Elise D. Berlan, MD, MPH

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

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Biography

Elise DeVore Berlan, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an Adolescent Medicine Pediatrician. She is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and is a faculty physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She completed residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, and obtained a master’s in public health at Harvard School of Public Health. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and Society for Family Planning. She is a researcher, educator, clinician, and advocate for young women's reproductive health. She founded the BC4Teens/Young Women's Contraception Program at Nationwide Children’s and leads the hospitals’ diverse efforts in reducing unintended pregnancy in Franklin County. Her research efforts have most recently focused on implementation science to improve access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare for young people with mental health disorders.

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2026
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2025
  • Richard B. Heyman Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Adolescent and Young Adult Health, 2024
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2024
  • Outstanding Advocate Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, 2023
  • Excellence in Adolescent Health Award, University of Michigan Adolescent Health Initiative, 2023
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2023
  • Leonard P. Rome Award, Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2022
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2022
  • Outstanding Faculty Investigator Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, 2021
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2021
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2020
  • Bruce P. Meyer, MD Family Art of Medicine Award, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 2019
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connelly, 2019
  • Champion of Healthcare Award, Pediatrics, Columbus Business First, 2016
  • Best Poster Competition, Second Place, North American Forum on Family Planning Chicago, IL, 2015
  • Junior Faculty Leadership Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, 2014
  • Listed, Best Doctors in America
  • Listed, Castle Connelly Top Doctor
  • Listed, U.S. News & World Report Top Doctor
  • Listed, Who’s Who in America
  • Listed, America’s Top Pediatricians, Consumer Research Council of America
  • Board of Directors, Medicine for Mali
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/01/2007

Board Certifications
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Pediatrics
Fellowship Boston Children's Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2007
Residency Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Date Completed: 06/30/2004
Medical School University of Iowa Date Completed: 05/12/2000
Clinical Interests
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Adolescent Medicine Fellowship
  • Adolescent Reproductive Healthcare
  • BC4T
  • Center for Biobehavioral Health
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Pediatrics