Research Summary:

As Co-Director for the Interventional Nephrology Unit, Charles Boyer is responsible for patient care on inpatient and outpatient dialysis service. He is also active in clinical research projects conducted in the department with Dr. Richard Swartz.

Link to PubMed Citations

Selected Publications:

Mayo RR, Messana JM, Boyer CJ Jr, Swartz RD. Pseudomonas peritonitis treated with simultaneous catheter replacement and removal. Perit Dial Int. 1995 Oct-Dec;15(8):389-90.

Swartz RD, Messana JM, Boyer CJ, Lunde NM, Weitzel WF, Hartman TL. Successful use of cuffed central venous hemodialysis catheters inserted percutaneously. J Am Soc Nephrol. 1994 Mar;4(9):1719-25.

Weitzel WF, Boyer CJ Jr, el-Khatib MT, Swartz RD. Successful use of indwelling cuffed femoral vein catheters in ambulatory hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 1993 Sep;22(3):426-9.