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Radiation Oncologists
Medical Director
Dr. C. Leland Rogers graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1986 and then completed his residency and a fellowship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Subsequently, Dr. Rogers worked at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and at the distinguished Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Since 2002, he has been a partner with GammaWest Radiation Therapy in Salt Lake City as well as the Medical Director of Ogden Regional Medical Center’s Cancer Treatment Center in Ogden, Utah.
Dr. Rogers has served in many capacities with various professional and honorary organizations including the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American College of Radiology, the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, the American Brachytherapy Society, the American College of Radiation Oncology, and the American Medical Association. He is the Medical Director of Salt Lake CyberKnife.
Dr. Hayes received his undergraduate and Masters Degrees in Chemistry from Brigham Young University and then went on to the University of Utah’s School of Medicine. During his residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah, Dr. Hayes also worked as a graduate at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. He was board certified in Radiation Oncology in 1989. He served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine for eleven years and since that time has been the President and Medical Director of GammaWest Brachytherapy.
Dr. Hayes has received several awards including the Air Force Recognition Ribbon, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and National Defense Service Medal. He is a member of the American Military Surgeons of the United States, American Endocurietherapy Society, ASTRO, American College of Radiology, and the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Dr. Harris graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Chemical Engineering and moved to Bethesda, Maryland, where he attended Medical School at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He went on to complete an internship at the Naval Hospital of San Diego and then studied Undersea Medicine at the Naval Undersea Medical Institute in Groton, Connecticut. After completing his residency in Radiation Oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Harris served on staff at the National Naval Medical Center and as a Special Volunteer in the Radiation Oncology Sciences Program at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Harris has been with GammaWest Brachytherapy in Ogden, Utah, since 2004. He is board certified in Radiation Oncology and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
Dr. Harris has special interest and research experience in Submarine Escape and Rescue, Medical Conditions affecting Submarine Qualification, and Low-Frequency Active Sonar Exposure. He is a member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
Surgeons
Robert S. Hood, MD graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in 1970 and went on to complete his internship and general surgery residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He then moved to Salt Lake City and completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Utah Medical Center. Dr. Hood is Board certified in neurosurgery.
Throughout his career, Dr. Hood has served in many leadership positions on various committees and boards in the medical community including the Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Utah State Neurosurgical Society. He has active staff privileges at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center and is credentialed to treat patients on the CyberKnife.
David J. Nathan, MD attended Temple University School of Medicine after graduating from Cornell University with a major in Neurobiology. Dr. Nathan graduated from Temple’s medical school with honors in Immunology and Physiology. He then completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Vermont and subsequently moved to California to complete a fellowship program at Stanford University. Dr. Nathan has been with the Neurosurgical Clinic of Utah in Salt Lake City since September of 2006.
Dr. Nathan has performed research throughout his training and career most recently spending five years in the Stanford Neurosurgery Spine Biomechanics Lab. He has active staff privileges at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center and is credentialed to treat patients on the CyberKnife.
