Scott Pierce

Biography

Scott Pierce, M.D., is a Staff Attending Physician at VA Long Beach and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center. He completed his residency training at the University of California, Irvine Department of Emergency Medicine, where he served as Academic Chief Resident in his final year. He received his M.D. from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 2017 and is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Pierce's research has focused on point-of-care ultrasound and emergency department patient experience, including work on the use of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis and a study on the impact of self-interest on ED patients' triage decisions. His research on triage decision-making was presented at the SAEM Great Plains Regional Meeting in 2015. He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and serves as a voting member of the Tibor Rubin VA Resuscitation/Acute Ischemic Stroke Committee.

Pierce received multiple awards upon completing his residency in 2020, including the Resident of the Year Staff Award and the Mission Hospital Resident of the Year Award. He scored at or above the 97th percentile on the ABEM In-Training Exam in each of his three residency years, achieving a score in the greater than 99th percentile in his final year. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Irvine in 2011.

Education

• M.D., University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, 2017
• B.S. in Biology, University of California, Irvine, 2011

Distinctions

• Resident of the Year, Staff Award, 2020
• Mission Hospital Resident of the Year, 2020
• Dr. Mark Langdorf's Through the Patient's Eyes Award, 2020
• Ruth O. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, 2015
• Excellence in Emergency Medicine Research, 2014
• Phi Beta Kappa, 2011
• University Dean's Honor List, 2007-2011