factor XIII deficiency in Pakistan. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 12/2013; 11:46-46.
  49. A Naz, T. S. Shamsi, H. Patel, K. Shaikh, M. Nadeem, M. Borhany, N. Ahmed, A. Imran, S. Amanat: Frequency of factor XIII deficiency amongst patients with rare bleeding disorders in pakistan: a multicenter experience. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 12/2013; 11:32-32.
  50. Tahir Shamsi: Rare Blood Disorders are not so rare in Pakistan.
  51. Arshi Naz, Tahir S Shamsi, Abdul Sattar, Tabassum Mahboob: Oxidative stress and total antioxidant status in acute leukemia at diagnosis and post remission induction phase. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 11/2013; 26(6):1123-30.
  52. Sadaf Shahab, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Nuzhat Ahmed: Prognostic Involvement of Nucleophosmin Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leaukemia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 10/2013; 14(10):5615-20., DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.10.5615
  53. M Borhany, H Boijout, J-L Pellequer, T Shamsi, G Moulis, P Aguilar-Martinez, J-F Schved, M Giansily-Blaizot: Genotype and phenotype relationships in 10 Pakistani unrelated patients with inherited factor VII deficiency. Haemophilia 06/2013; 19(6)., DOI:10.1111/hae.12186
  54. Arshi Naz, Rizwan N. Qureshi, Tahir S. Shamsi, Tabassum Mahboob: Vitamin D levels in patients of acute leukemia before and after remission-induction therapy. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Online 03/2013; 29(1):10-4., DOI:10.12669/pjms.291.2764
  55. Tahir Shamsi, Saqib Ansari: Medical management of β-thalassaemia without blood transfusion: A myth or a reality?. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 03/2013; 63(3):304-5.
  56. Tahir Shamsi: Medical management of b-thalassaemia without blood transfusion: a myth or a reality?. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 03/2013; 63(3):304.
  57. Saqib H Ansari, Tahir S Shamsi, Saima Munzir, Mohammed T Khan, Sajida Erum, Kousar Perveen, Tasneem Farzana, Mushtaq Ashraf, Tabassum Mehboob, Moinuddin Moinuddin: Gγ-Xmn I Polymorphism: A Significant Determinant of β-Thalassemia Treatment Without Blood Transfusion.. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 02/2013; 35(4)., DOI:10.1097/MPH.0b013e31827e8662
  58. Borhany, T. Shamsi, A. C. Cairo, F. Peyvandi: Factor XIII deficiency among the rare bleeding disorders in pakistan. Haemophilia 02/2013; 19:38-38.
  59. Naz, T. S. Shamsi, N. Saqlain, N. Ahmed, H. Patel, S. Amanat, S. T. Sohail, A. Imran: Multiple vitamin- k dependent clotting factor deficiencies among the rare bleeding disorders diagnosed under the capacity of haemophilia project pk-4 and their response to vitamin k therapy. Haemophilia 02/2013; 19:32-33.
  60. Saqib Hussain Ansari, Nida Baig, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Saif-ur-Rehman, Zeeshan Hussain Ansari, Zubaida Behar, Kousar Perveen, Sajida Erum, Zoaib Raza Bukhari, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Mohammad Akbar: Screening immediate family members for carrier identification and counseling: A cost-effective and practical approach. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 12/2012; 62(12):1314-7.
  61. Sadaf Shahab, Tahirs Shamsi, Nuzhat Ahmed: Molecular Involvement and Prognostic Importance of Fms-like Tyrosine Kinase 3 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 09/2012; 13(9):4215-20., DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.4215
  62. M Borhany, H Fatima, A Naz, H Patel, T Shamsi: Pattern of bleeding and response to therapy in Glanzmann thrombasthenia. Haemophilia 09/2012; 18(6)., DOI:10.1111/hae.12017
  63. Saqib H Ansari, Tahir S Shamsi, Mohammed Tahir Khan, Kousar Perveen, Tasneem Farzana, Sajida Erum, Iqra Ansari: Seropositivity of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and HIV in Chronically Transfused β-Thalassaemia Major Patients.. 09/2012; 22(9):610-1.
