Gastroenterology
James Boyer, M.D.
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Emeritus Director, Yale Liver Center
James Lorenzen Boyer, MD, is the Ensign Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and Emeritus Director of the Yale Liver Center at Yale School of Medicine, where he specializes in hepatology with a focus on autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, viral hepatitides, and hepatic cirrhosis leading to cirrhosis. He practices at Yale Digestive Diseases, Temple Medical Center in New Haven, CT, affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospita
60+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1969)
Education & Training
- AB Haverford College, Biology (1958)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine — M.D. (1962)
- New York & Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus — Internship, Flexible or Transitional Year
- New York Hospital — Residency, Internal Medicine (1964)
- Yale New Haven Hospital — Residency, Internal Medicine (1967)
Peer Recognition
- American Physiological Society — Fellow
2019
- European Association for the Study of the Liver — International Recognition Award
2019-2020 (2 years)
- Sidwell Friends School — Distinguished Alumni Award
2019
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Achievement Award: American Gastroenterology Association (1989)
- Ensign Professorship: Yale University (1996)
- Ismar-Boas Medal: German Society of Gastroenterology and Metabolism (1996)
- Distinguished Achievement Award: American Association for the Study of the Liver (1998)
- Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award: American Liver foundation (1999)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Yale New Haven Hospital
- Bridgeport Hospital
Languages
English
Experience
60+ years in practice