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Luise Pernar, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Surgery

Gastrointestinal Surgery

MD, Harvard Medical School

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Luise Pernar, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. Before coming to Boston University, she had three research fellowships. The first was a Surgical Education Research Fellowship at Brigham and Women's, then a Medical Education Research Fellowship at The Academy at Harvard Medical School, and finally the Arthur Tracy Cabot Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health. Her performance during these appointments earned her the Harvard Medical School Excellence in Tutoring Certificate and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Surgery Excellence in Teaching Award. She has taught eight different medical courses and has served as a long-time mentor to multiple graduate students. Currently, she is an Ad Hoc Reviewer for the Journal of Surgical Education, the Journal of Obesity Surgery, the Journal of Medical Education, JAMA Surgery, and the Journal of Surgical Endoscopy.

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

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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.
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 24 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011

Bar chart showing 24 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011

Year	Publications
2003	4
2004	1
2011	5
2012	4
2013	2
2015	1
2016	4
2017	2
2018	1

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