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700 Childrens DrNationwide Childrens HospitalColumbus, OH 43205
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Summary
- Christopher Pierson, MD, is a Columbus, OH-based pathology specialist with a subspecialty in neuropathology. Dr. Pierson completed a fellowship in Neuropathology at Mass General Brigham from 2002 to 2004 and a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University from 1997 to 2002, where they also earned their medical degree in 1997. Dr. Pierson has published several research papers, including studies on somatic structural variation in epilepsy, the RAS-MAPK pathway's role in hippocampal sclerosis, traumatic finger amputation, O-GalNAc glycosylation in epilepsy, and constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome. These publications have been featured in Medrxiv, Biorxiv, The Journal of Hand Surgery, and Diagnostic Pathology.
Education & Training
Mass General BrighamFellowship, Neuropathology, 2002 - 2004
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1997 - 2002
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2007 - 2028
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2009
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology- American Board of Pathology Neuropathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Arterial Zone of Injury After Different Mechanisms of Traumatic Finger Amputation.Kyle Deistler, Omar Alghothani, Annie Orr, Christopher Pierson, Kanu Goyal
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2026-06-01 - Optical genome mapping identifies clinically relevant somatic structural variation in epilepsy-affected brain tissue.Anthony R Miller, James J Anderson, Maria Elena Hernandez Gonzalez, Lakshmi Prakruthi Rao Venkata, Eileen Stonerock
Medrxiv. 2026-04-27 - Somatic variants activating the RAS-MAPK pathway confer susceptibility to hippocampal sclerosis in drug-resistant epilepsy.Lauren Mashburn-Warren, Ashton Holub, Sahibjot Sran, Swetha Ramadesikan, Keaton R Suh
Biorxiv. 2026-04-09
Press Mentions
Comprehensive, Integrative Genomic Analysis of Diffuse Lower-Grade Gliomas — NEJMFebruary 10th, 2016
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