Erik J. Rupard, MD

Dr. Erik Rupard is a hematology-oncology provider at Intermountain Health's Cancer Center in St. George. He supports patients in St. George, Washington, LaVerkin, Hurricane, and other surrounding communities, diagnosing and treating cancers of the blood and blood-forming organs. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology, and oncology and has been the principal investigator for various clinical trials.

Dr. Rupard earned his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Maryland. He then completed an internal medicine residency and a hematology-oncology fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.

He is an assistant professor at Drexel University College of Medicine in Reading, Pennsylvania, and served as Chief of the Hematology-Oncology Service at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Georgia. In 2011, he was honorably discharged from the United States Army and was a combat veteran (Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he led the 81st Troop Medical Clinic, ensuring the Iraq surge). Before joining Intermountain Healthcare, Dr. Rupard served ten years as Chief of Hematology/Oncology at the McGlinn Cancer Institute in Reading, Pennsylvania.