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.

Research Areas

Adolescent health services, confidentiality, contraception, heavy menstrual bleeding, menstrual disorders, quality improvement, sexually transmitted infections

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/5724/Elizabeth-Alderman

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1558447821/elizabeth-m-alderman

CHAM Provider

Professional Title

M.D.

Clinical Focus

Adolescent gynecology, menstrual disorders, reproductive health services for adolescents with chronic illness, eating disorders

Research Focus

Adolescent gynecology, menstrual disorders, reproductive health services for adolescents with chronic illness, eating disorders; Research Emphasis: Health care delivery for adolescents

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/83f4008e-26ec-4057-b742-f7bfa3251…

Selected Publications

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SELECTED BOOKS, CHAPTERS AND ABSTRACTS
Book Editor
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<li>S.B. Friedman, E.M. Alderman, R.H. Pantell, C.S. Saylor, M. Sugar, Monograph:  Psychosocial Issues for  Children and Families in Disasters.  A Guide for the Primary Care Physician, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995.                </li>
<li>S.B. Friedman, M. Fisher, S.K. Schonberg, E.M. Alderman ed. Book:  Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care, 2nd  edition, Mosby, Philadelphia, 1997</li>
<li>Medical Editor, emedicine, Pediatric Online Textbook</li>
<li>E.M. Alderman, R.T. Brown, Book:  Adolescents, Families and Society in the New Millennium Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Reviews 12:3, Hanley and Belfus, Inc. 2001</li>
<li>M. Fisher, E.M. Alderman, R. Kreipe, W. Rosenfeld eds. Book:Textbook of Adolescent Health Care,  American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, 2011. Exel Award Winner, Silver, Technical Book, Assoiciation Media and Publishing.</li>
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Chapters in Text Books-Past 10 years
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<li>Maslyanskya, S, Alderman, EM. Yeast/Candida. In  Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyEd. Paula Hillard, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 2013</li>
<li>Scott, NL, Alderman, EM. Case of a Girl with a Secret. In Adolescent Gynecology: A Clinical Casebook, ed. Talib, HJ, New York, NY, Springer Science+Business Media, 2017</li>
<li>Hollman, D, Alderman, EM, Ciorciari, AJ, Gynecologic Emergencies. In Gershel, JC, Crain, EF.  Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge Univ. Press 2018; 312-348</li>
<li>Alderman, EM, Forward In: Adolescent Health: A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village. April, 2020</li>
<li>Menezes, M., Alderman, E. Abnormal uterine bleeding in the adolescent. In Bonnie Halpern-Felsher (Ed), Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. New York, NY, Elsevier 2021. </li>
<li>Alderman, EM. Reproductive health care. Commentary.  In American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics Collections. Adolescent Health Care, American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, 2023</li>
 
<li>Stager, M. Alderman, EM. Transition of care. Commentary.  In American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics Collections. Adolescent Health Care, American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, 2023</li>
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Abstracts Presented at National and International Meetings in Past 10 Years
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<li> Alderman, EM, Goodfriend, G, Silverman, M, Freeman, K, Izes, J, Lobach, KSThen and Now: Changes in Adolescent Quality Indicators at 3 Community Health Centers After 5 YearsPreented Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2013, Washington, DC</li>
<li>McKee, MD, Alderman, EM, Briggs, RD, Mann, M, Kus, CA, Blank, AE, Meissner, P, York, DV, Patel, NR, Lechuga, C, Hoidal, KES, Racine, AD. Improving screening for sexual activity and STIs among adolescents in urban primary care: results of a learning collaborative approach to quality improvement, Presented at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Meeting, March 2014, Austin, TX</li>
<li>Bentsiov, S, Talib, HJ, Silver, EJ, Alderman, EM. The role of adolescent medicine training in provision of confidential care in hospitalized adolescents. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2014, Vancouver, BC</li>
<li>Talib, HJ, Bentsiov, S, Silver, EJ, Alderman, EM. Challenges to adolescent confidentiality with  family-centered rounds in a children’s hospital.  Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2014, Vancouver, BC</li>
<li>Alderman, EM, Freeman, KI, Burton, WB, Izes, JM, Lobach, KS. Seeking health care on their own: the experience of teen patients in three urban community health centers. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2014, Vancouver, BC</li>
<li>Proper, C, Wren, SB, Goldman, DL, Alderman, E, Khine, H  Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infection in Patients Seeking Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2016, Philadelphia, PA Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2016, Baltimore, MD</li>
<li>Shah, Ami, Sung, D, Waltuch, T, Alderman, E, Dadlez, NM, Weingarten-Arams, J. Achieving high quality chest compressions with deliberate practice in a pediatric residency program. Presented at Society of Critical Care Medicine-48thCritical Care Congress, February, 2019, San Diego, CA and Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May, 2019, Baltimore, MD.</li>
<li>Bochner, R, Duh-Leong, C, Durstenfeld, A, Rabin, M, Broder, M, Alderman, E, Acholonu, R, McCabe, M The PRICE is right: The impact of the pediatric residents improving cost effectiveness (PRICE)  workshop. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting ,    May, 2019, Baltimore, MD and at the Architecture of High Value Healthcare National Conference, November 2019, Baltimore, MD</li>
<li>Schulte, EE, Alderman, E, Feldman, JM, Hametz, P, Havrenek, T, Kaskel, R, Levy, A, Manwani, D, Stein, R. Using the coach approach: a novel peer mentorship program for physicians. Accepted to AAMC 2020 GFA Professional Development Conference (Due to COVID-19 related conference cancellation, this peer reviewed abstract was accepted but not presented) </li>
<li>Schulte, EE, Alderman, E, Feldman, JM, Hametz, P, Havrenek, T, Kaskel, R, Levy, A, Manwani,  D, Stein, R. Using the coach approach: a novel peer mentorship program for physicians. Presented at the Pediatrics Academic Societies Annual Meeting. May, 2021, Virtual Meeting</li>
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EMR ID

3744

Biography

Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, is Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). She is also a Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Alderman’s clinical focuses are on office gynecology, including a special practice for girls with heavy menstrual bleeding or abnormal vaginal bleeding, as well as the medical management of eating disorders. Her clinical expertise also includes reproductive health for both adolescent boys and girls. She joined the Montefiore team as faculty in 1992.Dr. Alderman received her Bachelor of Science with Honors, from Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Science in 1983. She then went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine degree with Distinction in Research, from State University of New York at Stony Book in 1987. Dr. Alderman began a residency in Pediatrics in 1987, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore and Einstein. Dr. Alderman’s research interests focus on quality improvement in the delivery of adolescent health care and health screening. She has published research on sexually transmitted infections and adolescent gynecology.Dr. Alderman has been a recipient of numerous awards for her clinical work and research. In 2013, she received the Adele Dellenbaugh Hoffman Award for excellence in adolescent medicine, given by the American Academy of Pediatrics.Dr. Alderman is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of many professional societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she is currently the Chair of the Committee of Adolescence and past chairperson of the Section of Adolescent Health Executive Committee, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, as a former Executive Board member and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology of which she was past president.

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