Dr. Eleanor C. Mariano, MD, FACP

Dr. Eleanor C. Mariano, MD, FACP

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Dr. Eleanor C. Mariano is the President and Founder of the Center for Executive Medicine (CEM) in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is known to her patients and the media as Dr. Connie Mariano. To two former Presidents of the United States and their families, Dr. Mariano is simply “Dr. Connie.”


Dr. Mariano graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, cum laude, June 1977 from Revelle College at the University of California in San Diego. She attended the nation’s military medical school, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, graduating with a Doctor of Medicine degree in May 1981. Dr. Mariano completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Naval Hospital San Diego, CA in 1982 and 1986 respectively. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine since 1987. She has been a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners since 1982. Dr. Mariano is licensed to practice medicine in Arizona and California.

Dr. Mariano’s highest position in medicine was held as Physician to the President for President William J. Clinton, from 1994-2001. She has also held the title of Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University School of Health Sciences and the Mayo School of Medicine.


An expert on the care of VIPs, celebrities, and world leaders, Dr. Mariano is a frequent guest speaker at international conferences as well as on media specials such as CNN’s “The Health of the President.”


With over thirty years in the medical profession, Dr. Mariano has taken care of patients both in the military and private sector. She brings to CEM her unique experience and passion in providing the highest standard of care to all her patients.


During those rare moments she can define as “free time,” Dr. Mariano enjoys writing and speaking at commencement addresses, leadership events, and health & wellness retreats. She is the author of The White House Doctor: My Patients were Presidents published in 2010 by St. Martin’s Press, and currently hosts her two monthly podcasts, Dr. Connie’s House Calls and The Widow's Walk on the Empowerment Channel of the VoiceAmerica network. She also loves traveling with family and friends; and visiting her four grandchildren.

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