Dr Pace graduated with first class honours from Monash University in 2002 and subsequently completed endocrine specialist training at The Alfred and Monash Hospitals. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2010.

In 2011, Dr Pace undertook an 18-month clinical fellowship at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, focusing on the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer and neuroendocrine tumours. He was accepted into the thyroid cancer fellowship program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, in 2013 where he completed a further 12 months of post-speciality training.

Dr Pace has authored peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and has presented at national and international conferences. As part of his commitment to continued professional development, he regularly attends endocrinology meetings locally and overseas. He is also actively involved in teaching and mentoring junior medical staff and students.