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Luise I Pernar, MD

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Surgery

MD, Harvard Medical School
MHPE, Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Websites

	Surgery Faculty
	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
	Boston Children's Profile
	ResearchGate

ORCID : 0000-0002-2142-7252

Luise Pernar, MD, MHPE, Surgery, specializes in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery and is associate program director for the general surgery residency. Her scholarly interest is in surgical education and curriculum development. In 2021, she received the Association for Surgical Education Linnea Hauge, PhD, Promising Educational Scholar Award in recognition of her work. While the main focus of her research is on surgery education, she also has a prolific clinical research portfolio, focusing on quality improvement and outcomes in hernia and bariatric surgery.

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Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Richman AP, Hess DT, Pernar LI. Mining for Gold: A Mixed-Methods Study on Personal Statements in General Surgery Residency Applications. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct; 302:850-856.View Related Profiles.

Richman, Aaron
Beaulieu-Jones, Brendin
Hess, Donald
Rasic, Gordana
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 39255685

Lotfollahzadeh S, Vazirani A, Sellinger IE, Clovie J, Hoekstra I, Patel A, Malloum AB, Yin W, Paul H, Yadati P, Siracus J, Malikova M, Pernar LI, Francis J, Stern L, Chitalia VC. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Pathway Augments Peritoneal Fibrosis in a Murine CKD Model Exposed to Peritoneal Dialysate. Kidney360. 2024 Sep 01; 5(9):1238-1250.View Related Profiles.

Francis, Jean
Stern, Lauren
Pernar, Luise
Malikova, Marina
Lotfollahzadeh, Saran
Chitalia, Vipul
Yin, Wenqing

PMID: 39235862; DOI: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000516;

Rasic G, Hess DT, Richman AP, Pernar LI. Seeing is Believing - A Qualitative Study Exploring What Motivates Medical Students to Pursue a Career In General Surgery. J Surg Educ. 2024 Aug; 81(8):1050-1056.View Related Profiles.

Richman, Aaron
Hess, Donald
Rasic, Gordana
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 38906788

Pernar LI. Familiarity, Communication, and Entrustment in the Operating Room. JAMA Surg. 2024 Mar 01; 159(3):285-286. PMID: 38198180

Beaulieu-Jones BR, Wilson S, Howard DS, Rasic G, Rembetski B, Brotschi EA, Pernar LI. Defining a High-Quality and Effective Morbidity and Mortality Conference: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. 2023 Dec 01; 158(12):1336-1343.View Related Profiles.

Beaulieu-Jones, Brendin
Brotschi, Erica
Rasic, Gordana
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 37851458

Melvin J, Beesley H, Pernar LI, Richman A, Hess DT. Intern Experience Reflects Information Gathered During the Virtual Interview Process. J Surg Educ. 2023 Nov; 80(11):1544-1551.View Related Profiles.

Richman, Aaron
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 37563002

Chugh PV, Pernar LI, Hess DT. Our Efforts to Create a Welcoming Surgical Residency for LGBTQ Trainees. J Surg Educ. 2023 Nov; 80(11):1614-1617.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Chugh, Priyanka

PMID: 37455192

Beesley H, Pernar L, Kettoola Y, Hess D. The Association Between Virtual Interviewing and Geographical Distribution of Matched Residency Programs for General Surgery Applicants. J Surg Educ. 2023 Feb; 80(2):194-199.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Kettoola, Yousif

PMID: 36241484; PMCID: PMC9554332; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.09.018;

Pernar LI, Aly S, Hess DT. We Should Be Asking New Questions in Research on Weight Loss Surgery for Racial Minority Patients. JAMA Surg. 2022 Oct 01; 157(10):907.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Aly, Sherif

PMID: 36044206; DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3727;

Laplante S, Namazi B, Kiani P, Hashimoto DA, Alseidi A, Pasten M, Brunt LM, Gill S, Davis B, Bloom M, Pernar L, Okrainec A, Madani A. Validation of an artificial intelligence platform for the guidance of safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2023 Mar; 37(3):2260-2268. PMID: 35918549

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Ju Z, Anderson W, Istfan N, Carmine B, Carter C, Pernar L, Marshall A, Hess DT. Comparison of weight loss outcomes between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in a racially mixed urban patient population. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Oct; 18(10):1218-1227.View Related Profiles.

