Ep 48: Dr. Cynthia Armand — Practicing Medicine, Teaching, Podcasting, Activism, Performing: Doing It All and Having a Ball

Apr 8, 2021

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I’m really lucky to know a lot of amazing people.

And there are a few that aren’t technically entrepreneurs!

Dr. Cynthia Armand is my dear friend from college. We met our freshman year at the auditions for the prestigious dance troupe Precision and we were the only two freshmen to get in.

We became fast friends and eventually co-directed the dance group as seniors–something that I am extremely proud of.

These days Cynthia is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Montefiore-Einstein and the Fellowship Director at the prestigious Montefiore Headache Center here in NYC. She is on the founding board of the Society of Haitian Neuroscientists, where she also serves as Vice President.

She is the current web editor at JAMA Neurology and the host of the JAMA Neurology author interviews podcast. She is also heavily involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work and headache education with the American Headache Society.

Cynthia is an avid lover of neurology and health news with a strong interest in patient education as well as social media as a valuable means of patient empowerment and knowledge.

In college, it was clear that Cynthia was always going to be a doctor. She loved acting and performing but becoming a doctor always came first. It was exciting to talk with her about how these two loves came together.

Tune into this episode to hear:

How Cynthia made room for dance even while attending med school
How, despite all of her successes, she still struggles with imposter syndrome, and what she has done to address this
What she is doing to address the stigma and misconceptions around migraine disease
How can we improve healthcare around headache medicine when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Learn more about Dr. Cynthia Armand:

Instagram: @cynplifiedmd
Twitter: @cynarmandmd

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