Dr. Pierce's clinical interests focus on advanced laparoscopy, including bariatric, colon, foregut, solid organ and hernias. His research interests include surgical education and techniques, and implementation into training programs.

Title:

Associate Clinical Professor, Associate Residency Program Director, Surgical Director, Center for Virtual Care

Specialty:

Surgery - Gastrointestinal, Surgery - Bariatric

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd., Suite Suite E
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-2680

Education:

UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
M.D. 1999

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 1995

Internships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2000

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2005
Surgery - General Surgery

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2006
Surgery - Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, 2006

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons, Candidate Member
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Honors and Awards:

Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon Award, 2004
Paul R. Lipscomb M.D. Award for Excellence in Orthopaedics, 1999

Select Recent Publications:

Asok Doraiswamy; Rasmussen, J.J.; Pierce, J.L.; Fuller, W.; Ali, M.R. The Utility of Routine Postoperative Upper GI Series Following Gastric Bypass. SAGES. 2007.

Troppmann, C.; Johnston, W.K.; Pierce, J.L.; McVicar, J.P.; Perez, R.V. Impact of laparoscopic nephrectomy on donor preoperative decisionmaking and postoperative quality of life and psychosocial outcomes. Pediatr Nephrol, 21(7): 1052-1054, 2006.

Fitzgerald JT, Demos SG, Michalopoulou A, Pierce JL, Troppmann C. Assessment of renal ischemia by optical spectroscopy. Journal of Surgical Research, 122(1):21-28, 2004.

Troppmann C, Pierce J, Gandhi M, Gallay B, McVicar J, Perez RV. Higher surgical wound complication rates with sirolimus immunosuppression after kidney transplantation: A matched-pair pilot study. Transplantation, 76(2):426-429, 2003.

Kyles A, Gregory C, Griffey S, Bernsteen L, Pierce J, Lilja H, Morris R. Immunosuppression with a combination of the leflunomide analog, fk778, and microemulsified cyclosporine for renal transplantation in mongrel dogs. Transplantation, 75(8):1128-1133, 2003.

Troppmann C, Pierce J, Wiesmann K, Butani L, Makker S, McVicar JP, Wolfe BM, Perez RV. Early and late recipient graft function and donor outcome after laparoscopic vs open adult live-donor nephrectomy for pediatric renal transplantation. Archives of Surgery, 137(8):908-916, 2002.

Zohman G, Pierce J, Chapman M, Greenspan A, Gandour-Edwards R. Calcific myonecrosis mimicking an invasive soft-tissue neoplasm. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 80-A(8):1193-1197, 1998.

To see if Jonathan L. Pierce is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.