Dr. Bryce Perler is a clinical gastroenterologist and physician scientist interested in optimizing planetary health. He is currently the Warren Alpert Medical School nutrition course director, gastrointestinal pathophysiology co-course director, director of the Rhode Island Medical Society Planetary Health Committee, and a member of the Brown University Planetary Health Steering committee. Dr. Perler runs a clinical and translational lab, the Precision Medicine Planetary Health Lab, that takes a multifaceted holistic approach to sustainable food systems, precision medicine/personalized nutrition, and food waste mitigation.
| Tao J, Pavlick E, Grondin A, Bustamante JD, Martin H, Parent H, Fenn N, Almonte A, Maguire-Wilkerson A, Gu M, Rusley J, Perler BK, Wray T, Nunn AS, Chan PA. "Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence Conversational Chatbot to Enhance HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake: Development and Usability Internal Testing (Preprint)." Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 28, 2026, pp. e79671. |
| Huang L, Jin A, Wainwright K, Junkin JR, Shah A, Najah N, Pralea A, Perler BK. "Sustainability on the Menu: Assessing the Role of Hospital Cafeteria Composting in Advancing Planetary Health Initiatives." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 23, no. 2, 2026. |
| Burton AM, Perler BK. "Mobile health technologies in inflammatory bowel disease: a narrative review." BMC Gastroenterology, vol. 25, no. 1, 2025, pp. 595. |
| Bryce Klein Perler. "Soil ecology, food systems, and organic waste: the critical network nobody is talking about." Frontiers in Soil Science, vol. 4, 2024. |
| Perler BK, Friedman ES, Wu GD. "The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Relationship Between Diet and Human Health." Annual review of physiology, vol. 85, 2023, pp. 449-468. |
| Perler BK, Reinhart EM, Montgomery M, Maynard M, Shapiro JM, Belenky P, Chan PA. "Evaluation of the Microbiome in Men Taking Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 25, no. 7, 2021, pp. 2005-2013. |
| Perler BK, Ungaro R, Baird G, Mallette M, Bright R, Shah S, Shapiro J, Sands BE. "Correction to: Presenting symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease: descriptive analysis of a community-based inception cohort." BMC Gastroenterology, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 406. |
| Perler BK, Chen B, Phelps E, Allegretti JR, Fischer M, Ganapini V, Krajiceck E, Kumar V, Marcus J, Nativ L, Kelly CR. "Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection." Journal of clinical gastroenterology, vol. 54, no. 8, 2020, pp. 701-706. |
| Perler BK. "Love of a Lady Bug." Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 103, no. 9, 2020, pp. 1864-1865. |
| Ekekezie C, Perler BK, Wexler A, Duff C, Lillis CJ, Kelly CR. "Understanding the Scope of Do-It-Yourself Fecal Microbiota Transplant." American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 115, no. 4, 2020, pp. 603-607. |
Dr. Bryce Perler is a clinical gastroenterologist and physician scientist interested in optimizing planetary health. He is currently the Warren Alpert Medical School nutrition course director, gastrointestinal pathophysiology co-course director, director of the Rhode Island Medical Society Planetary Health Committee, and a member of the Brown University Planetary Health Steering committee. Dr. Perler runs a clinical and translational lab, the Precision Medicine Planetary Health Lab. There are four key integrated pillars that make up the core of this program - 1) sustainable food systems focusing on plant predominate food to improve cardiometabolic health and reduce ecologic damage of domestic livestock; 2) precision medicine, which takes an individualized approach emphasizing factors such as personal environment and lifestyle, to optimize health, prevent and treat disease, and personalize nutrition leveraging high resolution biomarkers including objective dietary biomarkers, body composition analysis and wearable technologies; 3) food waste mitigation strategies including food waste reduction, upcycling, and scalable composting efforts; and 4) holistic modernization of the medical school nutrition curriculum that empowers future providers, supports patients optimizing health, and promotes efforts that improve sustainability of our food systems and the health of our planet.
Brown Physicians Incorporated Academic Assessment Grant
The Bray Fellowship, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MS | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2017 | MD | University of Connecticut |
| 2011 | BA | University of Connecticut |
2026 - The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2025 - Jack R. Wands, MD Research Mentor Award, Division of Gastroenterology
2025 - The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2025-present - Brown Physicians Incorporated Academic Assessment Grant
2024-present - The Bray Fellowship, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2024 - The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2022-2023 - Chief Gastroenterology Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
2011 - Summa Cum Laude, University of Connecticut
2011 - Phi Beta Kappa, University of Connecticut
Pre-Clerkship Elective Faculty Advisor and Lecturer, Warren Alpert Medical School of BrownUniversity
2026
Nutrition Course Director, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2024-Present
GI pathophysiology Co-Course Director, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2024-Present