  64. Saqib Hussain Ansari, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Feroza Nazir Ahmed, Kousar Perveen, Ghazala Ahmed: Effectiveness and feasibility of transabdominal chorionic villous sampling procedure for prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassaemia in a Muslim majority community of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Online 07/2012; 28(4).
  65. Nazli Hossain, Tahir Shamsi, Nazeer Khan, Arshi Naz: Thrombophilia investigation in Pakistani women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 06/2012; 39(1)., DOI:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01925.x
  66. Munira Borhany, Tahir Shamsi, Bushra Moiz, Khalid Hasan, Khalid Zafar Hashmi, Muhammad Ayyub, Nadir Ali, Nisar Ahmed Samina Amanat, Tahira Zafar: Guidelines on the laboratory diagnosis of congenital bleeding disorders in Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 05/2012; 62(5):477-86.
  67. Nazli Hossain, Tahir S Shamsi, Adeel Feroz: Successful Management of Acute Catastrophic Juvenile Vaginal Bleeding in Glanzmann's Thromboasthenia by Uterine Tamponade: A Case Report and Review of The Literature. 03/2012; 2012(2):530908., DOI:10.1155/2012/530908
  68. Majhail NS, Rizzo JD, Lee SJ, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Bonfim C, Burns LJ, Chaudhri N, Davies S, Okamoto S, Seber A, Socie G, Szer J, Van Lint MT, Wingard JR, Collaborators (4) Koh M, Lee JW, Ma D, Shamsi T: Recommended screening and preventive practices for long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 03/2012; 18(3):348.
  69. Munira Borhany, Meena Kumari, Tahir Shamsi, Arshi Naz, Tasneem Farzana: Frequency of factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitor in haemophilia A. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 03/2012; Vol. 22(5):289-93.
  70. L Faulkner, N Yaqub, S. Khalid Khalid, T Zhara, S Ansari, T Farzana, T Shamsi: Transplantation in Low Resource Countries. 01/2012; 1(2s)., DOI:10.4081/thal.2011.s2.e9
  71. Saqib H Ansari, Tahir S Shamsi, Mushtaq Ashraf, Muneera Bohray, Tasneem Farzana, Mohammed Tahir Khan, Kousar Perveen, Sajida Erum, Iqra Ansari, Muhammad Nadeem, Masood Ahmed, Faizan Raza: Molecular epidemiology of β-thalassemia in Pakistan: Far reaching implications. International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics 11/2011; 2(4):403-8., DOI:10.4103/0971-6866.100762
  72. Munira Borhany, Tahir Shamsi, Arshi Naz, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib Ansari, Muhammad Nadeem, Zia Ur Rehman, Zainab Sangii: Clinical Features and Types of Von Willebrand Disease in Karachi. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 11/2011; 17(6):E102-5., DOI:10.1177/1076029610387125
  73. Zaen-Al-Abideen Pahore, Tahir S Shamsi, Mehwesh Taj, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib H Ansari, Muhammad Nadeem, Masood Ahmad, Arshi Naz: JAK2V617F Mutation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Predicts Early Disease Progression. 08/2011; 21(8):472-5.
  74. Saqib H Ansari, Tahir S Shamsi, Mushtaq Ashraf, Kousar Perveen, Tasneem Farzana, Muneera Bohray, Sajida Erum, Tabassum Mehboob: Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Providing Transfusion Independence in β-Thalassemia. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 07/2011; 33(5):339-43., DOI:10.1097/MPH.0b013e31821b0770
  75. Borhany, Z. Pahore, T. Shamsi, A. Naz, S. Ansari, T. Farzana, M. Nadeem: Pattern of bleeding and response to therapy in Glanzmann's thrombasthenia. Haemophilia 03/2011; 17(2):371-371.
