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Ayrn O'Connor, MD
Title: Assistant Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Franklin, College, Franklin, IN
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine Indiana University
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology Indiana University
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine 2004, Medical Toxicology 2006
Areas of Interest: Toxic Alcohols

Dr. O'Connor's Publications

Publications:
Scholarly books:

Toxalbumins Chapter. O’Connor AD, Eds. Holstege, Furbee, Neer, Saathoff. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Clinical Forensic Poisoning. (in press)

Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Complications of Alcohol and Sympathomimetic Drug Abuse
O'Connor AD, Rusyniak DE, Bruno A
Medical Clinics of North America. 2005 Nov. 89(6):1343-58.

Tricyclic Antidepressant Toxicity
Miller B, O'Connor AD
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association Toxicology Handbook. 2005:161-164

Journal Articles

O’Connor AD, Rusyniak DE, Mowry J. Acute Tacrolimus Toxicity in a Non-Transplant Patient. J Tox Clin Tox 46(9):838-840, Nov 2008.

Jayaram HN, O'Connor A, Grant MR, Yang H, Greico PA, Cooney DA. Biochemical consequences of resistance to a recently discovered IMP dehydrogenase inhibitor, benzamide riboside, in human myelogenous leukemia K562 cells. J Exp Ther Oncol. 1996 Sep. 1(5):278-85.

Franchetti P, Cappellacci L, Crifantini M, Barzi A, Nocentini G, Yang H, O'Connor A, Jayaram HN, Carrell C, Goldstein BM. Furanfurin and thiophenfurin: two novel tiazofurin analogues. Synthesis, structure, antitumor activity, and interactions with inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase. J Med Chem. 1995 Sep. 38(19):3829-37.

Abstracts presented as posters

O’Connor AD, Quan D, Curry SC. Methylmalonic Acidemia Presenting as Methanol Toxicity in an Infant. J Tox Clin Tox 46(7):618, Aug 2008

O’Connor AD. Tranylcypromine Toxicity Resulting in Thrombocytopenia and Subsequent Thrombocytosis. J Tox Clin Tox 46(7):621, Aug 2008.

Greene SC, O’Connor AD. Highest Reported Serum Topiramate Level with Patient Survival. J Tox Clin Tox 46(7):614, Aug 2008.

Cannon RD, O’Connor A. Massive Atenolol Ingestion with Hightest Reported Plasma Concentration. J Tox Clin Tox 45(6):623, Nov 2007.

Cannon RD, O’Connor AD. Survival With an Extremely High Salicylate Level. J Tox Clin Tox 45(6):642, Nov 2007.

Quan D, O’Connor A, Curry S. High Plasma Carvedilol Concentration in a Case of Severe Toxicity. J Tox Clin Tox 45(6):636, Nov 2007.

O’Connor AD, Rusyniak D. Tacrolimus Overdose Resulting in Metabolic Acidosis and Renal Failure. J Tox Clin Tox 43(6):635, Sept 2005.

O’Connor AD, Kao LW. QRS Prolongation Following Massive Methamphetamine Ingestion. J Tox Clin Tox 43(6):662, Sept 2005.

O’Connor AD, Kao LW, Furbe RB. Arsine Gas Poisoning After Occupational Exposure. J Tox Clin Tox 43(6):746, Sept 2005.

Nanagas KA, O’Connor AD, Potts ME, Rusyniak DE. Conservative Management of Elemental Mercury Sequestration in the Appendix. J Tox Clin Tox 41(5):662, Sept 2003.

Bonner P, O’Connor A, Moore G, Brizendine E, Giles, B. “Shades of Grey” Acute Headache in the Emergency Department: What is the Standard of Care. Ann of Em Med 40(4):S77, Oct 2002.