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Leslie V Boyer
Medical Director, Viper Institute
Primary Department
Viper Institute
Department Affiliations
Viper Institute
(520) 626-7669
boyer@viper.arizona.edu
Research Interest
Leslie Boyer, MD, is recognized as the leading authority on clinical study of scorpion stings, and for her studies of the interaction of snake venom, antivenom and the coagulation of blood.Dr. Boyer is medical director of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center in the College of Pharmacy and founding director of the VIPER Institute in the College of Medicine at the UA. She joined the UA pediatric faculty in 1991 and has additional appointments in pharmacology and pathology in the College of Medicine and an administrative appointment in Pharmacy.Dr. Boyer conducts clinical studies of envenomation and is carrying out Phase II and III clinical trials of antivenoms for the treatment of scorpion stings and snake bites. Her work has been presented on The Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, National Geographic and National Public Radio.

Publications

Aaron, C., Abdel-Rahman, M. S., Abdollahi, M., Abouqal, R., Adirim, T., Agarwal, R., Aks, S. E., Alarcon, W. A., Albertson, T., Algren, D. A., & others, . (2011). Journal of Medical Toxicology Reviewers. J. Med. Toxicol, 7, 1--3.
Warrick, B. J., Boyer, L. V., & Seifert, S. A. (2014). Non-native (exotic) snake envenomations in the US, 2005--2011. Toxins, 6, 2899--2911.
Boyer, L. (2008). Venom week. Journal of Medical Toxicology, 4, 43.
Pozarowski, K., Wenger, A., Kanavage, A., McNalley, J., Boyer, L., & Osterhout, J. (2008). High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and differential in-gel electrophoresis (DIGE) analysis of snake venoms. Journal of Medical Toxicology, 4, 60--61.
LACOUTURE, P. G., LESKO, S. M., HASSEN, L. V., RINGER, S., EPSTEIN, M. F., & MITCHELL, A. A. (1989). Adhesive tape remover pads: a risk to the newborn?. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 143, 1391--1391.