Megan S. Pierce

Megan S. Pierce, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Medical Intensive Care Unit
Salt Lake City
801-581-2121

University of Utah Hospital

Medical Intensive Care Unit
Salt Lake City
801-581-2121

  • Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Public Health
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow
    Internal Medicine - University of Virginia School of Medicine Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Tulane University School of Medicine M.D.
    Human Genetics and Molecular Biology - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Ph.D.
    Undergraduate Biology with a concentration in Genetics - Cornell University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Zeledn M, Eckart N, Taub M, Vernon H, Szymanksi M, Wang R, Chen PL, Nestadt G, McGrath JA, Sawa A, Pulver AE, Avramopoulos D, Valle D (2015). Identification and functional studies of regulatory variants responsible for the association of NRG3 with a delusion phenotype in schizophrenia. Mol Neuropsychiatry, 1(1), 36-46. (Read full article)
    2. Wang R, Halper-Stromberg E, Szymanski-Pierce M, Bassett SS, Avramopoulos D (2013). Genetic determinants of neuroglobin transcription. Neurogenetics, 15(1), 65-75. (Read full article)
    3. Avramopoulos D, Szymanski M, Wang R, Bassett S (2010). Gene expression reveals overlap between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease genes. Neurobiol Aging, 32(12), 2319.e27-34. (Read full article)
    4. Szymanski M, Wang R, Bassett SS, Avramopoulos D (2011). Alzheimer's risk variants in the clusterin gene are associated with alternative splicing. Transl Psychiatry, 1(7), e18-. (Read full article)
    5. Szymanski M, Wang R, Fallin MD, Bassett SS, Avramopoulos D (2008). Neuroglobin and Alzheimer's dementia: genetic association and gene expression changes. Neurobiol Aging, 31(11), 1835-42. (Read full article)
    6. Fallin MD, Szymanski M, Wang R, Gherman A, Bassett SS, Avramopoulos D (2010). Fine mapping of the chromosome 10q11-q21 linkage region in Alzheimer's disease cases and controls. Neurogenetics, 11(3), 335-48. (Read full article)
    7. Szymanski MM, Lovette IJ (2006). High lineage diversity and host sharing of malarial parasites in a local avian assemblage. J Parasitol, 91(4), 768-74. (Read full article)