Cynthia Johnson Geyer, M.D

Cynthia Geyer, M.D. Medical Director Canyon Ranch in Lenox

An internationally recognized speaker with special expertise in lifestyle change for the prevention of illness, promotion of wellness and longevity, Dr. Geyer has been a requested speaker at conferences for Xerox, Speaking of Women’s Health, the Massachusetts and Pennsylvania’s Conference for Women, the Massachusetts Health Council, and Harvard’s upcoming conference on Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women. In addition to her role as the medical director at Canyon Ranch, Dr. Geyer is one of the core faculty members for The Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s “Food as Medicine” conference, teaching physicians and other health care professionals how to use food and lifestyle to address health concerns in their own lives and those of their patients. She serves on the Pittsfield Board of Health, whose recent accomplishments include enacting a cap on tobacco permits and raising the legal smoking age to 21. She serves as a board member and executive committee member for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. A clinician, educator, and mother, she is passionate about collaborative approaches to health and wellness: from the integrative team model in working with individual patients, to community partnerships that together can effect healthy changes in the places people live and work.

CYNTHIA JOHNSON GEYER, M.D. Academic Degrees

1984 B.S. Zoology, minor in International Studies, Ohio State University 1988 M.D., Ohio State University College of Medicine

Post Graduate Education

1988-1989 Intern in Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 1989-1991 Resident in Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY

Honors

1984 Graduation with Honors in Liberal Arts Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi Mortarboard

1984-1988 Departmental Honors: Behavioral Science, Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Senior Medicine 1988 Departmental Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine 1991 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Recertification 2002 Passed Board Exam 2012, currently enrolled in MOC 1991 Frank Williams Award for Excellent in Geriatrics

Faculty Appointments

1991-1998 Clinical Instructor in Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts 1992-1998 Adjunct Faculty Williams College, Williamstown Massachusetts

Hospital Appointments

1991-1997 Attending Physician, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield Massachusetts

Hospital Administrative Appointments

1991-1996 Residency Review Committee, Berkshire Medical Center 1993-1996 Infection Control Committee, Berkshire Medical Center 1993-1996 Associate Director, Neighborhood Health Center, Pittsfield Massachusetts 1996-1998 Attending Emergency Physician Professional Experience

1991-1996 Full Time Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield Massachusetts 1996-1998 Emergency Physician, Berkshire Medical Center 1998-2003 Preceptor for Internal Medicine Residents, Neighborhood Health Center, Pittsfield Massachusetts 1998-present Integrative and Preventive Medicine Physician, Canyon Ranch in Lenox 2000-2005 Director of Women’s Health, Canyon Ranch in Lenox 2005-present Medical Director, Canyon Ranch in Lenox 2001-present Speaker’s Bureau, Canyon Ranch 2002-present Core Faculty and Presenter, Center for Mind Body Medicine’s Annual Food As Medicine Conference

Professional Organizations American College of Physicians Massachusetts Medical Society

Licensure Massachusetts Arizona

Board Appointments and Committees

2012-present City of Pittsfield Board of Health 2012-present Healthy Pittsfield Partnership 2014-present American College of Lifestyle Medicine 2015-present ACLM executive committee member 2015-present The Nutrition Center 2015-present True Health Initiative 2016-present Case Series Editor, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Interests and Hobbies My spare time is often spent hiking, drumming, windsurfing, creating jewelry and enjoying the beautiful Berkshires with my husband Greg and our sons Matthew and Justin. For 4 years I have participated in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual Xtreme Hike for the Cure, hiking 30 miles in one day to raise funds and awareness in support of those with cystic fibrosis.