Cynthia C. Romero MD, FAAFP

Cynthia Romero, MD, joined EVMS in 2014 as director of the M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health. Prior to that, Dr. Romero served as the principal health advisor to the Governor, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Virginia General Assembly and Board of Health from January 2013 to January 2014.

Dr. Romero received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology and Economics from the University of Virginia and her Doctor of Medicine from EVMS. She completed her Family Medicine training at the Riverside Family Medicine Residency in Newport News. She completed a Primary Health Care Policy Fellowship through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources. She was recognized with the Mead Johnson Award by the American Academy of Family Physicians for excellence in clinical medicine and community services.