Kerry L. Pierce is a psychiatrist based in Midland, Michigan. He has over 30 years of experience in psychiatry and has held leadership roles including chairman of the psychiatry department. He received his medical and psychiatry training from Tulane University and has been board certified in both general psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. Currently he works as a staff psychiatrist for MidMichigan Physicians Group and also serves as the psychiatry clerkship director for Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
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Many people still think that palliative care means hospice care. But today, hospice is only a small part of palliative care.
The goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat the symptoms and side effects of a disease; and it should be part of the picture from the first day a serious illness is diagnosed.
Dr. Jim Meadows, Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at Tennessee Oncology, will discuss this important topic. How does a family and a health care team best work together to guide a patient through a terminal illness? How does everyone continue to support quality, patient-centered, end-of-life care?
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1. Kerry L. Pierce, MD
2106 Dilloway Drive, Midland, Michigan 48640
989-600-7935, Kerry.Pierce@midmichigan.org
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Education and Medical Training
Master of Science in Health Administration and Leadership August 2016 – Present
Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan
Residency in General Psychiatry June1989 – June 1992
Tulane Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana
Inpatient Psychiatry at Charity Hospital of New Orleans, Veterans Administration Hospital, and Tulane Medical
Center. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment at V.A.H. and an elective as a research assistant in schizophrenia.
Also, Consultation and Liaison, Child Psychiatry, Electro-Convulsive Therapy and 18 months of continuous
outpatient clinic experience. Served as Co-Chief Resident during PGY-IV year. Employed as fee based psychiatrist
at Crisis Intervention Unit of C.H.N.O. and at River North Treatment Center in Pineville, Louisiana during
residency.
Residency in Clinical Neurology July 1988 – June 1989
University of South Florida Affiliated Hospitals, Tampa, Florida
Inpatient Neurology at Veterans Administration Hospital and Tampa General Hospital. Inpatient Neuro-oncology at
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. Part-time rotations and clinics in consultation service and chronic pain service.
Transitional Internship June 1987 – June 1988
Tulane Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana
Inpatient Psychiatry, Inpatient Pediatrics, and Emergency Medicine at Charity Hospital of New Orleans, Internal
Medicine at Veterans Administration Hospital, Rheumatology and Endocrinology at Tulane Medical Center.
Doctor of Medicine August 1982 – June 1987
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Member of the American Medical Student Association and the American Medical Association Medical Student
Section. Employed part-time throughout medical school as a research assistant at Tulane’s Clinical Research Center.
Bachelor of Science in Biology June 1977 – May 1981
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bachelor of Science, cum laude. Biology Major. Attended the University of Wales at Swansea during 1979 – 1980
academic year through Tulane’s Junior Year Abroad Honors Program. Member of Phi Eta Sigma freshmen honors
society and Tri-Beta biology honors society.
Professional Work History
2. Kerry L. Pierce, MD
Curriculum Vitae, page 2
Full-time Staff Psychiatrist August 1999 - Present
MidMichigan Physicians Group (MPG)
MidMichigan Regional Medical Center, Midland, Michigan
Employed by MidMichigan Physicians Group (MPG) of MidMichigan Regional Medical Center (MMRMC),
Midland, Michigan as a full-time staff psychiatrist.
