Elizabeth N. Pearce MD, MSc

Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)

720 Harrison Ave | (617) 414-1348
elizabeth.pearce@bmc.org
epearce@bu.edu

Sections

Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

Centers

Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

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.

Websites

BU Profile

Boston Medical Center Provider Profile

Education

MD, Harvard Medical School

MS, Boston University School of Public Health

BA, Harvard College

Publications

Published on 4/29/2025

Liu Y, Osinga JAJ, Maraka S, Bliddal S, Alexander EK, Dosiou C, Boelaert K, Brenta G, Krabbendam E, Eaton JL, Guan H, Lee SY, Morris-Wiseman LF, Nguyen CT, Shan Z, Dhillon-Smith RK, Pearce EN, Peeters RP, Leung AM, Korevaar TIM. Risk Factors for Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of the Literature to Validate Current Risk Factors and Identify Novel Ones. Thyroid. 2025 Apr 29. PMID: 40296843.

PubMed

Published on 3/5/2025

Lim A, Tsai WS, Thottarath S, Gurudas S, Yamaguchi TCN, Pearce E, Sivaprasad S. Characterizing the Preferred Retinal Locus and Fixation Stability in Diabetic Macular Ischemia: A One-Year Study. Vision (Basel). 2025 Mar 05; 9(1). PMID: 40137932.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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