Cynthia R. Ellis, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology, UNMC
Director, MMI LEND
Pediatrician, MMI Outpatient Clinic and Children's Nebraska

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Phone: 402-559-4985

Children's Nebraska Bio

Cynthia R. Ellis, MD, is an professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and director of Nebraska's Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program at UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Ellis is board certified in Pediatrics, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and provides contracted pediatric clinical patient care services through MMI's Outpatient Clinic and Children's Nebraska.

Ellis has been practicing in the field of Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics since the early 90s. She has extensive clinical, research and educational experience with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and behavioral/emotional disorders. Her clinical expertise is in the psychopharmacological management of children with developmental disabilities and other behavioral disorders. She has also published extensively in the field. Ellis has served as the medical director for numerous public school and interdisciplinary community-based programs and as a research consultant in the field of developmental disabilities. She also participates in a number of other leadership positions on committees and boards.