Carmine, Brian
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 35794035

Pernar LI, Hess DT. Creating a Welcoming Surgery Residency Training Program for LGBTQ Trainees. Am Surg. 2022 Dec; 88(12):2796-2801.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 35538707

Stolarski AE, Alonso A, Aly S, Feeney T, Pereira F, Carter C, Hess D, Pernar LI, Carmine B, Drake FT. The impact of English proficiency on outcomes after bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct; 36(10):7385-7391.View Related Profiles.

Stolarski, Allan
Carmine, Brian
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Drake, Frederick
Pernar, Luise
Aly, Sherif

PMID: 35229210

Aly S, Stolarski AE, Beresneva O, Carter CO, Pernar LI, Carmine B, Hess DT. Rogue Staples: a Culprit in Post-operative Small Bowel Obstruction. Obes Surg. 2022 04; 32(4):1394-1396.View Related Profiles.

Stolarski, Allan
Carmine, Brian
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Beresneva, Olga
Aly, Sherif

PMID: 35094197

Hasley RB, Aly S, Carter CO, Carmine B, Hess DT, McAneny D, Pernar LI. Application of the Caprini Risk Assessment Model to Select Patients for Extended Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 02; 26(2):298-304.View Related Profiles.

Carmine, Brian
Carter, Cullen
McAneny, David
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Hasley, Rebecca
Aly, Sherif

PMID: 34981292

Geary AD, Sanfey H, Glynn L, Pernar LI. Teaching assistant cases in general surgery training - A literature review. Am J Surg. 2022 Jun; 223(6):1088-1093.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 34819229

Geary AD, Hess DT, Pernar LI. Efficacy of a resident-as-teacher program (RATP) for general surgery residents: An evaluation of 3 Years of implementation. Am J Surg. 2021 Dec; 222(6):1093-1098.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 34615604

Pernar LI, Sachs TE, Tseng JF, Hess DT. Structuring Research Rotations to Facilitate Surgery Residents' Academic Productivity. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb; 79(1):31-34.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Tseng, Jennifer
Pernar, Luise
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 34366284

Pernar LI, Geary A. An educational framework for teaching assistant cases. Am J Surg. 2021 12; 222(6):1189-1190.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 34311950

Zambare WV, Hess DT, Kenzik K, Pernar LI. Outcomes in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Implications for Surgical Resident Education. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78(6):e161-e168.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Kenzik, Kelly
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 34219036

Gokce N, Karki S, Dobyns A, Zizza E, Sroczynski E, Palmisano JN, Mazzotta C, Hamburg NM, Pernar LI, Carmine B, Carter CO, LaValley M, Hess DT, Apovian CM, Farb MG. Association of Bariatric Surgery With Vascular Outcomes. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 07 01; 4(7):e2115267.View Related Profiles.

Carmine, Brian
Apovian, Caroline
Mazzotta, Celestina
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Farb, Melissa
LaValley, Michael
Hamburg, Naomi
Gokce, Noyan
Karki, Shakun

PMID: 34251443; PMCID: PMC8276087; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15267;

Aly S, de Geus SWL, Carter CO, Sachs TE, Hess DT, Tseng JF, Pernar LIM. Impact of fellow compared to resident assistance on outcomes of minimally invasive surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 02; 36(2):1554-1562.View Related Profiles.

Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Tseng, Jennifer
Pernar, Luise
Aly, Sherif
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 33763745

Hess DT, Beesley H, Carter CO, Carmine BJ, Pernar LIM. Surgical management of obstructing clot at the jejunojejunostomy after gastric bypass: a single center experience and literature review. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Apr; 17(4):765-770.View Related Profiles.

