Dr. Cynthia Newton is a board certified physician that has been with University Internal Medicine since April 2007. Originally from Bristol, Tenn., Dr. Newton attended East Tennessee State University for medical school, and she completed her residency at East Tennessee State University. “I really wanted a career that was challenging and interesting,” she says. “I really love developing long-term relationships with my patients of all ages.” Dr. Newton has been a physician since 1991, and her area of clinical interest is in adult medicine.

Dr. Newton says that it is patient relationships that drew her to internal medicine. “I chose primary care as my specialty because I enjoy long-term patient relationships and caring for families,” she says.

Dr. Newton has two children, and in her free time she enjoys reading, walking and swimming.