{"id":6628,"date":"2025-08-27T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=6628"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:59:33","slug":"bruce-pier-md","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/people\/bruce-pier-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Pier, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Division:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/patient-care\/divisions-and-services\/reproductive-endocrinology-and-infertility\/\">Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Personal Biography:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Preferred Name: \u00a0Bruce Pier<\/p>\n<p>Pronouns: he\/him\/his<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham\/Alabama; 2013-2016<\/li>\n<li>ObGyn Residency- Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma\/Washington; 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