Carmine, Brian
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 33414097

Schultz KS, Hess DT, Sachs TE, Tseng JF, Pernar LIM. A Structured Mentorship Elective Deepens Personal Connections and Increases Scholarly Achievements of Senior Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2021 Mar-Apr; 78(2):405-411.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
Tseng, Jennifer
Pernar, Luise
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 32863175

Davies J, Pernar L, Eble D, Fernandez AZ, Carmine B, Hess D, Carter C. Use of a Laparoscopic Witzel Gastrostomy Without Gastropexy in Bariatric and General Surgery. Obes Surg. 2020 Nov; 30(11):4631-4635.View Related Profiles.

Carmine, Brian
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Davies, Joshua
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 32839931; PMCID: PMC7524826; DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04871-z;

Aly S, de Geus SWL, Carter CO, Hess DT, Tseng JF, Pernar LIM. Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair in the elderly: a propensity score-matched analysis. Hernia. 2021 06; 25(3):673-677.View Related Profiles.

Carter, Cullen
Tseng, Jennifer
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 32495047

Geary AD, Pernar LI, Chugh PV, Carter CO. Evaluation of a Preceptorship Model on Third-Year General Surgery Clerkship. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 06; 230(6):957-964.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Carter, Cullen
Pernar, Luise
Chugh, Priyanka

PMID: 32315744

Geary AD, Pernar LIM, Hall JF. Novel Low-Cost, Low-Fidelity Hemorrhoidectomy Task Trainers. J Surg Educ. 2020 Sep - Oct; 77(5):1285-1288.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Hall, Jason
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 32241669; PMCID: PMC7487032; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.03.003;

Jolissaint JS, Dieffenbach BV, Tsai TC, Pernar LI, Shoji BT, Ashley SW, Tavakkoli A. Surgical site occurrences, not body mass index, increase the long-term risk of ventral hernia recurrence. Surgery. 2020 04; 167(4):765-771. PMID: 32063341; PMCID: PMC8186954; DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.01.001;

Pernar LIM, Askari R, Breen EM. Oral examinations in undergraduate medical education - What is the 'value added' to evaluation? Am J Surg. 2020 08; 220(2):328-333. PMID: 31918844

de Geus SWL, Geary AD, Arinze N, Ng SC, Carter CO, Sachs TE, Hall JF, Hess DT, Tseng JF, Pernar LIM. Resident involvement in minimally-invasive vs. open procedures. Am J Surg. 2020 02; 219(2):289-294.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Hall, Jason
Tseng, Jennifer
Pernar, Luise
Arinze , Nkiruka
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 31722797

Karki S, Farb MG, Sharma VM, Jash S, Zizza EJ, Hess DT, Carmine B, Carter CO, Pernar LI, Apovian CM, Puri V, Gokce N. Fat-Specific Protein 27 Regulation of Vascular Function in Human Obesity. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 06 04; 8(11):e011431.View Related Profiles.

Carmine, Brian
Apovian, Caroline
Carter, Cullen
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise
Farb, Melissa
Gokce, Noyan
Karki, Shakun

PMID: 31433737; PMCID: PMC6585348; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011431;

Geary AD, Hess DT, Pernar LIM. Resident-as-Teacher Programs in General Surgery Residency: Context and Characterization. J Surg Educ. 2019 Sep - Oct; 76(5):1205-1210.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 30930067

Geary A, Hess DT, Pernar LIM. Resident-as-teacher programs in general surgery residency - A review of published curricula. Am J Surg. 2019 02; 217(2):209-213.View Related Profiles.

