Veronica Issac, MD

Dr. Issac has been on staff at the Cleveland Clinic since 2015, distinguishing herself as a skilled clinician and outstanding educator. Her teaching scores are consistently high, with residents and students benefiting greatly from her skills. She does monthly educational sessions for the residents, teaching them fundamentals of the adolescent exam, contraceptive options, and how to insert and remove long-acting reversible contraception.

She has spearheaded the creation of standard operating procedures at Cleveland Clinic for LARC insertions in primary care, Depo-Provera injections, and oral contraceptives for adolescents and young adults. She serves on Cleveland Clinic's Pediatric Clinical Practice Committee, the Pediatric Clinical Documentation Working Group, and on the MyChart for Teens Task Force.

Nationally, she is a leader in Adolescent Reproductive Health and has completed a prestigious training in Physicians for Reproductive Health Leadership. She has been asked to speak locally and nationally on reproductive health and most recently, telehealth within Adolescent Medicine. She has authored review articles on adolescent development, emergency contraception, and other topics. 

Dr. Issac completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado in 2015. During this 3 year training, Dr. Issac focused on reproductive health care, care for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, as well as treatment of eating disorders and associated mental health disorders. 

In 2018 , Dr. Issac was invited to participate in the Leadership Training Academy for Physicians for Reproductive Health. This training focused on building communication and advocacy skills to help promote reproductive equality for all teens and young adults. 

• Gold Humanism Award, The George Washington University, 2008 - Honors medical students who demonstrate excellence in clinical care, leadership, and dedication to service.
• General Academic Pediatrics Primary Care Award, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2011
• Susan K. Makoroff Award, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2011- Honors a pediatric resident who demonstrates the essence of professionalism and compassion, dedication to work, putting the interests of patients and families above his/her own and communicating with patients, families and colleagues in a respectful and effective way
• Full Scholarship to attend Physicians for Reproductive Health-Leadership Training Academy, 2017
• Cleveland Clinic Children’s Continuity Clinic Preceptor of the Year Award, 2017-2018 - Voted and awarded by Pediatric Residents

See publications for this provider. (Disclaimer: This search is powered by PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed is a third-party website with no affiliation with Cleveland Clinic.)

Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists collaborate with industry to advance medical breakthroughs. These partnerships help commercialize discoveries for public benefit while maintaining scientific integrity. To ensure transparency and minimize potential bias, Cleveland Clinic reviews these relationships and publicly discloses when physicians/scientists receive significant compensation for consulting, serve in fiduciary roles, receive royalties, or hold equity interests related to their work. We manage potential conflicts through approval processes, annual reporting, and targeted management plans.

As of 2026-03-23, Dr. Issac has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing.

In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.

* Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists subscribe to the guidance presented in the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals. As such, gifts of substantial value are generally prohibited.