Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, a nationally recognized specialist in adolescent medicine, is Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Alderman is the Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is currently the Program Director of the Post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine and is past Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program. Dr. Alderman is founder of the Montefiore Adolescent Primary Care Initiative.
Dr. Alderman received her BS, with honors, from Cornell University and MD with Distinction in Research from the State University of New York at Stony Brook Medical School where she was selected for membership to Alpha Phi Omega medical honors society. Dr. Alderman completed her pediatrics residency and adolescent medicine fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center.
She joined the pediatric faculty at Einstein/Montefiore upon completion of her fellowship in 1992 and has remained throughout her career, achieving promotion to professor in 2003.
Dr. Alderman is the Co-chairperson of the AAP Council of Adolescent and Young Adult Health. She was Chair of the AAP Committee on Adolescence for 4 years and was previously a member of for the 6 years. She served as Chairperson of the AAP Section of Adolescent Health Executive Committee from 2008-2012. As a member of AAP NY Chapter 3 Executive Council for over 25 years, she has served as chair of the Committee on Adolescence and on its Executive Committee. She is a past-president of the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and former Member at Large of the Board of Directors for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Dr. Alderman has been a leader or panelist on many national initiatives related to adolescent health.
Dr. Alderman’s clinical interests include care for adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding, contraception for adolescents with chronic illness, menstrual disorders, eating disorders and overall adolescent sexual health. She is co-editor of the AAP Textbook of Adolescent Health Care. Dr. Alderman has authored 65 research papers, review articles and chapters. She has presented over 40 abstracts at national meetings and delivered over 50 lectures and workshops in the past 5 years at regional and national meetings.
Dr. Alderman is known nationally and throughout the region as an outstanding clinician and she is regularly named to the “Best Doctors in New York” and “New York Super Doctors” lists. In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics recognized her with a Special Achievement Award from the New York Chapter for promoting adolescent health.