Ellen Rome, MD, MPH
Primary Location
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
- Appointment:
- 216.444.5437
- Desk:
- 216.444.3566
- Fax:
- 216.445.3523
Treatment & Services
- Adolescent Development
- Adolescent Endocrinology
- Adolescent Gynecology
- Adolescent Health
- Birth Control Pills
- Care of the Young Athlete
- Center for Adolescent Medicine
- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
- Consultation/Treatment Planning
- Contraception
- Contraceptive Implants
- Depo-Provera Shots
- Evidence-based Medicine
- General Adolescent Medicine
- General Pediatric Medicine
- HIV Testing
- Implanon
- Media Psychology
- Menstrual Cycle
- Menstruation
- Pelvic Exam
- Prevention of Teen Pregnancy
- Reproductive Health
- Second Opinion
- Smoking Cessation
- STD Testing
- Teen Skin
- Telemedicine
- Vaginitis Testing
- Virtual Visits
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding
- Acne
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adolescent Obesity
- Adolescent Sexual Health
- Amenorrhea
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety Disorder
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Chlamydia Trachomatis
- Concussion
- Depression
- Dermatitis
- Dermatitis - Contact
- Diaper Rash
- Dysmenorrhea
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Disorder
- Genital Herpes
- Genital Warts
- Gonorrhea
- Gynecomastia
- Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
- Herpes
- High Cholesterol
- Hirsutism
- Hormonal Problems in Teenagers
- Lactose Intolerance
- Mastitis
- Menorrhagia
- Menstrual Disorders
- Menstrual Migraines
- Mittelschmerz
- Obesity
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Oak
- Poison Sumac
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Puberty Disorders
- Pubic Lice (Crabs)
- Sexually Transmitted Disease
- Skin Problems in Children
- Sleep-Related Eating Disorders
- Substance Abuse
- Syncope
- Syphilis
- Teen Depression
- Trichomoniasis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vaginal Bleeding
- Vaginal Discharge
- Vaginal Infections
- Vaginitis
- Vulvar Disorders
- Vulvovaginal Diseases
- Warts
- Zits
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View All PlansAbout Ellen Rome, MD, MPH
Ellen Rome, MD, MPH, currently serves as Head of the Center for Adolescent Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. She is a board-certified pediatrician who was also among the first in the United States to be board-certified in Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Rome received her undergraduate degree in psychology, magna cum laude, from Yale University in 1984. She received her medical degree and was initiated into Alpha Omega Alpha in 1988 from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine, then completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She next completed a three-year fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital, Boston, during which time she also obtained a Master's Degree in Public Health at the Harvard University School of Public Health.
Dr. Rome currently serves as a Professor of Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case. She has held leadership positions in various organizations serving youth, including serving as president of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG) as well as its umbrella organization with over 6000 members, the International Federation for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (FIGIJ). She has served on the Committee on Adolescence for the AAP and currently serves on its Committee on Nutrition, has chaired the Subcommittee on Eating Disorders for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM), has chaired the Public Health and the Media Committees as well as currently serves on the Medical Care Task Force for the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED). She served as Associate Chief of Staff under Cleveland Clinic’s CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove. Subsequently, as president of the Women’s Professional Staff at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Rome helped create and implement a business plan to recruit, develop, and promote the best staff within that enterprise. Dr. Rome has been an integral part of public health efforts for Cleveland Clinic and its surrounding communities, particularly for programs targeting youth at risk, including the Lakewood Cares $25,000 grant that implemented programming for elementary school children to decrease pediatric obesity, increase academic achievement, and bullyproof all school age children. She currently serves as the Cleveland Clinic’s Chair of the Opioid Education and Prevention Committee and Opioid Task Force, as well as on its Infant Mortality Prevention Committee. She formerly served on the USTA Sport Science Committee and is on the board locally of Advantage Cleveland (formerly ICTC), teaching tennis, literacy, fitness, wellness and creativity to urban youth, as well as the board of Red Oak/Chincapin Camps, where she strives to help youth combat nature deficit disorder. She is the author of two books collaboratively with Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen, You: The Owner’s Manual for Teens, and You Raising Your Child from First Breath to First Grade. Dr. Rome’s research interests include eating disorders and obesity, reproductive health, and efforts that promote prevention/resiliency. She has been an invited speaker locally, nationally, and internationally on various topics in adolescent medicine, while maintaining a commitment to ongoing teaching of house staff and students in the local and surrounding areas.
