Roman was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri as the middle of five children. He attended the University of Notre Dame for college where he dual-majored in Science-Business and Russian. He spent a year working at an urgent care clinic in St. Louis before attending Vanderbilt for medical school. At Vanderbilt, Roman explored his interests in business, telemedicine, and the outdoors, and he developed a love for pediatrics.

In his free time, Roman loves rock-climbing, running, cooking, photography, and enjoying tea.