Faculty Detail   
Name BENJAMIN JAY PEARCE
  
Campus Address BDB 503 Zip 0012
Phone  (205) 934-4743
E-mail  bjpearce@uab.edu
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 Education

Undergraduate  Duke University    1995  Bachelor of Science 
Medical School  University of Texas    2000  M.D. 
Residency  University of Chicago Hospitals    2007  M.D. 
Fellowship  UAB School of Medicine    2009  M.D. 

 Certifications

American Board of Surgery  2020 

Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Surgery - General Surgery  Surgery - Gen Surg Vascular Section Associate Professor
Center  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Associate Professor

Biographical Sketch 
Having completed his Vascular Surgery fellowship at UAB in 2009, Dr. Pearce joined the UAB Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy faculty in 2013. His clinical and research interests include tibial revascularization, open thoraco-abdominal reconstruction, complex endovascular reconstruction of aortic disease involving the visceral segment, and management of iatrogenic injury.
Dr. Pearce was recognized during his clinical medicine rotation as the most outstanding student in his class. During his General Surgery residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals he was awarded the Gold Foundation in Humanism award twice and was the Robert Baker Golden Apple Teaching Award winner. Dr. Pearce was honored to be the Administrative Chief Resident for his class.

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
American College of Surgeons     
Society for Vascular Surgery   Committee Member   
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society  Executive Committee   
 

Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Description
Tibial revascularization, open thoraco-abdominal reconstruction, complex endovascular reconstruction of aortic disease involving the visceral segment, and management of iatrogenic injury.

Selected Publications 
Pearce BJ, Varu VN, Glocker R, Novak Z, Jordan WD, Lee JT. Anatomic
suitability of aortoiliac aneurysms for next generation branched systems. Ann
Vasc Surg. 2015 Jan;29(1):69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.08.003. Epub 2014 Sep
3. PubMed PMID: 25194549 		 25194549 
Pearce BJ, Jordan WD Jr. Using IVUS during EVAR and TEVAR: improving patient
outcomes. Semin Vasc Surg. 2009 Sep;22(3):172-80. doi:
10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2009.07.009. Review. PubMed PMID: 19765528.
 		 19765528 
Pearce BJ, Passman MA, Patterson MA, Taylor SM, Lecroy CJ, Combs BR, Jordan
WD. Early outcomes of thoracic endovascular stent-graft repair for acute
complicated type B dissection using the Gore TAG endoprosthesis. Ann Vasc Surg.
2008 Nov;22(6):742-9. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.08.035. Epub 2008 Oct 14. PubMed
PMID: 18922675 		 18922675 
Pearce BJ, Baldwin Z, Bassiouny H, Gewertz BL, McKinsey JF. Endovascular
solutions to complications of open aortic repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2005
May-Jun;39(3):221-8. PubMed PMID: 15920650 		 15920650 
Pearce BJ, McKinsey JF. Current status of intravascular stents as delivery
devices to prevent restenosis. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2003 Jul-Aug;37(4):231-7;
discussion 237. Review. PubMed PMID: 12894364 		 12894364