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Committee on Adolescence, 1995-2002
- Section on Adolescent Health, 1991-Present
- Resident Section, Executive Board Member and founding team member, 1988-1992
- Nominations Committee, Section on Adolescent Medicine, 2004-2006
- Ohio Chapter, Committee on Children with Medical Handicaps, 1994-2002
- Ohio Chapter, Committee on Sports Medicine and Adolescence, 1995-2007
- Ohio Chapter, Committee on Adolescence, 2008-
- Program Chair, Adolescent Medicine: PREP the Course, 2003-2007
- Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine
- Chair, Subcommittee on Eating Disorders, 2011-
- Member, Nominations Committee (elected position), 2003-2005, 2008-
- PREP Planning Committee, 2001-2003, Chair 2003-2007
- Member, Membership Committee, 1994-2002
- Chair, Membership Committee, 1996-2002
- Member, Finance Committee, 1996-2003, 2012-
- Member, Program Committee, 2017-
- Chair, Ohio Valley Chapter Chair, Program Committee, 1996-1999
- Member, Ohio Valley SAM, 1994-Present
- Member, Program Committee, OVSAM, 2007 (hosted at Cleveland Clinic)
- North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
- President, 2015-2016, President Elect 2014-2015, Past President 2015-2016
- Vice President, 2010-2014
- Chair, Membership Committee, 2010-2014
- Board Member, 2006-2014
- Member, Finance Committee, 1996-2004
- Member, Program Committee, 1996-1999, 2003-2006
- Chair, Program Committee, 2004-2006
- Abstract Review Committee, 1997-2000
- Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Assistant Editor, 2009-
- JPAG Journal Club Committee, 2019-
- Member, Research Committee, 2017-
- International Association of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (FIGIJ)
- President, 2010-2016, Immediate Past President, 2016-2019
- Treasurer, 2016-2019
- Board Member, 2007-2010
- Member, International Examiner for IFEPAG, 2004-
- Academy for Eating Disorders
- Member, Task Force on Medical Care of Patients with Eating Disorders, 2008--
- Chair, Media Committee, 2004-2007
- Member, Public Affairs Committee, 2002-2007
- Member, Bariatric Surgery Position Paper Task Force, 2006-2010
- Your Teen Magazine
- Advisory Board Member, 2008-
- The Brush Foundation
- Member, 1996-2020; Emeritus Member, 2020-
- Secretary, 2005-2007
- Treasurer, 2007-2020
- Chair, Nominating Committee, 2016-2020
- Red Oak/Chincapin Camp Board of Trustees, 2009-
- Vice President, 2019-
- Advantage Cleveland (previously ICTC)
- Board Member, 2008-
- Secretary, 2015-
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
1994
Education & Fellowships
Graduate School - Harvard University School of Public Health
Boston,
MA USA
1994
Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Boston
Adolescent Medicine
Boston,
MA USA
1994
Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Pediatrics
Baltimore,
MD USA
1991
Internship - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Pediatric Internship
Baltimore,
MD USA
1989
Medical Education - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medicine
Cleveland,
OH USA
1988
Undergraduate - Yale University
Psychology
New Haven,
CT USA
1984
Additional Training
- Executive Management Course, Cleveland Clinic, 2001-2002
Professional Highlights
- Served as Associate Chief of Staff under Dr. Toby Cosgrove
- As President of the Women's Professional Staff Association, helped create and implement a business plan to recruit, retain, career develop and promote the best staff while increasing diversity
- Became Head of the Section of Adolescent Medicine in 1995, creating service, teaching and research in the field to better recognize and manage youth with eating disorders and obesity, and to improve the reproductive health of youth
- Served as President of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG) and FIGIJ, its international counterpart, as well as serving as an active member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM), the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), working to improve the health of youth locally and globally
- Initiated and teaches annually a course on Adolescent Development in the adolescent health track at Case's School of Public Health
Certifications
- Pediatrics
- Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
Specialty Interests
eating disorders, reproductive health, menstrual disorders, obesity, preventive medicine
Awards & Honors
- Catalyst Grant, Teens Talk Back: an Innovative School-Based Competition for Teens to Create PSAs that Prevent Opioid Abuse, Cleveland Clinic, 2020
- Merck Research Award, 2020, to develop and test a toolkit for pediatricians to enable use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in their prPreviewimary care practices, 2020-2022
- The Demarco Award and Visiting Professorship in Adolescent Health from Akron Children’s Hospital, in recognition of leadership in adolescent health, national leadership in advocacy and health promotion for adolescents and young women 2017
- Mt Zion Award for Community Service Helping Adolescents, 2013
- Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012
- Who’s Who in Medicine, Science and Engineering: Who’s Who in American Women: Marquis Best Doctors in America; Top Doctors, Cleveland Magazine and Northern Ohio Live 2002-onward
- Honoree, Nourishing the Artist Within, Benefit for the Fairmount Center of the Arts and the Eating Disorders Network, February 5, 2011 - 2011
- Finalist, Crain’s Award for Health Care Heroes in category of Physicians - 2010
- Top Doctors, Cleveland Magazine, Northern Ohio Live - 2002 onward
- Honoree, American Heart Association Black Tie, 2006
- Honoree, Junior League of Cleveland, 2006, for Signature Program for 2006-2007, Cleveland Clinic's Food is Knowledge program
- Top Ten Article in “The Female Patient,” 1999
- Hubbard Stewart Fellowship for Humanism at Cleveland Clinic, 1998
- Von Meyer Award, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1992
- Farley Fund Teaching Award, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1991
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1988
Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
For participation on boards, committees and local chapters, see Biographical Sketch.Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine
For participation on boards, committees and local chapters, see Biographical Sketch.North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
For participation on boards, committees and local chapters, see Biographical Sketch.International Association of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (FIGIJ)
For participation on boards, committees and local chapters, see Biographical Sketch.Academy for Eating Disorders
For participation on boards, committees and local chapters, see Biographical Sketch.USTA (United States Tennis Association) Sports Science Committee - 2005-- WTA (World Tennis Association) Sports Committee - 2006-2007
- International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA),founding member of the ITPA Certification Commission (ITPA-CC)
Research & Publications
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64 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
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Overall | Star Ratings | |
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Explains | 4.9 | |
Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 4.9 | |
Patient Rating of Doctor | 4.9 |
25 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on Oct 9, 2023
Dr. Rome truly understood the troubles and concerns I have for Ralynn's well being. The Doctor was AMAZING??