  76. Munira Borhany, Tahir Shamsi, Samsan Boota, Hazrat Ali, Naeem Tahir, Arshi Naz, Imran Naseer, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib Ansari, Muhammad Nadeem, Zia-Ur-Rahman, Zainab Sangji: Transfusion Transmitted Infections in Patients With Hemophilia of Karachi, Pakistan. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 03/2011; 17(6):651-5., DOI:10.1177/1076029611398122
  77. Munira Borhany, Tahir Shamsi, Arshi Naz, Asif Khan, Kousar Parveen, Saqib Ansari, Tasneem Farzana: Congenital Bleeding Disorders in Karachi, Pakistan. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 02/2011; 17(6):E131-7., DOI:10.1177/1076029610391650
  78. Munira Borhany, Zaen Pahore, Zeeshan Ul Qadr, Muhammad Rehan, Arshi Naz, Asif Khan, Saqib Ansari, Tasneem Farzana, Muhammad Nadeem, Syed Amir Raza, Tahir Shamsi: Bleeding disorders in the tribe: Result of consanguineous in breeding. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 09/2010; 5(1):23., DOI:10.1186/1750-1172-5-23
  79. Lawrence Faulkner, Saqib Ansari, Sadaf Khalid, Naila Yaqub, Tasneem Farzana, Kamran Rashid, Yasir Iqbal, Pietro Sodani, Cristiano Gallucci, Buket Erer, Tahir Shamsi: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE REDUCED-COST BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION FOR THALASSEMIA: THE PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE OF THE CURE2CHILDREN FOUNDATION IN PAKISTAN.. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 06/2010; 54(6):796-796.
  80. Nazli Hossain, Tasneem Farzana, Nusrat Hasan Khan, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Andra H James: Adolescent menorrhagia due to platelet function disorder. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 02/2010; 60(2):127-9.
  81. Hossain, T. Shamsi: O389 Use of activated recombinant factor VII in massive postpartum hemorrhage. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 10/2009; 107., DOI:10.1016/S0020-7292(09)60761-X
  82. N Hossain, T Shamsi, E Kuczynski, C J Lockwood, M J Paidas: Liver dysfunction in pregnancy: an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. Obstetric Medicine 03/2009; 2(1):17-20., DOI:10.1258/om.2008.080028
  83. James B Bussel, Drew Provan, Tahir Shamsi, Gregory Cheng, Bethan Psaila, Lidia Kovaleva, Abdulgabar Salama, Julian M Jenkins, Debasish Roychowdhury, Bhabita Mayer, Nicole Stone, Michael Arning: Effect of eltrombopag on platelet counts and bleeding during treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet 03/2009; 373(9664):641-8., DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60402-5
  84. M D Aljurf, S Z Zaidi, H El Solh, F Hussain, A Ghavamzadeh, H K Mahmoud, T Shamsi, T Ben Othman, M M Sarhan, D Dennison, A Ibrahim, S Benchekroun, N Chaudhri, B Labar, M Horowitz, D Niederwieser, A Gratwohl: Special issues related to hematopoietic SCT in the Eastern Mediterranean region and the first regional activity report. Bone marrow transplantation 01/2009; 43(1):1-12., DOI:10.1038/bmt.2008.389
  85. Ts Shamsi, K Hashmi, S Adil, P Ahmad, M Irfan, S Raza, N Masood, U Shaikh, T Satti, T Farzana, S Ansari: The stem cell transplant program in Pakistan - The first decade. Bone Marrow Transplantation 08/2008; 42 Suppl 1:S114-S117., DOI:10.1038/bmt.2008.137
  86. Munira Shoaib, Tahir S Shamsi, Arshi Naz: Arteriovenous thrombosis in chronic renal failure patients receiving renal replacement therapy. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 08/2008; 18(7):418-23.
  87. Sohail Rafi Khan, Nishat Ayub, Sohail Nawab, Tahir S Shamsi: Triglyceride Profile in Dyslipidaemia of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 06/2008; 18(5):270-3.
  88. Muhammad Irfan, Khalil Hashmi, Salman Adil, Tahir Shamsi, Tasneem Farzana, Saquib Ansari, Vinodh Panjwani, Pervaiz Ahmed, Badshah Khan: ß-Thalassaemia major: Bone marrow versus peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 03/2008; 58(3):107-10.
