Eric Pasman

MD

Commander, Navy

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Location: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Research Interests:
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Injury prevention

Education

Central Michigan University- BS Biology 2006
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine- MD 2012
General Pediatrics Residency, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium- 2015
Fellowship- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium- 2020

Biography

CDR Pasman currently serves as the division officer of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego. Additionally, he is the program director for the general pediatrics residency at NMRTC-SD. He is originally from rural southwest Michigan. He entered the Navy through the HPSP program as a medical student at Michigan State University. He completed his General Pediatrics residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium. This was followed with a tour as a general pediatrician at Robert E Bush Naval Hospital, 29 Palms, California. He returned to WRNMMC/NCC and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology. During this time he started to research the mechanical properties of the esophagus in eosinophilic esophagitis developing a new technique by which forces required for endoscopic biopsy can be measured. This work lead to being awarded the Robert A Phillips and Bailey K Ashford Awards (NCC), Navy-Wide Academic Research Award, and Ogden Bruton Award (AAP-SOUS). In addition to his eosinophilic esophagitis research, he is also published in pediatric ingestion and other injuries.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Uniformed Services Ogden Bruton Award- Quantitative analysis of tug sign: an endoscopic finding of eosinophilic esophagitis- 2021

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Uniformed Services West Chapter- Outstanding Young Pediatrician of the Year 2021

35th Navy-Wide Academic Research Competition 1st Place Staff Category- Quantitative analysis of tug sign: an endoscopic finding of eosinophilic esophagitis- 2020

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Gamma Chapter- inducted 2012

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Arnold Gold Foundation- inducted 2012

Representative Bibliography