Thomas D. Boyer, MD
2012 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Award Presentation: Monday, November 12 at 9:45 am
During Presidential Plenary I
Hynes Convention Center
Thomas D. Boyer, MD, graduated from the University Of Southern California School Of Medicine in 1969. He trained in hepatology with Dr. Telfer Reynolds and Dr. Allan Redeker. In 2000 he joined the University of Arizona Health Network in Tucson as Director of the Liver Research Institute and Medical Director of the Liver Transplant program.
Dr. Boyer's clinical research interests focus on complications of cirrhosis, and the investigation of the function and regulation of the glutathione S-transferases. He has published numerous articles, book chapters and editorials on these areas of investigation. Additionally he coauthored the AASLD Practice Guidelines on TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt). He also is the editor of Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology which is in its 6th edition.
Dr. Boyer served on the AASLD governing board from 1998-2003. It was during his tenure as president in 2002 that the Annual Meeting was relocated from Dallas to Boston. He served as chair on both the AASLD Training and Education committee and NIH Liaison Committee; and is currently the immediate past-president and a member of the Executive Committee for the International Association for the Study of the Liver (IASL).
Dr. Boyer is currently professor and chair of medicine at University of Arizona. He continues to have an active clinical practice. Successfully diagnosing and treating patients with a variety of hepatic disorders remains his most fulfilling activity. Additionally he enjoys teaching medical students and residents about liver disease in the hope of inspiring an interest in hepatology as his mentors did for him.
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