Cynthia M. Boyd

Cynthia M. Boyd is a Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, jointly appointed in the Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Medicine (Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology). She is a core faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health and Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care.

• Education:
  • MD, Duke University School of Medicine (1997)
  • MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1996)
  • BS, Yale University (1992)

Research Interests focus on older adults with multiple chronic conditions, including comorbidity, treatment burden, functional recovery, and clinical practice guidelines. Recent projects examine diabetes management in multimorbid elderly, advance care planning, and deprescribing practices.

Publications (2025 Highlights) include trials on advance care planning, geriatric pharmacology for dementia patients, and data harmonization in deprescribing research. Her work emphasizes patient-centered care and policy impact for aging populations.