Geary, Alaina
Hess, Donald
Pernar, Luise

PMID: 30224071

Pernar LIM, Robertson FC, Tavakkoli A, Sheu EG, Brooks DC, Smink DS. An appraisal of the learning curve in robotic general surgery. Surg Endosc. 2017 Nov; 31(11):4583-4596. PMID: 28411345; DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5520-2;

Pernar LI, Mongiu A, Sheu EG. An Unusual Cause of Intestinal Perforation. JAMA Surg. 2017 02 01; 152(2):199-200. PMID: 27926750; DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4614;

Pernar LI, Lockridge R, McCormack C, Chen J, Shikora SA, Spector D, Tavakkoli A, Vernon AH, Robinson MK. An Effort to Develop an Algorithm to Target Abdominal CT Scans for Patients After Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg. 2016 Oct; 26(10):2543-6. PMID: 27523471; DOI: 10.1007/s11695-016-2324-8;

Pernar LI, Pernar CH, Dieffenbach BV, Brooks DC, Smink DS, Tavakkoli A. What is the BMI threshold for open ventral hernia repair? Surg Endosc. 2017 Mar; 31(3):1311-1317. PMID: 27440197; DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5113-5;

Pernar LI, Kim JJ, Shikora SA. Gastric bypass reversal: a 7-year experience. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Sep - Oct; 12(8):1492-1498. PMID: 27387697; DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.03.032;

Pernar LI, Wolf LL, Seshadri A, Patel V. Impact of a Surgeon-Led Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Team on Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter-Related Complications and Costs. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Jun; 17(3):352-6. PMID: 26900912; DOI: 10.1089/sur.2015.093;

Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Hasson RM, Lipsitz S, Corso K, Ashley SW, Breen EM. Exploring the Content of Intraoperative Teaching. J Surg Educ. 2016 Jan-Feb; 73(1):79-84. PMID: 26489601; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.09.008;

Veronese C, Richards JB, Pernar L, Sullivan AM, Schwartzstein RM. A randomized pilot study of the use of concept maps to enhance problem-based learning among first-year medical students. Med Teach. 2013 Sep; 35(9):e1478-84. PMID: 23617466; DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.785628;

Pernar LI, Corso K, Lipsitz SR, Breen E. Using spaced education to teach interns about teaching skills. Am J Surg. 2013 Jul; 206(1):120-7. PMID: 23332689; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.034;

Pernar LI, Shaw TJ, Pozner CN, Vogelgesang KR, Lacroix SE, Gandhi TK, Peyre SE. Using an Objective Structured Clinical Examination to test adherence to Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal--associated behaviors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012 Sep; 38(9):414-8. PMID: 23002494

Shaw TJ, Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Helfrick JF, Vogelgesang KR, Graydon-Baker E, Chretien Y, Brown EJ, Nicholson JC, Heit JJ, Co JP, Gandhi T. Impact of online education on intern behaviour around joint commission national patient safety goals: a randomised trial. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Oct; 21(10):819-25. PMID: 22706930; PMCID: PMC4068823; DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000702;

Pernar LI, Smink DS, Hicks G, Peyre SE. Residents can successfully teach basic surgical skills in the simulation center. J Surg Educ. 2012 Sep-Oct; 69(5):617-22. PMID: 22910159; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.03.001;

Pernar LI, Ashley SW, Smink DS, Zinner MJ, Peyre SE. Master surgeons' operative teaching philosophies: a qualitative analysis of parallels to learning theory. J Surg Educ. 2012 Jul-Aug; 69(4):493-8. PMID: 22677588; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.02.002;

Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Smink DS, Block SD, Cooper ZR. Feasibility and impact of a case-based palliative care workshop for general surgery residents. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Feb; 214(2):231-6. PMID: 22169003; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.11.002;

Pernar LI, Beleniski F, Rosen H, Lipsitz S, Hafler J, Breen E. Spaced education faculty development may not improve faculty teaching performance ratings in a surgery department. J Surg Educ. 2012 Jan-Feb; 69(1):52-7. PMID: 22208833; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.06.013;

Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Warren LE, Gu X, Lipsitz S, Alexander EK, Ashley SW, Breen EM. Mini-clinical evaluation exercise as a student assessment tool in a surgery clerkship: lessons learned from a 5-year experience. Surgery. 2011 Aug; 150(2):272-7. PMID: 21801964; DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.06.012;