Reviewed on Aug 28, 2023
The eating disorders and adolescent center under Dr Rome is the best run center in the entire cleveland clinic. I'm not kidding. It's truly the best. They follow up, they care, they do what they say they will. They are amazing doctors. Truly the best.
Reviewed on Jul 18, 2023
Dr. Rome is empathetic, compassionate, and an excellent Physician
Reviewed on Jul 5, 2023
Dr. Rome tends to move quickly and sometimes does not listen to what we are saying. It feels as if she has an idea in mind as to what she believes we are saying within the first few words, and sometimes this leads to her not fully addressing our concerns or answering the questions we are asking. Overall Dr. Rome is a phenomenal provider, and we are so very grateful for her expertise and compassionate care. We understand she is extremely busy, and this may lead to the rushed answers at times.
Reviewed on Jun 26, 2023
Dr. Rome is probably the best doctor in all of Cleveland clinic
Reviewed on Jun 21, 2023
My daughter LOVES Dr Rome!!! Clone her.
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2023
Dr Rome is not the easiest to begin care with but once established she's incredible.
Reviewed on Jun 12, 2023
*Dr. Rome has been my daughter's doctor for 6+ years. She is the best doctor! Always gives my daughter great advice and care. We have recommended her to many people.
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2023
Dr. Rome is absolutely the best doctor that we've ever had for our kids. She is without a doubt the most empathetic doctor who takes her time with her patients, is thorough and detailed with helping, her communication is just the best and we feel so fortunate for all of the care that she gives to our kids.
Reviewed on Mar 21, 2023
I can't imagine there is a doctor better at her job (teen psychiatrist) than Dr Rome. She listens, asks the right questions, and has answers that teens can relate to and out into practice. We love seeing Dr Rome!
Reviewed on Mar 20, 2023
Dr Rome is the best doctor in the world. She has changed and saved my life. She is amazing at what she does.
Reviewed on Mar 15, 2023
*Dr. Rome was excellent w/17 year old.
Reviewed on Mar 13, 2023
Dr. Rome is an excellent doctor who is extremely caring and was very thorough in helping care for our daughter.
Reviewed on Mar 13, 2023
I would definitely and have recommended Dr. Rome to others.
Reviewed on Feb 22, 2023
Dr. Rome provides excellent care. She always listens, take time to answer our questions and concerns. She also shares information on what to expect from medications and educated on us treat symptoms and/or prevent them.
Reviewed on Feb 22, 2023
Dr. Rome is amazing -- she genuinely cares not only about the health issue, but the patient as a person as a whole.
Reviewed on Feb 1, 2023
Dr Rome is a legend.
Reviewed on Jan 30, 2023
The doctor was nice and showed concern but she fell for my son's charm and made an assessment based on his answers and not mine
Reviewed on Jan 24, 2023
Dr. Rome is excellent in her treatment of youth and in her connection to families
Reviewed on Jan 18, 2023
Dr. Rome is incredible.
Reviewed on Jan 16, 2023
Dr Rome is the best in all aspects of care . I have referred her to others many times . We are very grateful for her remarkable care of our daughter , who had multiple health issues at one time .
Reviewed on Jan 10, 2023
Dr Elen Rome is a Gem and an asset to the city of Cleveland
Reviewed on Jan 9, 2023
The care that Dr. Rome and her team give Cameron is absolutely wonderful and we could not ask for a better, more caring doctor for our son. Dr. Rome is a world class doctor that the Cleveland Clinic is so fortunate to have!
Reviewed on Jan 9, 2023
Very caring and down to earth, took her time with my daughter and listened to our concerns. Very knowledgeable doctor.
Reviewed on Jan 9, 2023
Choose "fair" as rating for "ability to get appointment when needed" only because Dr. Rome is so busy and her schedule fills up.