Celebrating 20 Years of Service at Stanford: Laura J. Pierce, MPA, RT(R)(CT)

Posted 4:12 PM, November 10, 2008, by jaruiz

Laura J. Pierce, MPA, RT(R)(CT), manager of the Stanford Radiology 3D Laboratory, has served Stanford for 20 years. She began working in the CT Department of Stanford Health Services in 1988 as a CT technologist, where her job duties included 3D imaging. In 1997, Ms. Pierce began working in our Department as manager of our 3D Lab. Prior to coming to Stanford, she worked in the Department of Radiology at Mills Peninsula Hospital in San Mateo, first as the senior radiologic technologist and then as a CT technologist. Ms. Pierce earned her Master of Public Administration from California State University, Hayward; her Bachelor of Arts in the management of information systems from Menlo College in Atherton, CA; and her Associate of Arts Degree in radiologic technology from Canada College in Redwood City, CA. She has co-authored 10 publications, and her numerous awards and honors include a Hounsfield Award from the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance.

Ms. Pierce describes her Stanford experience as follows: "I started working in Radiology at SHS in the CT Department, in August of 1988, when my daughter was five and my son was two. Now my daughter has graduated from Menlo College and is getting married, and my son is in his last year at Arizona State. It seems like time just really flies! I started doing 3D imaging with Dr. Geoffrey Rubin in the early 90s, and this led to the creation of the 3D Lab and my present position as manager of the Lab."

When she isn't working, Ms. Pierce can be found reading (she's in two book clubs), and staying physically active through activities such as swimming, skiing, and Pilates.