Russell Tarver

Chief Medical Physicist (Photons)

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

About

Board certified medical physicist with >20 years of clinical service history in various environments; hospital, free standing, physician owned... My administrative focus is on mentorship, team building, project management, and development. Clinically I cover most areas of radiotherapy, but enjoy SRS/SBRT planning/delivery the most.

Experience

  • Chief Medical Physicist (Photons) at Tennessee Oncology
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Member & Volunteer at American Association of Physicists in Medicine
    Jan 1998 - Present · 28 yrs 6 mos

    Board of Directors, Professional Council, Chapter Officer, Regional Organization, various other roles.

  • Chief Physicist & Director of Radiation Services at The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
    Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 · 14 yrs 7 mos

  • Chief Physicist / RSO at East Texas Medical Center
    Nov 2006 - Mar 2011 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Chief Physicist / RSO; overseeing physics/dosi staff and the utilization of two accelerators and one CyberKnife unit. Acquisition and equipment refresh of additional offsite campus.

  • Senior Medical Physicist at Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
    Oct 2002 - Nov 2006 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Staff to Senior Medical Physicist. Traditional clinical duties; additionally HDR, COMS eye plaques, Gamma Knife, adjunct faculty for MD Anderson therapy and dosimetry programs.