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Cynthia Lien, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, and serves as an Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine and is actively involved in clinical care, education, and research in geriatrics.
Her educational background includes a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004) and an M.D. from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University (2008). She completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency at Hofstra NS-LIJ School of Medicine and a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2015.
Dr. Lien’s research interests focus on geriatric self-neglect, elder abuse, community medicine, and medical education. Her work explores psychosocial aspects of aging, development of clinical assessment tools, and healthcare delivery in vulnerable populations. She has contributed to national discussions on geriatrics curriculum in internal medicine training.
Her most recent publications, from 2014 to 2017, reflect a strong focus on geriatric psychiatry, emergency care for older adults, and post-disaster community health. Key themes include elder abuse identification, validation of geriatric assessment scales, and mobile health interventions after natural disasters.
She holds no reported scientific awards or external relationships and is recognized as the Joachim Silbermann Family Clinical Scholar in Geriatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Lien is actively engaged in patient-centered, evidence-based medicine and geriatrics education. She advises on clinical curriculum development and participates in research grants related to aging and vulnerable populations. While no formal advisees are listed, her leadership in fellowship training and medical education suggests mentorship roles.
She is affiliated with the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Weill Cornell and contributes to the Center on Aging. Her clinical work emphasizes holistic care for older adults, integrating medical, psychological, and social dimensions of health.
