Dr. Mary Strizzi was born and raised in Walnut Grove, a rural farming community in Central California. She received her Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Nutrition from the Berkeley University of California. She attended medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri, where she graduated in the top 5% of her class. She was also named to the Sigma Sigma Phi osteopathic medical honorary society.
While in medical school, she developed a passion for obstetrics and gynecology. She felt that this specialty allowed her to enjoy the best of medicine and surgical experience. More importantly, in this field she had the privilege of getting to know her patients and their families on a long-term basis.
Dr. Strizzi completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, in affiliation with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
As a women's physician, Dr. Strizzi is a big proponent of health education and preventative health. She likes to get to know her patients as a friend, not just as a physician, and encourage them to take part in deciding their own treatment, which creates a unique level of comfort and trust between doctor and patient.
Beyond medicine, Dr. Strizzi enjoys any kind of physical challenge, be it running, yoga, P90X on a daily basis, or hiking national parks and forests while on vacation. She also loves knitting. She feels that her husband and family are what define her and gives credit and thanks to her husband for the direction of her career.