Elizabeth N. Pearce MD, MSc
Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
720 Harrison Ave | (617) 414-1348elizabeth.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.
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
MS, Boston University School of Public Health
BA, Harvard College
Publications
Peng CC, Spiegel BR, Flynn D, Huang HK, Loh CH, Liu PP, Pearce EN. Mortality Risks Associated with Antithyroid Drugs, Radioactive Iodine, and Surgery for Hyperthyroidism: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2025 Sep 01. PMID: 40891035.
Published on 6/30/2025Osinga JAJ, Derakhshan A, Karachaliou M, Poppe KG, Warringa L, Verdonk K, Vaidya B, Männistö T, López-Bermejo A, Bassols J, Broeren MAC, Brown SJ, Jensen RC, Popova PV, Pop VJM, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Aminorroaya A, Bliddal S, Mosso L, Chatzi L, Boucai L, Itoh S, Kishi R, Kleynen P, Ashoor G, Oken E, Grineva EN, Lu X, Lertxundi A, Murcia M, Meertens-Gunput STG, Rebagliato M, Riaño-Galán I, Irizar A, Vrijheid M, Fernández-Somoano A, Suvanto E, Guxens M, Daraki V, Mathieu C, Kianpour M, Glintborg D, Jensen TK, Alexander E, Chaker L, Malone F, Messerlian G, Hattersley A, Harley KG, Pearce EN, Visser WE, Vrijkotte TGM, Peeters RP, Palomaki GE, Lowe W, Eskenazi B, Chen LM, Walsh JP, Nicolaides KH, Carty DM, Delles C, Tao FB, Huang K, Maraka S, D'Alton ME, Painter RC, Andersen MS, Benhalima K, Korevaar TIM. Association of gestational thyroid function and thyroid autoimmunity with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2025 Aug; 13(8):651-661. PMID: 40609565.
Published on 4/29/2025Liu 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 May; 35(5):553-575. PMID: 40296843.
Published on 3/28/2025Nguyen QD, Jhaveri C, Habib M, Sepah YJ, Nassar K, Krawczyk B, Simons G, Giani A, Pearce E, Gliem M, Ahmed M, Sivaprasad S. HORNBILL: A First-in-Human Phase I/IIa Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Early Pharmacodynamics of BI 764524 for Diabetic Macular Ischemia. Ophthalmol Sci. 2025; 5(5):100781. PMID: 40655321.
Published on 2/18/2025Biddle KS, Boggs LM, Wolfe ML, Rogers S, Petersen CM, King-Singh K, Pearce E, Prowten SD, Fish-Huson C. Healing ceilings: A collaborative exploration of pediatric preferences in ceiling tile artwork. J Pediatr Nurs. 2025; 81:e96-e105. PMID: 39971687.
Published on 1/17/2025Lee 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.
Published on 1/11/2025Jang 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.
Published on 12/28/2024Ren 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. 2025 Jul; 155(7):2069-2075. PMID: 39736330.
Published on 11/27/2024Thottarath 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.
Published on 11/5/2024Braverman KD, Pearce EN. Iodine and Hyperthyroidism: A Double-Edged Sword. Endocr Pract. 2025 Mar; 31(3):390-395. PMID: 39510448.
Media Mentions
Published on 7/23/2025
3 Iodine Deficiency Symptoms Experts Say You Should Know About
Published on 5/28/2025
Q&A: Research is ‘rapidly evolving’ on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and thyroid health
Published on 12/19/2024
Why is iodine important for my health?
Published on 7/15/2024
Published on 7/2/2024
Thyroid Warning on GLP-1s Could Raise Overdiagnosis Risk
Published on 6/23/2024
Experts Discuss Serious Adverse Events for GLP-1 Medications
Published on 6/20/2024
A call for stronger EDC regulations as more studies establish links to human health
Published on 6/3/2024
Published on 6/3/2024
Endocrine disruptors disproportionately harm low-income women
Published on 5/3/2024
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