Lanie Francis, MD is a board certified medical oncologist and hematologist. She is faculty at the prestigious UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She has been voted a Best Doctor of Pittsburgh since 2012. At UPMC, she founded the Wellness and Integrative Oncology Program in 2014. In 2024, she was named Lead of Cancer Survivorship and Integrative Oncology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. In addition, Dr. Francis serves as Associate Medical Director, Medical Oncology, UPMC International, advising on medical oncology in a variety of international venues and contexts including Italy, Ireland, and Croatia.

She received an undergraduate degree from Brown University in Providence, R.I. and earned her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Francis completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC., and a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Francis has been a member of professional organizations such as the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Allegheny County Medical Society, and the society of Integrative Oncology. She is the winner of the Ladies Hospital Aid 2014 Innovation Award, the 2015 Leo Criep, MD Excellence in Patient Care Award, and the 2018 Pittsburgh Business Times Health Care Hero Award.

Throughout her career, Dr. Francis has treated patients with a broad array of tumors including, but not limited to, breast, colon, and prostate cancer as well as hematologic issues including leukemia, lymphoma, blood clots, and anemia.

She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Dr. Elie Francis and their three boys, Oliver, Julian, and Alexander.