- M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University
- B.S., Youngstown State University
- Internship/Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Medicine
Division of Dermatology
Areas of expertise
hospital consultative dermatology, complex medical dermatology, cutaneous oncology.
BIO
Joe Pierson joined UVM's faculty in 2013 after a two decade long active duty career in the Army. He was assigned across the country in a variety of roles that included stints as the Chief of Medicine at Fort Knox, KY and Chief of Primary Care at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and held faculty appointments at the University of Louisville and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services in Bethesda, MD. He was the US Army Surgeon General’s leader for his specialty, and is a veteran of tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti. He was the residency program director in dermatology from 2013-2024 and became Division Chief of Dermatology in 2022. He is on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, has authored over 50 peer review articles and book chapters, and lectures broadly.
Education
- 1985 B.S., Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, Combined Science
- 1989 M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Rootstown, Ohio
Postdoctoral Training
- 1989-1990 Internship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- 1990-1993 Dermatologic Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1992-1993 Chief Resident)
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Professor of Medicine, Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2024 - present
Courses
- Course Director, Annual Eastern Winter Dermatology Conference
- Connections Course Instructor, Dermatology Module
Awards and Achievements
- Vision Award, University of Vermont Medical Center
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal Meritorious Service Medal (6)
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Order of U.S. Military Medical Merit Command and General Staff College
- Graduate United Nations Service Medal
- St Elizabeth’s Hospital Award for Knowledgeable & Compassionate Care
- Distinguished Military Graduate
Bio
Joe Pierson joined UVM's faculty in 2013 after a two decade long active duty career in the Army. He was assigned across the country in a variety of roles that included stints as the Chief of Medicine at Fort Knox, KY and Chief of Primary Care at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and held faculty appointments at the University of Louisville and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services in Bethesda, MD. He was the US Army Surgeon General’s leader for his specialty, and is a veteran of tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti. He was the residency program director in dermatology from 2013-2024 and became Division Chief of Dermatology in 2022. He is on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, has authored over 50 peer review articles and book chapters, and lectures broadly.
Education
- 1985 B.S., Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, Combined Science
- 1989 M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Rootstown, Ohio
Postdoctoral Training
- 1989-1990 Internship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- 1990-1993 Dermatologic Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1992-1993 Chief Resident)
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Professor of Medicine, Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2024 - present
Courses
- Course Director, Annual Eastern Winter Dermatology Conference
- Connections Course Instructor, Dermatology Module
Awards and Achievements
- Vision Award, University of Vermont Medical Center
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal Meritorious Service Medal (6)
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Order of U.S. Military Medical Merit Command and General Staff College
- Graduate United Nations Service Medal
- St Elizabeth’s Hospital Award for Knowledgeable & Compassionate Care
- Distinguished Military Graduate