Dr. Crystal Elizabeth Fancher, MD

Dr. Fancher is caring and compassionate; she is unhurried, takes the time to listen and engage. As a mBC patient and a senior, I have too often feel "objectified" and shut down or dismissed when I talk to doctors. Oncologists seem over-scheduled, protective of their time; no doubt they hear the same patient anxieties expressed again and again. Defensively perhaps, they brush these off with assurances that everything is "normal." Of course, nothing is normal about medicine side effects or cancer symptoms to one who is experiencing them. Dr. Fancher was my breast surgeon. When I first met her, she took the time to open up my imaging files with me to explain how she was looking at them and what was concerning to her. She said, decisions about the parameters of surgery, were mine to make. She answered all my questions, which supported me in doing that. Each time I have seen her since for followup, I have left her office uplifted. I can have an engaged conversation with her, ask her anything. I have confidence in her opinion, and I wish I had more doctors like her.

I have never felt so cared for or calm in a medical environment before. The staff were kind and so helpful and my doctors were full of information and took as long as necessary to talk to me. There was no rushing me to see the next patient. I was lost as far as the next step and the office staff arranged everything for me. I must admit that I had no stress or anxiety about the whole process. My cancer aside, the whole process was pleasant. My only negative is the price of the parking. It's a bit high to me. But that's just my opinion.

Dr. Fancher is very personable, likable and knowledgable. She approaches her profession from a 'team player" perspective. I very much like that she doesn't think of herself as "above it all" or "god-like". Doctors can tend to think of themselves more highly than they need to. I just love Dr. Fancher's professional yet personable demeanor while she, along with the team, assesses the right approach for me and the type of cancer I have. I am so thrilled that I was led to Dr. Fancher.

This was my second visit with Doctor Flancher, I have to say that she took all the time necessary to explain all the options available, took decision immediately and order additional test, she is very proactive and I appreciate her efficacy and diligence in getting things done.She is extremely knowledgeable and share in more than one way her plans in getting a good outcome.She was recommended to me by a close by neighbor and I am delighted to have her on my team.

This is my first encounter with having breast cancer the staff and providers made it easy to schedule appointments to keep my appointments to help me as much as possible to give me all the resources I needed in order to help me with my financial abilities to pay. Cancer is a bad, unsetting situation but the care that I received with this provider's office made everything so much easier and less hard to take, and one less thing to worry about.

Dr Fancher is one of the most special, compassionate and caring Doctors I have ever encountered. She has made this incredibly difficult journey bearable and has gone out of her way to provide me with the most relevant information to make the right decision. She is incredibly patient, listens, follows up and is a huge asset to St. John's. I cannot speak highly enough about her and her team and the great level of service they provide.

Dr Fancher was recommended to me and it was the best recommendation I never had. She is a good listener, takes time to review and explain all options, extremely knowledgeable, she has established a trust, the surgery she performs was a success and I know that at any time if I have questions, I can call her or email her and I will have an answer. The best experience I had during the past year.

Dr. Fancher is an excellent doctor. She listens to my concerns, explains what she's doing and why. Getting a breast cancer diagnosis can be a pretty frightening experience but due to her compassion and excellent surgical skills I am cancer free and so grateful to her and the entire team at St. John's for making my experience a very good one. Thank you Dr. Fancher for your wonderful care.

Dr. Fancher had a lovely bedside manner and explained with great care the reasons I could have surgery and reasons we could wait. Ultimately, I selected the option to schedule surgery. I look forward to having Dr. Fancher follow my breast health, and I feel I am in excellent hands. The staff was lovely as well. So glad to be connected to the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center.

Dr. Fancher has been professional, kind, attentive and very thorough. She has called me directly on several occasions to check on me and to give me important results. Her skill as a surgeon is quite evident to me post-operatively. She surrounds herself and her patients with a team of medical providers of the highest excellence, and keeps each one "in the loop".