Dr. Maryellen Romano has been practicing gynecology for over twenty years. She completed her undergraduate training from Wagner College in 1975 and received her medical degree from New York Medical College in 1979. After completing her internship and residency in OB-GYN at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in Manhattan Dr. Romano returned to Staten Island to enter private practice. Dr. Romano was board certified in OB-GYN in 1987 and recertified in 1996. She also returned to Wagner College and was granted an MBA in 1998.

Dr. Romano was asked to serve as Director of The Center for Woman's Health at Staten Island University Hospital in 1997. There she was able to successfully combine a multidisciplinary model of health services under one roof. Realizing that she missed hands on medicine and in order to increase her availability to her patients, Dr. Romano decided to return to solo practice in 2003.

Dr. Romano is a member of a number of professional societies including the American Board of OB-GYN, the American College of OB-GYN, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery , the Richmond County Medical Society, and the North American Menopause Society. She serves as an executive board member of The Staten Island Children's Campaign.

Dr. Romano is a native Staten Islander and lives on Staten Island with her husband and two sons