John F. Pearson
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John F. Pearson, MD

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Anesthesiology
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
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Dr. John Pearson is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah, where he has been faculty since 2019. At the U, his work focuses on provision of clinical anesthesia services for patients at both the University Hospital and Huntsman, as well as research into the impact of geographic health factors on postoperative outcomes. He was recently awarded a Vice President's Research Seed Fund grant in collaboration with the Department of Geography, work that is focused on the use of the Multi-Center Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) as well as work locally on public transit accessibility to healthcare. His work in geographic health has been published in journals such as Diabetes Care and PLoS, in addition to being featured in the New York Times and USA Today. He also seeks to integrate sustainability into healthcare operations through serving on the OR Green Team. Outside the University, he serves as Editor-in-Chief for JMIR Perioperative Medicine as well as on the Board of Directors of the Utah Transit Riders Union, and was the co-Chair of the 2022 Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah, he completed a Fellowship in Clinical Informatics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and his residency in Anesthesiology at Northwell University.

Specialties

  • Anesthesiology
  • Trauma Anesthesia
  • Cancer Anesthesia
  • Clinical Informatics

Board Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology

Dr. John Pearson is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah, where he has been faculty since 2019. At the U, his work focuses on provision of clinical anesthesia services for patients at both the University Hospital and Huntsman, as well as research into the impact of geographic health factors on postoperative outcomes. He was recently awarded a Vice President's Research Seed Fund grant in collaboration with the Department of Geography, work that is focused on the use of the Multi-Center Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) as well as work locally on public transit accessibility to healthcare. His work in geographic health has been published in journals such as Diabetes Care and PLoS, in addition to being featured in the New York Times and USA Today. He also seeks to integrate sustainability into healthcare operations through serving on the OR Green Team. Outside the University, he serves as Editor-in-Chief for JMIR Perioperative Medicine as well as on the Board of Directors of the Utah Transit Riders Union, and was the co-Chair of the 2022 Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah, he completed a Fellowship in Clinical Informatics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and his residency in Anesthesiology at Northwell University.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Anesthesiology -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification
American Board of Anesthesiology

Education history

Undergraduate Majors: Biology and Earth and Geographic Science - University of Massachusetts Boston B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - St. George¿s University School of Medicine M.D.
Internship General Surgery - University of Massachusetts Medical School Intern
Residency Anesthesiology - Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Anesthesiology - Harvard Medical School Clinical Fellow
Fellowship Clinical Informatics - Harvard Medical School Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bearnot B, Pearson JF, Rodriguez JA (2018). Using Publicly Available Data to Understand the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: Geospatial Distribution of Discarded Needles in Boston, Massachusetts. Am J Public Health, 108(10), 1355-1357.
  2. Pearson JF, Brownstein CA, Brownstein JS (2011). Potential for electronic health records and online social networking to redefine medical research. Clin Chem, 57(2), 196-204.
  3. Pearson JF, Bachireddy C, Shyamprasad S, Goldfine AB, Brownstein JS (2010). Association between fine particulate matter and diabetes prevalence in the U.S. Diabetes Care, 33(10), 2196-201.
  4. Henson P, Pearson JF, Keshavan M, Torous (2020). Impact of dynamic greenspace exposure on symptomatology in individuals with schizophrenia. PloS one, 15(9), e0238498.