Dr. Pearson is a professor in the MSU Department of Family Medicine and assistant dean for graduate medical education for the College of Human Medicine. He is the senior associate director of the Sparrow/MSU Family Medicine Residency, AAFP-RPS Panel of Consultants and team physician for MSU Football. As Assistant Dean, he serves as the designated institutional official for all MSU-CHM-sponsored residency and fellowship programs in the Lansing Community Campus.
He received his MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1981 and has been a fellow in the MSU Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Program. He is board certified in family medicine with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. Dr. Pearson is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Sports Medicine. He served as physician for the United States delegation to the 1999 World University Games in Mallorca, Spain, and has served as the medical director of the Michigan Breast Cancer Three-Day for several years.
