Nancy J. Roizen, M.D.
Nancy J. Roizen, M.D., is the Chief of the Division of Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology at University Hospital of Cleveland's Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. She is certified in neurodevelopmental disabilities and developmental-behavioral pediatrics.
Dr. Roizen received her B.S. and M.D. degrees from Tufts University. After completing an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, she did a residency in pediatrics at The John’s Hopkins Hospital. Her fellowships were in neurodevelopmental disabilities at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and in developmental and behavioral pediatrics at University of California, San Francisco. She was then a staff physician at the Child Development Center at Oakland Children’s Hospital for 8 years followed by 16 years as Chief of the Section of Developmental Pediatrics at University of Chicago. Next, at SUNY Upstate Medical University, she was the Vice-Chair for Education for the Department of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Neurosciences for 4 years. Next stop was the Cleveland Clinic where she was the Chief of the Department of Developmental Pediatrics, and Physiatry for 2 years. Dr. Roizen has published 125 articles, books, reviews, and chapters on research and the clinical aspects of children with developmental disabilities including those with Down syndrome, toxoplasmosis, and velocardiofacial syndrome.