Dr. Anthony Pearson, MD

Dr. Anthony C. Pearson, MD, FACC, is a non-invasive cardiologist who practices with United Medical Doctors in Encinitas, California. He earned his medical degree at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1980 and completed his internship, residency, and cardiology fellowship at St. Louis University. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.

His listed subspecialty areas are echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiothoracic imaging, and non-invasive cardiology. Before moving to California, he was on the faculty at St. Louis University working on clinical and research uses of cardiac ultrasound, then directed the echocardiography laboratory at The Ohio State University, and later was a partner in a large multi-hospital private cardiology practice. He has worked with United Medical Doctors in Encinitas since February 2024. His own author page says patients in Missouri, North Carolina, or California may see him, which points to licenses in three states.

Dr. Pearson writes publicly about heart health. He runs a blog and newsletter called "The Skeptical Cardiologist," which he describes as giving "unbiased and science-based answers to questions about cardiovascular disease." He is a regular columnist at MedPage Today, and his writing is also syndicated at KevinMD. Recent blog posts cover atrial fibrillation management and ablation, and he has written in defense of the coronary artery calcium scan for prevention.

Under the federal Open Payments program, which publicly reports payments from drug and device companies to doctors, records from 2021 through 2025 show a total of $83.11 across 3 records. The largest listed payers were Novo Nordisk ($35), HeartFlow ($34.22), and Regeneron Healthcare Solutions ($13.89). Small payments like these are common and legal.