
Frank Pearce MD
Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Professor, Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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1700 6th Ave SSuite 9100Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-4948
Fax+1 205-212-3002
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Summary
- Dr. Frank Pearce is a pediatric cardiologist based in Birmingham, AL, with subspecialties in pediatric heart failure and heart transplantation. His extensive education includes a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Duke University Hospital and a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric cardiac critical care at Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Currently, he serves in multiple roles, including Medical Director and Clinical Physician at the University of Alabama Hospital, along with various consulting roles across several medical centers. Dr. Pearce's research focuses on pediatric cardiology and mechanical circulatory support, with multiple publications in prominent journals. His accolades include being named among America's Top Pediatricians and receiving the Physician Recognition Award.
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2006 - 2006
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1986 - 1989
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1986
- LSU School of Medicine in ShreveportClass of 1983
- Louisiana State UniversityB.S., 1977 - 1979
- Louisiana CollegeNo Degree, 1975 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 1993 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 1983 - 2019
- NC State Medical License 1986 - 1990
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America’s Top Pediatricians 2005
- Best Doctors, December 2003
- Best Doctors in America 2003
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImpact of induction strategy change on first-year rejection in pediatric heart transplantation at a single center-From postoperative basiliximab to either postoperativ...Thomas Miller Sisson, Luz A. Padilla, Meloneysa Hubbard, Sally Smith, Frank B. Pearce
Clinical Transplantation. 2021-04-10 - Late Heart Transplantation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Intact Atrial SeptumWaldemar F. Carlo, J Leslie Gaddis Collins, F. Bennett Pearce, Robert J. Dabal, Jeffrey A. Alten
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-01-11 - 2 citationsBiventricular Support Using ProtekDuo Cannula in a Child.Christian H. Tan, David C. Mauchley, Jonathan W Byrnes, Waldemar F. Carlo, Mark A. Law
ASAIO Journal. 2020-11-09
Journal Articles
- Systemic Effects of Intracoronary Nitroglycerin during Coronary Angiography in Pediatric Heart Transplant RecipientsLara D, Olive MK, George J, Brown RN, Colvin EV Steenwyck B, Pearce FB, Tex Heart Inst J, 1/1/2014
- Single Center Experience with Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Pediatric Heart TransplantationCarlo WF, Pearce FB, George JF, Tallaj JA, McGiffin DC, Marques MB, Adamsji J, Kirklin JK, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2014
- Retransplantation as Successful Therapy for Protein Losing Enteropathy Following TransplantationCarlo WA, Pearce FB, Kirklin JK, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Listed for Transplant (abst)Gajarski R, Naftel D, Pahl E, Alejos J, Pearce FB, Kirklin J, Zamberlan M, Dipchand A, ISHLT, 1/1/2008
- Should Status II Patients be Removed from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Waiting List: A Multi-Institutional Study.Pearce FB, Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, White-Williams C, Caldwell RL, Bartlett H, Rusconi R, Robinson BV, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Program/Abstract Issue, 2/1/2005
- Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplantation: Risk Factors Before and During the First Year After Transplantation.Noreuil TO, Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Bourge RC, McGiffin DC, Pearce FB, White-Williams C, ASTP Scientific Session, Wyndham Anatole, Dallas, TX, 5/1/1996
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Lectures
- Congenital Heart FailureUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL - 12/4/2007
- Pediatric Ibuprofen for PDA ClosureUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL - 4/2/2007
- Myocarditis-Pathogenesis Medical and Mechanical TreatmentChildren’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL - 10/12/2006
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