Luise Pernar, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Luise Pernar, MD, MHPE, Surgery, specializes in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery and is associate program director for the general surgery residency. Her scholarly interest is in surgical education and curriculum development. In 2021, she received the Association for Surgical Education Linnea Hauge, PhD, Promising Educational Scholar Award in recognition of her work. While the main focus of her research is on surgery education, she also has a prolific clinical research portfolio, focusing on quality improvement and outcomes in hernia and bariatric surgery.

Publications

  • Published 3/13/2025

    Beaulieu-Jones BR, Wilson S, Rasic G, Brotschi EA, Pernar LI. Impact of Resident Education on the Performance of Morbidity and Mortality Conference. J Surg Educ. 2025 May; 82(5):103485. PMID: 40086023.

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  • Published 2/1/2025

    Pernar LI. A New Look at a Tenacious Problem-Resident Work-Hour Violations. JAMA Surg. 2025 Feb 01; 160(2):208-209. PMID: 39693085.

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  • Published 9/9/2024

    Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Richman AP, Hess DT, Pernar LI. Mining for Gold: A Mixed-Methods Study on Personal Statements in General Surgery Residency Applications. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct; 302:850-856. PMID: 39255685.

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  • Published 9/1/2024

    Lotfollahzadeh S, Vazirani A, Sellinger IE, Clovie J, Hoekstra I, Patel A, Malloum AB, Yin W, Paul H, Yadati P, Siracus J, Malikova M, Pernar LI, Francis J, Stern L, Chitalia VC. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Pathway Augments Peritoneal Fibrosis in a Murine CKD Model Exposed to Peritoneal Dialysate. Kidney360. 2024 Sep 01; 5(9):1238-1250. PMID: 39235862.

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  • Published 6/20/2024

    Rasic G, Hess DT, Richman AP, Pernar LI. Seeing is Believing - A Qualitative Study Exploring What Motivates Medical Students to Pursue a Career In General Surgery. J Surg Educ. 2024 Aug; 81(8):1050-1056. PMID: 38906788.

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Education

  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences, MHPE