Active Staff privileges in Psychiatry – June 1999 to present
Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) privileges – August 1999 to present
Member of Medical Staff Health Affairs Committee – July 2000 to June 2011
Member of Residency Education Committee – December 2000 to June 2006 and July 2008 to June 2011
Member of Physicians Advisory Committee of MPG – March 2001 to November 2008 and January 2011 to present
Chairman / Vice-Chairman of Psychiatry Department
Vice-Chair June 2011 to June 2003, Chairman July 2009 to June 2011
Member of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee – July 2004 to June 2006
MPG Board of Directors – November 2008 to December 2010
Psychiatry Clerkship Director for Midland Regional Campus of Michigan State University College of Human
Medicine – August 2010 to present
Secretary / Treasurer of Medical Staff and Board of Directors of MidMichigan Medical Center - 7/11 to 6/12
Vice-Chief of Staff – July 2012 to June 2013
Chief of Staff – July 2013 to June 2014
Member of Ethics Committee – July 2014 to present
Vice Chair of Credentials and Peer Review Committees – July 2014 to June 2015
Chair of Credentials and Peer Review Committees – July 2015 to June 2015
Member of Credentials Committee – July 2016 to present
Physician Lead over MidMichigan Health - Mt. Pleasant Health Park – January 2016 to present
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation provider – February 2016
Full-time Staff Psychiatrist June 1993 – August 1999
Cumberland County Mental Health Center (CCMHC)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Associate Staff privileges for Psychiatry at Cumberland County Hospital Systems (CCHS) (previously Cape Fear
Valley Medical Center / Cumberland Hospital) – June 1993 to June 1994
Active Staff privileges for Psychiatry at CCHS, Inc. – June 1994 to August 1999
Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee member for CCHS Psychiatry Department – June 1994 to
September 1996
Physician Representative to CCMHC Q.I. Committee – June 1994 to August 1999
Disaster Response Team member for CCMHC – March 1995 to August 1996
Privileged in Electro-Convulsive Therapy at CCHS, Inc. – June 1995 to August 1999
Chairman of ad hoc physician disciplinary hearing committee at CCHS – June 1995
Member of search committee for EEG lab director at CCHS – June 1995
Physician Rep. to Clinical Operations Task Force for Cumberland Behavioral Health Systems Inc. - (Carolina
Alternatives Medicaid Waiver program – 1995)
Chief of Inpatient Services for CCMHC – April 1995 to August 1999
Medical Director of Roxie Avenue Center for CCMHC (24 bed non-hospital detoxification, residential crisis-
stabilization, 60 chair PsychoSocial Rehab) – April 1995 to August 1999
Member of Peer Review Panel, Psychiatry Department, CCHS - October 1995 to August 1999
Chairman of Peer Review Panel - October 1, 1998 to August 1999
Member of CCMHC Q.I. Outcomes Subcommittee - January 1996 to August 1999
Core Team Member for Roxie Avenue Center’s certification through CARF (Commission for Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities) - December 1996 to August 1999
Chief of Staff for Psychiatric Services of CCHS, Inc. - October 1, 1996 to September 30, 1998
Psychiatry representative to Ethics Committee of CCHS – June 1997 to August 1999
Chairman of Professional Standards/Peer Review committee for CCMHC – April 1997 to August 1999
Member of Credentials Committee - CCHs – October 1, 1998 to August 1999
3. Kerry L. Pierce, MD
Curriculum Vitae, page 3
Full-time Staff Psychiatrist June 1992 – May 1993
Jo Ellen Smith Psychiatric Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana
Inpatient/Outpatient treatment of general adult psychiatric, chemical dependency, and dual diagnosis patients.
Psychiatric Consultations at Jo Ellen Smith Medical Center, Meadowcrest Hospital, and F. Edward Hebert
Rehabilitation Center.
Chairman of Clinical Care Committee.
Clinical faculty member of Tulane University Department of Psychiatry.
Employed as fee-based part-time (weekend coverage) psychiatrist at River North Treatment Center in Pineville,
Louisiana.
Licensure and Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Psychiatry
Recertified to 2/2023; certificate #40707
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Geriatric Psychiatry
Recertified to 12/2026; certificate #2785
State of Michigan Board of Medicine – #4301074908
Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina
Reactivated October 2008 – #35183
State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners
Inactive June 1987 – #019364
Professional Memberships
Michigan State Medical Society
Midland County Medical Society
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
International Society of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation
American College of Healthcare Executives – Student Member
Healthcare Financial Management Association – Student Member
Robert Heath Society (Tulane Department of Psychiatry and Neurology Alumni)
Personal
Date of Birth: February 17, 1959
Place of Birth: Rochester, Minnesota
Married
Three adult children
Hobbies, Interests, and Activities
Disney Vacation Club member, bicycling, SCUBA diving