Cynthia Lien

Class of 2026

Cynthia is a full-time geriatrician and primary care physician with 10 years of experience as a clinician educator at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. She is passionate about communication in health care, promoting health and wellness for the elderly and building aging-friendly communities. She is interested in narrating critical issues in health care through the patient story, reporting on aging in America, global perspectives on caregiving, palliative medicine and end-of-life care. She lives in New York City with her husband and two boys.

Clippings

  • 2026
  • Canadian Affairs

The common, treatable and often undetected cause of dementia

  • 2026
  • The Toronto Star

An approved new treatment slows the progress of Alzheimer’s — but will provincial drug plans offer it?

  • 2026
  • Think Global Health

Helping Older Adults Navigate AI Scams

  • 2026
  • Undark

The Ever-Shrinking Eldercare Workforce

  • 2026
  • Canada Healthwatch

Families shoulder the costs in Canada’s failing care economy