Teerlinck joins Canandaigua Family Practice

Physician Cynthia Teerlinck has joined UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Canandaigua Family Practice.

Board certified in family medicine, Teerlinck has been in private practice with Naples Valley Family Practice for more than 20 years. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and did her residency in family medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. 

Although she is newly employed by Thompson Health, Teerlinck serves on the health system’s board of directors as well as its quality committee and population health management committee. She was instrumental in upgrading Thompson’s electronic health records (EHR) platform and serves as the secretary treasurer of the medical staff as well as chief of the department of medicine. In 2019, she received Thompson’s Shining Star Award, in recognition of her work with the EHR upgrade.

Photo: Cynthia Teerlinck