Janice Lyons, MD

About

Janice A. Lyons, MD, is a radiation oncologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center specializing in breast cancer radiation oncology. Her leadership positions include Medical Director, Radiation Oncology Regional Network, UH Cleveland Medical Center; Director, Breast Cancer Services, Radiation Oncology, UH Cleveland Medical Center; and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Lyons also serves on various committees at UH Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, including the Breast Cancer Task Force, Breast Cancer Research Group and Breast Cancer Medical Management Group.

Dr. Lyons received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) in 1991. She earned her medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine (Chicago, Illinois) in 1995. Dr. Lyons went on to complete her medical training at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio), where she finished an internship with the Department of Medicine in 1996 and a residency in radiation oncology in 2000. While completing her residency in radiation oncology at the Cleveland Clinic, she served as Chief Resident from 1997 to 1999.

As an educator, Dr. Lyons’s roles have included Residency Program Director for the Department of Radiation Oncology at UH Cleveland Medical Center. She is an active member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) breast cancer guideline panel and serves as an American Board of Radiology (ABR) oral boards examiner. She has also served as a lecturer, medical student/clinical mentor, planning committee member and in other roles at numerous medical symposiums, conferences and programs. As a researcher, Dr. Lyons has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator for a variety of studies in a number of areas related to breast cancer radiation therapy, including breast conserving surgery, partial breast re-irradiation and combined chemotherapy/radiation therapy modalities.

Dr. Lyons has contributed articles and abstracts to such peer-reviews medical journals as Practical Radiation Oncology; International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics; Journal of Clinical Oncology; Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network; and American Journal of Roentgenology. As a presenter, she has delivered numerous oral and poster presentations at annual meetings and conferences held by UH Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), among other institutions.

Among other awards and honors, Dr. Lyons is the recipient of the ASTRO Fellow designation (FASTRO), 2025; Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Educator of the Year Award for UH Cleveland Medical Center, 2009 and 2022; Distinguished Physician, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 2019; Castle Connolly Top Doctor list, 2011 to present; and Cleveland Magazine Top Doctors list, 2010. Professional societies in which she is a member include ASTRO, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and American Board of Radiology.