{"id":420,"date":"2025-09-12T19:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:02:01","slug":"cynthia-izuno-macri-ret-capt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/cynthia-izuno-macri-ret-capt\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Izuno Macri, (Ret.) CAPT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US Navy 1978-2013<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gynecologic Oncologist, Medical Corps<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CAPT Cynthia Izuno Macri, US Navy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Cynthia Izuno Macri grew up in Hawaii, Egypt, Pakistan, Mexico and India. She served 35 years as a US Navy medical officer and is licensed in Maryland and board certified in gynecologic oncology and OB\/GYN. She earned her undergraduate degree at Lehigh University where she played on the Men\u2019s soccer team and started the women\u2019s soccer team when Title IX funding became available in 1977.  After graduating from Temple University School of Medicine, she served in a variety of academic and executive leadership roles at the National Naval Medical Center, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Naval Medical Education and Training Command, and the Uniformed Services University before moving to the Pentagon to serve as Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations for Diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cynthia Macri, Islamabad 1974<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since 1968 and throughout her career and professional life, Dr. Macri also played soccer competitively, including 3 years on the All Navy Women\u2019s Soccer Team, and most recently represented Maryland at the US Amateur Soccer National Championships placing 2nd nationally (Over 60) with Camp Springs Soccer Club, and 1st place (Over 50) nationally with the Northern Virginia Majestics in July 2021. In retirement, she is increasingly engaged with veterans\u2019 issues such as homelessness, self-management programs, veterans and women\u2019s health, and substance use, mental health, and suicide prevention and serves as a Commissioner for the Maryland State Veterans Commission, the Montgomery County Commission on Veteran Affairs, the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Coalition, and the Maryland Governor\u2019s Commission on Suicide Prevention.  Dr. Macri is also a member of the Steering Committee for the Asian American Health Initiative in Montgomery County and is a master trainer for the Maryland Living Well Center of Excellence suite of Stanford University certified Chronic Disease Self-Management Education programs. In March 2022, Dr. Macri was appointed as a member of the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans and is charged with providing advice to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and services for women veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She is the author or co-author of over 20 scientific papers, 3 book chapters, and over 200 invited presentations. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Asian American Inter-Community Service (AICS), on the Executive Committee for the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA), and Vice President for Education and Integrative Health for Lift-A-Vet.  Dr. Macri also volunteers at the PanAsian Volunteer Health Clinic, serving currently as a lead COVID vaccinator along with over 30 volunteers from the Chinese Culture and Community Center Adult Day Health Care and AICS. In addition, she has been appointed to the volunteer faculty at the George Washington University School of Medicine (Medical Faculty Associates) to provide clinical oversight to the student-run Healing Clinic that serves the local underserved populations. In December 2017, Dr. Macri joined EagleForce Health, a big data analytics firm, as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CAPT Cynthia Izuno Macri, MC, USN(Ret.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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