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Specialties
Thyroid disorders
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Departments
My Contact Information
- 617.638.7470
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Primary Location
732 Harrison Avenue
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02118
More About Me
Elizabeth N Pearce, MD, is an endocrinologist and epidemiologist specializing in thyroid disorders at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and director of BMC’s Endocrine Fellowship Program. Dr. Pearce is also a professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and is a member of BU’s Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research. Her research interests span iodine nutrition,
... thyroid function during pregnancy, the thyroid effects of environmental disrupters, and subclinical thyroid dysfunction. She is an influential physician-scientist and her clinical investigations have led to a national change in recommendations for iodine supplementation and use in pregnancy. From 2018 to 2019, she was President of the American Thyroid Association. In 2018, Women in Thyroidology named Dr. Pearce “Woman of the Year”. In 2011, she received the American Thyroid Association’s Van Meter Award for outstanding contributions to research on the thyroid gland. Since 2007, she has been a leader of the Iodine Global Network, which works to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders.
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Administrative Title
Endocrine Fellowship Program Director and Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University. -
Education
Harvard Medical School, 1997 -
Residency
Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. 1997-2000 -
Fellowship
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Boston University Medical Center, 2000-2002 -
Board Certifications
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine -
Special Interests
Thyroid disorders -
Research
Thyroid disease in pregnancy, iodine nutrition, effects of environmental thyroid disruptors
Affiliations
Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
As the principal teaching affiliate of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center is devoted to training future generations of healthcare professionals. Learn more about Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
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