  89. Darakhshan M Saleem, Saida Haider, Moona M Khan, Tahir Shamsi, Darakhshan J Haleem: Role of tryptophan in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 02/2008; 58(2):68-70.
  90. Saqib H Ansari, Tahir S Shamsi, Fahad J Siddiqui, Muhammad Irfan, Kausar Perveen, Tasneem Farzana, Vinodh K Panjwani, Ayesha Yousuf, Tabassum Mehboob: Efficacy of Hydroxyurea (HU) in Reduction of Pack Red Cell (PRC) Transfusion Requirement Among Children Having Beta-thalassemia Major: Karachi HU Trial (KHUT). Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 11/2007; 29(11):743-6., DOI:10.1097/MPH.0b013e318157fd75
  91. Nazli Hossain, Tahir Shansi, Saeeda Haider, Nargis Soomro, Nusrat H Khan, Ghuffrana Umer Memon, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib Ansari, Elizabeth W Triche, Edward Kuczynski, Charles J Lockwood, Michael J Paidas: Use of recombinant activated factor VII for massive postpartum hemorrhage. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica 08/2007; 86(10):1200-6., DOI:10.1080/00016340701619324
  92. Abdul Ghani Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Tahir S Shamsi, Musarrat Hussain: Psychiatric disorders in bone marrow transplant patients. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 03/2007; 17(2):98-100.
  93. S H Ansari, S Nasim, A Ahmed, M Irfan, A Ishaque, T Farzana, V K Panjwani, M Taj, T S Shamsi: Febrile neutropenia in paediatric peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, in -vitro sensitivity data and clinical response to empirical antibiotic therapy. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 12/2006; 16(11):704-8.
  94. Tahir Shamsi, Mohammad Tufail, Mariam Aftab, Saqib Ansari: Role of recombinant activated factor VII in securing haemostatic failure in gun shot trauma. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 06/2006; 56(5):238-41.
  95. Syed MOHAMMAD Irfan, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Saqib Ansari: In vivo purging using anti CD20 antibody rituximab along with standard Allo PBSCT for relapsed childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia:. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 03/2006; 16(1):67-68.
  96. S H Ansari, M Irfan, Farzana, V K Panjwani, T S Shamsi: In-vivo purging with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab along with standard allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT) for relapsed childhood Pre - B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 02/2006; 16(1):67-8.
  97. Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Nazli Hossain, Nargis Soomro, Jahan Ara Hasan, Mehar Noorani, Sara Kazi, Mohammed Saeed Quraishy, Bilal Jameel, Syed Tipu Sultan, Saeeda Haider: Use of recombinant factor VIIa for massive postpartum haemhorrage: Case series and review of literature. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 12/2005; 55(11):512-5.
  98. Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Mohammad Irfan, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Vinod Kumar Panjwani, Mevish Taj, Ghazala Ahmad, Nazmeen Shakoor, Mirza Irfan Baig: Survival and graft versus host disease in first 100 patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: A single centre experience. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 12/2005; 55(11):469-75.
  99. Jahan Ara Ainuddin, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Bilal Jameel: Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa for Massive Postpartum Haemhorrage: Case Series and Review of Literature Tahir Sultan Shamsi ,Bilal Jameel, Nazli Hossain, Sara Kazi Nargis Soomro, Jahan Ara Hasan, Mehar Noorani , Mohammed Saeed Quraishy JPMA nov 2005.
  100. Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Mohammad Irfan, Tasneem Farzana, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Ghazala Ahmad, Nazmeen Shakoor, Mirza Irfan Baig: Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) using anti-IL2 receptor antibody Daclizumab for the prevention of acute graft versus host disease in steroid refractory Diamond Blackfan anaemia: a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 11/2005; 55(10):454-5.
  101. Nazli Hossain, Tahir Shamsi, Nargis Soomro: Frequency of Thrombophilia in Patients with Adverse Pregnancy Outcome. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 07/2005; 55(6):245-7.
  102. T S Shamsi: β β-Thalassaemia - a Major Health Problem in Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 11/2004; 54(10):498.
