Mary Clyde Pierce, MD

Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine

Professor of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: All aspects of child abuse pediatrics including prevention, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, failure to thrive and medical child abuse. Research interests include development of evidence-based tools for differentiating abusive from accidental trauma in children.

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

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Education & Training

Education: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1989

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in emergency medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1992-1994; Residency in pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1989-1992

Board Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Emergency Physicians; American Trauma Society; The Helfer Society

Research

Research Interests: Child abuse; accidental trauma

Publications

Most recent publications

Is the Use of Physical Discipline Associated with Aggressive Behaviors in Young Children? Acad Pediatr17 (1): 34-44
The Prevalence of Bruising Among Infants in Pediatric Emergency Departments Ann Emerg Med67 (1): 1-8
The implications of missed opportunities to diagnose appendicitis in children Acad Emerg Med20 (6): 592-6
Research priorities for a multi-center child abuse pediatrics network - CAPNET Child Abuse Negl65152-157
Validation of the Pittsburgh Infant Brain Injury Score for Abusive Head Trauma Pediatrics138 (1):
Derivation and Validation of a Serum Biomarker Panel to Identify Infants With Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage JAMA Pediatr171 (6): e170429
The FLUSH Study-Flush the Line and Ultrasound the Heart: Ultrasonographic Confirmation of Central Femoral Venous Line Placement Ann Emerg Med63 (6): 678-83
Are negative/unrealistic parent descriptors of infant attributes associated with physical abuse? Child Abuse Negl8041-51
The use of ultrasound to detect occult or unsuspected fractures in child abuse Pediatr Emerg Care30 (1): 43-6
Factors associated with mode of transport decision making for pediatric-neonatal interfacility transport Air Med J34 (1): 44-51

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News

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Study Identifies Commonalities in Fatal or Near-Fatal Child Abuse

Protecting the Innocent

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