Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Pearce graduated from Duke University with a degree in biology and attended medical school at the University of Texas. He was named to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and was recognized during his clinical medicine rotation as the most outstanding student in his class. He then completed his general surgery residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals where he was awarded the Gold Foundation in Humanism award twice and was a Robert Baker Golden Apple Teaching Award winner. Dr. Pearce was honored to be the administrative chief resident for his class.

    He then completed the vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, after which he was an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Texas for three years. He returned UAB as a faculty member in 2013. Dr. Pearce serves as Program Director for the Vascular Integrated Residency and Fellowship programs.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2019 Endosuture aneurysm repair in patients treated with Endurant II/IIs in conjunction with Heli-FX EndoAnchor implants for short-neck abdominal aortic aneurysm 2019
    2019 Statin use improves limb salvage after intervention for peripheral arterial disease 2019
    2019 Impact of secondary interventions on mortality after fenestrated branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair 2019
    2019 Thoracic endovascular stent graft repair for ascending aortic diseases 2019
    2018 Importance of postprocedural Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) restaging in predicting limb salvage 2018
    2017 The role of surgeon modified fenestrated stent grafts in the treatment of aneurysms involving the branched visceral aorta 2017
    2017 Routine extended follow-up surveillance of iliac vein stents for iliocaval venous obstruction may not be warranted 2017
    2016 Readmission rates after lower extremity bypass vary significantly by surgical indication 2016
    2016 Analysis of emergency vascular surgery consults within a tertiary health care system 2016
    2015 Outcomes after celiac artery coverage during thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair 2015
    2014 Bedside inferior vena cava filter placement by intravascular ultrasound in critically ill patients is safe and effective for an extended time 2014
    2014 Factors affecting Cook Gunther Tulip and Cook Celect inferior vena cava filter retrieval success 2014
    2013 Comparison of outcomes following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms based on size threshold 2013
    2012 The current role of endovascular intervention in the management of diabetic peripheral arterial disease 2012
    2009 Using IVUS during EVAR and TEVAR: Improving Patient Outcomes 2009
    2008 Early Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair for Acute Complicated Type B Dissection Using the Gore TAG Endoprosthesis 2008
    2007 Metachronous giant brachial artery pseudoaneurysms: A case report and review of the literature 2007
    2005 Endovascular solutions to complications of open aortic repair 2005
    2005 Modulation of vascular remodeling induced by a brief intraluminal exposure to the recombinant R7020 strain of Herpes simplex-1 2005
    2004 Integrating surgery and radiology in one suite: A multicenter study 2004
    2004 Limb salvage after infrainguinal bypass graft failure 2004
    2003 Current status of intravascular stents as delivery devices to prevent restenosis 2003

    Research Overview

  • abdominal aortic aneurysm, lower extremity limb salvage outcomes, teaching and resident education

    • Principal Investigator On

    Investigator On

  • Private Grant  awarded by CORDIS CORPORATION 2015 - 2027
  • Private Grant  awarded by OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2019 - 2024
  • Trial to Compare Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (Best)  awarded by NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2014 - 2023
  • Private Grant  awarded by ROX MEDICAL INC. 2018 - 2023
  • Private Grant  awarded by VASCULAR DYNAMICS INC. 2018 - 2023
  • Private Grant  awarded by W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. 2017 - 2022
  • Private Grant  awarded by COOK, INC. 2017 - 2022
  • Private Grant  awarded by GE HEALTHCARE 2018 - 2021
  • Private Grant  awarded by COOK RESEARCH INCORPORATED 2014 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by COOK, INC. 2016 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by Bayer HealthCare 2015 - 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by TRIVASCULAR, INC. 2015 - 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by VOLCANO CORP. 2014 - 2016
  • Private Grant  awarded by TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION 2015 - 2016
  • Private Grant  awarded by TAKEDA DEVELOPMENT CENTRE EUROPE LTD. 2012 - 2016
  • Private Grant  awarded by INTACT VASCULAR 2015 - 2016
  • Private Grant  awarded by Gore (W. L.) and Associates 2013 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by VERYAN MEDICAL 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION 2010 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by BOLTON MEDICAL, INC. 2014 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by LOMBARD MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES 2006 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by APTUS ENDOSYSTEMS, INC. 2012 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by GRIFOLS, INC 2014 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by MEDTRONIC, INC. 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by ENDOLOGIX, INC. 2012 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by CORDIS CORPORATION 2012 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by Gore (W. L.) and Associates 2013 - 2014
  • Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial to Compare Best Endovascular Versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (BEST)  awarded by NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABBVIE INC 2013 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by GRIFOLS, INC 2012 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by PROFIBRIX 2012 - 2013
  • Private Grant  awarded by AASTROM BIOSCIENCES, INC. 2012 - 2013

    • Education And Training

  • University of Chicago Hospitals, Residency 2007
  • UAB Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship 2009

    • Full Name

  • Benjamin Pearce