Dr. Elizabeth Pearce, MD MSc
Not yet claimedEndocrinologist · Physician (MD)
Boston, MA
Dr. Elizabeth Pearce is an endocrinologist in Boston who focuses on thyroid conditions. She practices at Boston Medical Center and teaches at Boston University.
About Dr. Elizabeth Pearce, MD MSc
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Elizabeth N. Pearce is an endocrinologist in Boston, Massachusetts, who practices at Boston Medical Center. Her clinical and research focus is thyroid disease, and she is also trained as an epidemiologist. She directs Boston Medical Center's Endocrine Fellowship Program and is a professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/elizabeth-n-pearce-md).
She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees at Harvard, plus a master's degree in epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health. She completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and her endocrinology fellowship at Boston University (https://www.endocrine.org/our-community/profiles/pearce-elizabeth).
She is known for work on thyroid disease in pregnancy and on iodine nutrition. She was a co-first author of the American Thyroid Association's 2017 guidelines on thyroid disease during pregnancy and after birth (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1089/thy.2016.0457), and she served as president of the American Thyroid Association board for a one-year term starting October 2018 (https://www.thyroid.org/association-elizabeth-directors/).
Public records show she received $106.52 in total industry payments across three records from 2021 to 2025 in the CMS Open Payments database. Such payments are common and legal; the largest was $71.91 from GlaxoSmithKline.
- Thyroid specialty at BMC
- Boston Medical Center lists her as an endocrinologist and epidemiologist who specializes in thyroid disorders and directs the hospital's Endocrine Fellowship Program. bmc.org
- Training background
- She holds undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard and a master's in epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health, with residency at Beth Israel Deaconess and endocrinology fellowship at Boston University. endocrine.org
- Medical school year
- Healthgrades lists her as a 1997 graduate of Harvard Medical School, affiliated with Boston Medical Center. healthgrades.com
- Pregnancy thyroid guidelines
- She was a co-first author of the 2017 American Thyroid Association guidelines for diagnosing and managing thyroid disease during pregnancy and the postpartum period. journals.sagepub.com
- Ongoing guideline work
- She represents the Endocrine Society and the Iodine Global Network in the ATA 2026 guidelines on thyroid disease in preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. journals.sagepub.com
- Thyroid society president
- The American Thyroid Association announced she began a one-year term as president of its Board of Directors at the close of the annual meeting on October 7, 2018. thyroid.org
- Committee and editorial roles
- She has been an ATA member since 2000, chaired the ATA's Publications and Public Health committees, and served on editorial boards including Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. newswise.com
- Iodine global health role
- She serves as Regional Coordinator for North America for the Iodine Global Network. endocrine.org
- Research awards
- She received the ATA's Van Meter Award, which recognizes contributions by a young researcher to thyroid research, and was named a Women in Thyroidology Woman of the Year. thyroid.org
- Practice address listing
- The AACE "Find an Endo" directory lists her as Elizabeth Pearce, MD, MSc, FACE, at 72 East Concord St., C3, Boston, MA 02118, with thyroid as her listed disease focus. pro.aace.com
Worth knowing
- The research did not retrieve an explicit board certification record (for example, from ABIM or ABMS). The FACE designation listed in a professional directory is a fellowship credential, not a board certificate. Patients can verify certification directly with the certifying board. pro.aace.com
- CMS Open Payments records show $106.52 in industry payments across three records from 2021 to 2025, from GlaxoSmithKline ($71.91), Janssen Biotech ($22.18), and Novo Nordisk ($12.43). Payments of this kind are common and legal. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$107
3 payments
| 2021 | $12 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $94 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.$72
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.$22
- Novo Nordisk Inc$12
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$107
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Boston Medical Center
732 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02118
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