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Meet Dr. Pearson
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Raised in New Jersey, Dr. Pearson graduated from
Gettysburg College, in
Pennsylvania, and received his Osteopathic medical degree from the
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Missouri, in 1983. He
returned to the NYC metropolitan region to complete a rotating internship
and residency program. Dr. Pearson earned his board certification in 1986
from the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice and practiced in
northern New Jersey until moving to San Diego in 1988.
In 1991, Dr. Pearson was honored to receive the Patient Care Award for
Excellence in Patient Education, sponsored by the American Academy of
Family Practice and the 
Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine. He joined
the Board of Editors of
Patient Care magazine
(Medical Economics
Publishing) in 1993, regularly contributing articles to the journal
devoted to primary care physicians. Dr. Pearson also holds the position of
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Western
University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific (Pomona, CA). Medical students and family practice residents
from this and other institutions rotate through his office, as well as
medical assistants from local medical career training programs.
With the exception of obstetrics, Dr. Pearson practices the full range of
family practice including minor office surgery and surgical assisting at
local hospitals and surgery centers. In addition, he is skilled at
Osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT). He enjoys treating children of
all ages - even when they hit 104 years! He has served as medical director
for several nursing homes in the North County region. He is also a
volunteer speaker for the American Heart Association and the
American
Cancer Society. In 2002, he accepted an invitation to sit on the Board
of Directors of The Elizabeth
Hospice.
Treating all of his patients like family, Dr. Pearson is well known for
his caring manner, and his ability to keep patients relaxed and at ease
with his sense of humor. He is a member in good standing of the San Diego
County Medical Society and California Medical
Association, as well as the
San Diego Osteopathic Medical Association, Osteopathic Physicians &
Surgeons of California, and the American Osteopathic
Association.
Dr. Pearson enjoys writing/playing
music, magic, improv
comedy, magic, outdoor activities (archery/3D Bow hunting, hiking/camping/fly-fishing), and pretending
to be an Iron Chef. He
resides with his wife and 2 children in northern San Diego county.
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Taking care of active individuals of all ages and abilities has always
been a large part of Dr. Pearson’s practices. He is a member of several
prominent sports medicine professional organizations including the
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Medical Society
for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), and the American Osteopathic Academy for
Sports Medicine (AOASM). Dr. Pearson successfully passed the examination
granting him the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine
(1995), and was honored with the designation of Fellow in the AOASM in
1998.
Dr. Pearson has served as the team physician for several high schools over
the years and has been the Head Team Physician for Rancho Bernardo High
School since 1994. In addition to other area high schools, he also
provides volunteer sports medical services for the athletes at
Palomar College and
California
State University at San Marcos (CSUSM). Dr. Pearson wrote and edited
The High School
Coaches Newsletter for five years, which he distributed freely to local
high school coaches. He has served as an event physician for the California
State Games, Suzuki Rock ‘N Roll
Marathon, Foot Locker National Cross
Country Championships,
Senior Olympics and Buick PGA
Tour, just to mention a few. In
addition, Dr. Pearson has served as the Medical Consultant for the world
renowned Golden Door spa, in Escondido, since 1993.
In August 2004, Dr. Pearson served as a volunteer staff physician at the
United States Olympic Training Center, in Colorado Springs.
For his own fitness, he
can frequently be found running the trails in the early morning haze
around Lake Hodges along with his dog, Apollo, or at the local gym.
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Treating injured workers like his athletes made sense to Dr. Pearson,
hence, when two of his colleagues decided to start up an industrial
clinic, he suggested this approach and the Industrial & Sports Medical
Center was created in 1990. He served as the primary care treating
physician (PCTP) for this San Marcos clinic until 1998.
Dr. Pearson has had the privilege of caring for over 1000 clients of all
sizes - from small mom ’n pop shops to large companies and local
municipalities. He has served as the PCTP for the following companies:
U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, and U.P.S.; San Marcos and Escondido Unified
School Districts; Palomar College; City of San Marcos; Palomar-Pomerado Health System;
Escondido Disposal; San Diego Wild Animal Park; Lawrence Welk Resort, Vallecitos Water District;
Costco; Home Depot; Osmonics/Desalination systems; Joseph Webb Foods;
Vons, Lucky, Ralph's & Albertsons supermarkets, Superior Ready Mix; San Diego Union-Tribune, North County Times; Remedy
Temps, and many others in diverse fields.
He has contributed articles on injury prevention for the San Diego
Business Journal and the San Diego Workers Compensation Forum Newsletter.
Dr. Pearson also speaks on the treatment and prevention of industrial
injuries for local companies. In order to help educate family physicians
and general internists how to approach industrial injuries and illnesses,
he co-edited a special issue of Patient Care magazine devoted solely to
occupational medicine. He also serves as the medical claims consultant for
The Zenith Insurance Company, performing independent reviews of Workers’
Compensation claims. Dr. Pearson is very computer savvy. He has a great
deal of experience with ergonomic issues and repetitive motion syndromes.
He also served as the "Digital Doc" for the
Microsoft Network (MSN) for five
years, educating internet surfers on a wide range of general medical
conditions.
[Note: Effective August 2005, we no
longer treat occupational injuries under the Workers Compensation
system. Please refer to "Latest News" (Sept 2005) for full
details.]
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