Cynthia Richards, MD

Doctor Cynthia Richards is board certified in family medicine with 18 years of experience. She is a Charlottesville native who returned to her hometown in 2009 after eight years in rural practice in Haywood County, NC. Since then, Dr. Richards has worked at Sentara Martha Jefferson Forest Lakes Family Medicine. Dr. Richards attended Charlottesville High School and was the valedictorian of her class. She graduated cum laude with a BA in English from Dartmouth College and received her post baccalaureate, premedical training at Stanford University. She returned to Charlottesville to obtain her medical degree at the University of Virginia and completed her residency at Valley Medical Center, an affiliate of the University of Washington, in Renton, Washington. When Dr. Richards is not working she enjoys rowing with the Rivanna Rowing Club, hiking, running and contra dancing.