Leelia Franck

Leelia Franck, MD, is a family physician by training from MCP Hahnemann in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a residency completed in the Worcester Family Medicine program in Massachusetts. Her previous areas of focus include women’s health, intrapartner violence, and working with vulnerable populations affected by social determinants of health. She has worked as a hospitalist, as a primary care physician and, most recently, as a substance use disorder treatment specialist and Medical Director for Encompass Community Services. She received a degree in Medical Acupuncture from Joseph Helms School in 2015.

Dr. Franck has worked for Santa Cruz Community Health Centers since 2015, first as a primary care physician and then as a Site Medical Director, helping to create a medical safety net for vulnerable populations in our community. She worked on pain management guidelines for Santa Cruz Community Health Centers in the setting of the national opiate crisis. Dr. Franck helped grow and develop the Medication Assisted Treatment Program at her Health Center. She has been a part Safe Rx Santa Cruz since 2015, helping to develop pain management guidelines in the Santa Cruz community.