Gregory D. Naden, MD

Radiation Oncologist

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Dr. Naden graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1983 and completed his internship at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids Michigan in 1984. He finished his residency at the University of California-San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology in 1988.

Dr. Naden has practiced in Wisconsin and Iowa as a Radiation Oncologist throughout most of his career, and most recently in Arkansas at Saint Bernard Medical Center and Highlands Oncology. He joined Highlands full time in June of 2023, practicing in their new Mountain Home cancer center.

Dr. Naden has many interests including golf, tennis, pickleball, fishing, skiing, book clubs, hiking, and bridge. He has 3 grown children.

Highlands

in the News

Our team is dedicated to staying at the forefront of oncology, and we are proud to share their latest advancements and recognition.

Surgeon highlights rising colorectal cancer cases among young adults

As March marks Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, one doctor says he has seen an increase in cases in young adults.

According to the World Health Organization, colorectal cancer is now ranked as the third most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer-related fatalities.

Highlands Oncology receives innovator award

Springdale-based Highlands Oncology, the region’s largest cancer-care provider, recently received a 2025 Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) Innovator Award.

New cancer vaccine trial underway at Highlands Oncology in NW Arkansas

Some are calling it the research of the future — an mRNA vaccine to aid in cancer research.

There's an experimental trial for the vaccine that's been going on for the past year at Highlands Oncology in Springdale.

Simple, free, life-saving; Screening detects lung cancer early

As Joanna Thompson thinks back to the many lung cancer screenings she’s done over the years at Highlands Oncology in Springdale, one patient always springs to mind — the very first one whose screening revealed cancer in its early stages.