Dr. Fanning earned her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She performed her residency and internship at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and completed her fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Fanning is Board Certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine. She is actively involved in clinical research and stem cell transplantation at Cancer Centers of the Carolinas.