Pernar LI, Shaw TJ, Pozner CN, Vogelgesang KR, Peyre SE. A checklist for a central venous line-based simulation scenario to measure behavioral compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Simul Healthc. 2011 Apr; 6(2):117-20. PMID: 21487348; DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318213611e;

Pernar LI, Breen E, Ashley SW, Peyre SE. Preoperative learning goals set by surgical residents and faculty. J Surg Res. 2011 Sep; 170(1):1-5. PMID: 21392797; DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.01.022;

Pernar L, Curtis AL, Vale WW, Rivier JE, Valentino RJ. Selective activation of corticotropin-releasing factor-2 receptors on neurochemically identified neurons in the rat dorsal raphe nucleus reveals dual actions. J Neurosci. 2004 Feb 11; 24(6):1305-11. PMID: 14960601; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2885-03.2004;

Rouzade-Dominguez ML, Pernar L, Beck S, Valentino RJ. Convergent responses of Barrington's nucleus neurons to pelvic visceral stimuli in the rat: a juxtacellular labelling study. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 Dec; 18(12):3325-34. PMID: 14686905

Valentino RJ, Bey V, Pernar L, Commons KG. Substance P Acts through local circuits within the rat dorsal raphe nucleus to alter serotonergic neuronal activity. J Neurosci. 2003 Aug 06; 23(18):7155-9. PMID: 12904475

Thomas E, Pernar L, Lucki I, Valentino RJ. Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe nucleus regulates activity of lateral septal neurons. Brain Res. 2003 Jan 17; 960(1-2):201-8. PMID: 12505673

Kirby LG, Pernar L, Valentino RJ, Beck SG. Distinguishing characteristics of serotonin and non-serotonin-containing cells in the dorsal raphe nucleus: electrophysiological and immunohistochemical studies. Neuroscience. 2003; 116(3):669-83. PMID: 12573710; PMCID: PMC2832757

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 57 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020 and 2022

Bar chart showing 57 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020 and 2022

Year	Publications
2003	4
2004	1
2011	5
2012	4
2013	2
2015	1
2016	4
2017	2
2018	1
2019	3
2020	8
2021	7
2022	8
2023	3
2024	4

Media Mentions

Bariatric Surgery Complications More Common in Hispanics, Blacks

Medscape 9/9/2022

Racial Differences in Bariatric Surgery Safety Persist

Medpage Today 8/31/2022

2021 Association for Surgical Education : Linnea Hauge, PhD, Promising Educational Scholar Award

2014 American College of Surgeons: Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching

2014 Excellence in Teaching Award: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Surgery

2013 Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Joseph E. Murray and Simon J. Simonian Prize for Research Excellence in Surgery

2012 Harvard Medical School: Medical Education Day Abstract Award

2012 Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Department of Surgery Excellence in Teaching Award

2011 Harvard Medical School: Excellence in Tutoring Certificate

2010 Harvard Medical School: Excellence in Tutoring Certificate

1999 Bryn Mawr College: Departmental Honors, Psychology

1999 Bryn Mawr College: Magna Cum Laude

In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Education; Residency Training; Teaching; Career Development; Qualitative Methods; Competence

I am an associate program director for the general surgery residency at Boston Medical Center. Alongside my busy clinical practice and administrative work, I oversee and conduct research in collaboration with peers, residents, and medical students. My research expertise is primarily in surgical/medical education and I have completed three research fellowships to gain relevant experiences: a Surgical Education Research Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), a Medical Education Research Fellowship at The Academy at Harvard Medical School, and the Arthur Tracy Cabot Fellowship at BWH’s Center for Surgery and Public Health. I have also earned a Master’s in Health Professions Education (MHPE).
I bring the perspective of an early career faculty member to mentoring, understanding the need to strike a balance when building a clinical practice, ramping up a research program, and attending to family obligations and self-care all come together.

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