  103. T S Shamsi, M Irfan, S H Ansari, T Farzana, M Z Khalid, V K Panjwani, M I Baig, N Shakoor: Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with haematological malignancies. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 09/2004; 14(9):522-6.
  104. Syed MOHAMMAD Irfan, Tahir Shamsi, Saqib Ansari: Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with haemopoietic malignancies.. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 03/2004; 9.
  105. T Farzana, T S Shamsi, M Irfan, S H Ansari, M I Baig, N Shakoor: Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Aplastic Anaemia: A Single Centre Experience. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 10/2003; 53(9):381-4.
  106. Shamsi, Z. Huma, M. I. Baig: Short Report Fibrin Glue for the Control of External Bleeding in Haemophilia: a cost effective and novel approach. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 07/2003; 53(7).
  107. S. Shamsi, T. Farzana, S. H. Ansari, A. Ahmed, A. Ishaque: Febrile Neutropenia in Haematological Disorders: a Single Centre review of Antibiotic Policy and the Outcome. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 05/2003; 53(5).
  108. Syed MOHAMMAD Irfan, Farzana Tasneem, Tahir Shamsi: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in children with B-Thalassaemia Major: A local experience.. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 01/2003; 13:204-206.
  109. Jawaid Aslam Channa, Khalid Zafar Hashmi, Tahir Shamsi: Immunophenotypic Subgroup of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 03/2002; 12(3):146.
  110. Jawaid Channa, Tahir Shamsi, Khalid Hashmi, Lubna Jalal, Fazeel Faisal, Syed Ehsanullah, Zeenat Issani: Role of Immunophenotyping in the Diagnosis of Acute Leukemia. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan: JCPSP 05/2000; 10(5):158.
  111. T S Shamsi, A Ahmed, A I Farooqui, S Waraich: Rapid diagnosis of malaria--a new approach. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 02/1999; 49(1):16-7.
  112. T S Shamsi, M Rehman, J Kazi, S Syed: Graft versus host disease following blood transfusion during coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 10/1998; 48(9):279-81.
  113. E Furqan, T S Shamsi, A Ahmed, S Syed, S I Ahmed: Prevalence of rhesus phenotypes among local population in Karachi. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 10/1998; 48(9):278-9.
  114. T Shamsi, A Ahmed, Z Taj, M A Vajid, F Hassan: Prevalence of hepatitis B, C and HIV virus infection among beta thalassaemia major patients. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 04/1998; 48(3):87.
  115. M Afroz, T S Shamsi, S Syed: Predictive value of MCV/RBC count ratio to discriminate between iron deficiency anemia and beta thalassemia trait. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 02/1998; 48(1):18-9.
  116. A Ahmed, S Hafiz, A Zafar, T Shamsi, J Rizvi, S Syed: Isolation and identification of Aeromonas species from human stools. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 12/1997; 47(12):305-8.
  117. A Hashmi, M Hussain, Z Hussain, E Ahmed, T Shamsi, R Naqvi, B Ali, H Mehdi, R Mohsin, A Naqvi, A Rizvi: Use of rHu GM-CSF in renal-transplant patients developing leukopenia. Transplantation Proceedings 12/1997; 29(7):3053., DOI:10.1016/S0041-1345(97)00779-3
  118. A Ahmed, T S Shamsi, S Hafiz, K Z Hashmi, M N Zafar, S Syed: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus among professional blood donors--a single centre study of 135 donors in Karachi. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 12/1995; 45(11):309.
  119. T S Shamsi: Peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: A way forward. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 07/1995; 45(7):182-5.
  120. T S Shamsi, K Z Hashmi: Hairy cell leukaemia--diagnosis and current treatment. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 07/1994; 44(6):149-55.
  121. Samina Naz Mukry, Mahwish Rauf Shaikh, Muhammad Nadeem, Ali Raza Bukhari, Tasneem Farzana, Mehwesh Taj, Tahir Sultan Shamsi: Importance Of Immature Platelet Fraction As Predictor Of Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura. 12/1969; 32(3)., DOI:10.12669/pjms.323.9456