Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD, MSc
Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Pearce is a renowned clinical investigator, endocrinologist and epidemiologist who has made significant contributions in iodine nutrition, thyroid disease in pregnancy, environmental thyroid disrupters and the association of thyroid function with cardiovascular risk. Her internationally cited publications have changed recommendations in the US for iodine supplementation and iodine use in pregnancy. A past President of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), Dr. Pearce is the recipient of the prestigious Van Meter Award and she recently co-chaired the ATA’s Thyroid in Pregnancy Guidelines Task Force. She has been part of the leadership of the Iodine Global Network, a nongovernmental agency devoted to the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders, since 2007.
Other Positions
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- Harvard Medical School, MD
- Boston University School of Public Health, MS
- Harvard College, BA
Publications
- Published on 1/17/2025
Lee J, Jang H, Pearce EN, Shin HM. Exposome-wide association study of thyroid function using U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Environ Res. 2025 Mar 15; 269:120884. PMID: 39828196.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/11/2025
Jang H, Calder L, Choi JW, Kwon BR, Pearce EN, Shin HM. Associations between exposure to sodium/iodide symporter inhibitors and markers of thyroid function: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Chemosphere. 2025 Mar; 372:144098. PMID: 39798720.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/28/2024
Ren Z, Guo W, Li J, Cheng Y, Jiang W, Wang W, Gao M, Wu W, Pan Z, Yang Y, Pearce EN, Dong S, Wang C, Zhang W. High Water Iodine Concentrations Are Associated With the Prevalence of Subclinical Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules, and Goiter Among Pregnant Women in Shandong, China. J Nutr. 2024 Dec 28. PMID: 39736330.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/27/2024
Thottarath S, Tsai WS, Gurudas S, Pearce E, Chueng CMG, Yamaguchi TCN, Sivaprasad S. Intersession repeatability of visual function and OCTA metrics in eyes with diabetic macular ischaemia. Eye (Lond). 2025 Apr; 39(5):906-912. PMID: 39604628.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/5/2024
Braverman KD, Pearce EN. Iodine and Hyperthyroidism: A Double-Edged Sword. Endocr Pract. 2025 Mar; 31(3):390-395. PMID: 39510448.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2024
Pretell EA, Pearce EN. A History of the Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders in the Americas: A Dramatic Achievement and Lessons Learned. J Nutr. 2024 Dec; 154(12):3856-3867. PMID: 39419352.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/12/2024
Chua C, Pearce EN, Lee SY. Assessing the Quality of Care of Pregnant Patients With Thyrotoxicosis at an Urban Safety Net Hospital. Endocr Pract. 2025 Jan; 31(1):80-84. PMID: 39401698.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/13/2024
Tsai WS, Thottarath S, Gurudas S, Pearce E, Yamaguchi TCN, Sivaprasad S. A Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Metrics and Artifacts on Scans of Different Sizes in Diabetic Macular Ischemia. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan; 269:303-314. PMID: 39278388.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/11/2024
Tsai WS, Thottarath S, Gurudas S, Zhao J, Cheung CMG, Yamaguchi TCN, Giani A, Pearce E, Sivaprasad S. The Natural History of Retinal Sensitivity Loss in Diabetic Macular Ischemia over One Year Evaluated by Microperimetry. J Clin Med. 2024 Apr 11; 13(8). PMID: 38673492.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/28/2024
Osinga JAJ, Liu Y, Männistö T, Vafeiadi M, Tao FB, Vaidya B, Vrijkotte TGM, Mosso L, Bassols J, López-Bermejo A, Boucai L, Aminorroaya A, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Hisada A, Yoshinaga J, Broeren MAC, Itoh S, Kishi R, Ashoor G, Chen L, Veltri F, Lu X, Taylor PN, Brown SJ, Chatzi L, Popova PV, Grineva EN, Ghafoor F, Pirzada A, Kianpour M, Oken E, Suvanto E, Hattersley A, Rebagliato M, Riaño-Galán I, Irizar A, Vrijheid M, Delgado-Saborit JM, Fernández-Somoano A, Santa-Marina L, Boelaert K, Brenta G, Dhillon-Smith R, Dosiou C, Eaton JL, Guan H, Lee SY, Maraka S, Morris-Wiseman LF, Nguyen CT, Shan Z, Guxens M, Pop VJM, Walsh JP, Nicolaides KH, D'Alton ME, Visser WE, Carty DM, Delles C, Nelson SM, Alexander EK, Chaker L, Palomaki GE, Peeters RP, Bliddal S, Huang K, Poppe KG, Pearce EN, Derakhshan A, Korevaar TIM. Risk Factors for Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2024 May; 34(5):646-658. PMID: 38546971.
Read at: PubMed
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