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
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 Mar 28. PMID: 38546971.
Published on 3/5/2024Pearce EN, Lee SY. Treatment for Hyperthyroidism During Pregnancy-Reply. JAMA. 2024 Mar 05; 331(9):798-799. PMID: 38441586.
Published on 3/4/2024Peng CC, Lin YJ, Lee SY, Lin SM, Han C, Loh CH, Huang HK, Pearce EN. MACE and Hyperthyroidism Treated With Medication, Radioactive Iodine, or Thyroidectomy. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 04; 7(3):e240904. PMID: 38436957.
Published on 2/20/2024Derakhshan A, Männistö T, Chen L, Osinga JAJ, Ashoor G, Lu X, Bliddal S, Tao FB, Brown SJ, Vaidya B, Hattersley AT, Itoh S, Popova PV, Aminorroaya A, Kishi R, Kianpour M, Vasukova EA, López-Bermejo A, Oken E, Chatzi L, Vafeiadi M, Bramer WM, Bassols J, Lertxundi A, Fernández-Somoano A, Carrasco P, Auvinen J, Huang K, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Grineva EN, Alexander EK, Pearce EN, Chaker L, Walsh JP, Peeters RP, Guxens M, Suvanto E, Nicolaides KH, Korevaar TIM. Association of Gestational Free and Total Triiodothyronine With Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, Preterm Birth, and Birth Weight: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Feb 20; 109(3):e1290-e1298. PMID: 37878891.
Published on 1/22/2024Kaplan ZB, Pearce EN, Lee SY, Shin HM, Schmidt RJ. Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy as an Etiologic Factor in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities for Research. Thyroid. 2024 Feb; 34(2):144-157. PMID: 38149625.
Published on 1/13/2024Annesi CA, Woods AP, Kim NE, Pearce EN, Merrill AL, McAneny D, Drake FT. Limited English Proficiency and Graves' Disease at an Urban Safety Net Hospital. J Surg Res. 2024 Apr; 296:56-65. PMID: 38219507.
Published on 11/15/2023Nazeri P, Pearce EN, Farrokhzad N, Baghalha F, Shariat M, Azizi F. Do Postpartum Maternal Iodine Status or Supplementation Affect Thyroid Function After Delivery? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2023 Nov 15. PMID: 37966688.
Published on 11/11/2023Pearce EN. Endocrine Disruptors and Thyroid Health. Endocr Pract. 2024 Feb; 30(2):172-176. PMID: 37956907.
Published on 10/17/2023Lee SY, Pearce EN. Hyperthyroidism: A Review. JAMA. 2023 Oct 17; 330(15):1472-1483. PMID: 37847271.
Published on 9/18/2023Guo W, Yang Y, Jiang W, Cheng Y, Wu W, Pan Z, Zhang D, Li S, Ren Z, Zhang N, Zhang K, Pearce EN, Chen W, Zhang W. An Iodine Balance Study in Chinese School-age Children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Sep 18; 108(10):e949-e955. PMID: 37146180.
Media Mentions
Published on 4/4/2024
Major Adverse CV Event Risk Lower After Surgery, Radioactive Iodine for Hyperthyroidism
Published on 3/6/2024
Thyroidectomy, Radioactive Iodine Could Prevent More CV Events than Antithyroid Drugs
Published on 3/5/2024
Published on 3/4/2024
New Study Reveals Surgery, Radioactive Iodine Treatments Lower Death Risk in Hyperthyroid Patients
Published on 2/13/2024
Iodized salt: Celebrating the centennial of a major US public health triumph
Published on 10/30/2023
Latest Evidence on Hyperthyroidism Symptoms, Treatment
Published on 10/17/2023
Published on 10/4/2023
Less Dairy Leads to Decline in Iodine Concentrations`
Published on 5/16/2023
Exposure to EDCs may negatively affect thyroid function, but more research needed
Published on 5/10/2022
Why Iodized Salt Is Important for You and Your Thyroid
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