Dr. Pernar is an assistant professor of surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as associate program director of the Boston Medical Center general surgery residency program. Dr. Pernar completed her general surgery residency and an advanced minimally invasive and bariatric surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). During her residency she was awarded numerous teaching awards, including the American College of Surgeons Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching. She completed education research fellowships in the BWH Department of Surgery and through the Academy at Harvard Medical School, gaining exposure to quantitative and qualitative research methods relevant to surgical education.
Dr. Pernar’s research is devoted to surgery education with a specific focus on teaching and developing independence in residency training. She has developed and administers a resident-as-teacher curriculum that is used at BMC to educate residents on their role in the academic surgical setting.
2014 American College of Surgeons:
Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching
2014 Excellence in Teaching Award:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Surgery
2013 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
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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. 2020 Aug 27.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32863175
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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. PMID: 32839931
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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. 2020 Jun 03.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32495047
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Geary AD, Pernar LI, Chugh PV, Carter CO. Evaluation of a Preceptorship Model on Third-Year General Surgery Clerkship. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jun; 230(6):957-964.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32315744
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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. PMID: 32241669
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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
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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
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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. PMID: 31722797
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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. PMID: 31433737
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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. PMID: 30930067
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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. PMID: 30224071
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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
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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
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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
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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.
| Year | Publications |
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| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
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 am also currently enrolled in coursework to work toward a Master’s in Health Professions Education through Boston University.
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.
Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
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Education Mentor
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Work / Life Integration Mentor