Elena A Christofides, MD, FACE, CEO

Dr. Elena Christofides is the founder of Endocrinology Associates and a leading medical researcher on metabolism, diabetes, and related medical processes. Her extensive research and patient work have made her a prominent figure in the medical community, and she takes an outsized role in mentorship, customized holistic medical treatments, and new clinical research. She also provides patients with expert care for a wide range of endocrine issues, including obesity, fatigue, hormone irregularities, pituitary and adrenal disorders, and more.

Dr. Christofides earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from The Ohio State University. She then went on to complete a residency in internal medicine from Mount Carmel Medical Center, and she finished a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Louisiana State University Medical Center. She is a physician with the rare distinction of holding two active board certifications, with one in Endocrinology and the other in Internal Medicine.

Professionally, she has made a name for herself as a key industry leader. In addition to understanding the field of endocrinology, Dr. Christofides has also displayed a proven track record in business analysis, marketing, strategy, and implementation of clinical trial development. She has helped guide or run dozens of clinical studies for leading research teams including Pfizer, Novo-Nordisk, AbbVie, and more. She also designed and led enrollment to help a Chinese pharmaceutical company develop their first clinical trials for a biosimilar insulin.

She has authored dozens of research articles and worked as an editor and reviewer for almost a half dozen different prestigious journals, including Reproductive Health, Endocrinology and Diabetes, and Women’s Health. She currently serves as an editor with her own podcast for MedCentral, a provider and patient0facing educational platform.

She also actively teaches and lectures — Dr. Christofides has helped train new doctors and technicians, regularly presents new research, and has served as a guest speaker for various conferences and symposiums.

A true medical servant at heart, Elena spends her time outside of work creating educational materials and contributing to patient advocacy. For instance, she wrote a book titled Living with Hypoparathyroidism and created her educational video series Shop with the Doc, which won a Silver Medal in the prestigious Telly Awards. Elena loves to travel when she’s not working and she cherishes spending quality time with her husband and son in Columbus, Ohio, the city they proudly call home.

Dr. Schulman-Rosenbaum specializes in management of inpatient diabetes and inpatient endocrinology. For many years she has run a busy inpatient endocrine service, including supervision of a multidisciplinary diabetes team as well as endocrine fellows and other trainees. Under her leadership LIJ Medical Center has maintained certification with the Joint Commission for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes since 2014. Dr. Schulman-Rosenbaum participates in or leads numerous hospital committees and workgroups. Her research focuses on areas relating to inpatient diabetes, including SGLT2i management, hyperglycemia due to COVID-19 and Diabetes intervention in the emergency department, as well as screening for presymptomatic type 1 diabetes. She was the recipient of The Salzman Award for Excellence in Quality for Northwell Health in 2019, Northwell Health Teacher of the Year for 2023 and the 2024 Patients’ Choice Award. Dr. Schulman-Rosenbaum is the Chair for the 2026 American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) annual meeting and serves on the AACE Board of Directors. Dr. Schulman-Rosenbaum edited a book entitled “Diabetes Management in Hospitalized Patients: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide” published in 2024.