Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine
Fellowships
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Radiotherapy With Cisplatin vs Carboplatin Paclitaxel for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Abousaud M, Pamulapati S, Rashid S, Lozano F, Shepherd M, Fowowe B, Cao Y, Kim P, Liu Y, Bates JE, McDonald M, Rudra S, Stokes WA, Gross J, Schmitt NC, El-Deiry MW, Patel MR, Hammond AL, Teng Y, Steuer C, Shin DM, Saba NF
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery. 2025;
PMID: 40569627 - Early-Phase Trial of IAP Antagonist Tolinapant and Definitive Radiation in Cisplatin-Ineligible Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer.
Schmitt NC, Stokes WA, Bates JE, Kinney BLC, Remick J, McDonald MW, Rudra S, Steininger M, Oyewole M, Patel MR, Kaka AS, Gross JH, Switchenko J, Steuer CE, Shin DM, Saba NF
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2025;31(14):2910-2918.
PMID: 40353748 - Deep Learning Model of Primary Tumor and Metastatic Cervical Lymph Nodes From CT for Outcome Predictions in Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Song B, Leroy A, Yang K, Khalighi S, Pandav K, Dam T, Lee J, Stock S, Li XT, Sonuga J, Fu P, Koyfman S, Saba NF, Patel MR, Madabhushi A
JAMA network open. 2025;8(5):e258094.
PMID: 40310642 - Deep learning informed multimodal fusion of radiology and pathology to predict outcomes in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Song B, Leroy A, Yang K, Dam T, Wang X, Maurya H, Pathak T, Lee J, Stock S, Li XT, Fu P, Lu C, Toro P, Chute DJ, Koyfman S, Saba NF, Patel MR, Madabhushi A
EBioMedicine. 2025;
PMID: 40121941 - Submandibular Gland Flap Reconstruction for Oropharyngeal Defects After Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Lander DP, Vettikattu N, Sawaf T, Wang N, Patel MR, Kaka AS, Bur AM, Jackson RS
Head & neck. 2025;47(5):1440-1446.
PMID: 39739241 - The widespread application of trans-oral robotic surgery in HPV-related head and neck cancer: one size does not fit all.
Patel MR, Burtness B, Ferris RL, Saba NF
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025;117(3):388-390.
PMID: 39699215 - Pembrolizumab and Cabozantinib in Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Long-term Survival Update with a Biomarker Analysis.
Saba NF, Chaudhary R, Kirtane K, Marra A, Ekpenyong A, McCook-Veal A, Schmitt NC, Gross JH, Patel MR, Remick J, Bates JE, McDonald MW, Rudra SF, Stokes WA, Biernacki M, Song X, Slebos RJC, Liu Y, Steuer CE, Shin DM, Teng Y, Chung CH
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2024;30(20):4601-4608.
PMID: 39167623 - Radiologic findings of occult nodal metastasis during clinically-N0 salvage total laryngectomy.
Chan TG, Wicks J, Sethi I, Becker J, Brandon D, Schmitt NC, Kaka A, Boyce B, Baddour HM, El-Deiry MW, Patel MR, Gross JH
Head & neck. 2025;47(1):201-214.
PMID: 39092682 - Institution-level Patterns of Care for Early-stage Oropharynx Cancers in the United States.
Janopaul-Naylor JR, Liu Y, Cao Y, Schlafstein AJ, Steuer C, Patel MR, Bates JE, McDonald MW, Stokes WA
American journal of clinical oncology. 2024;47(11):542-548.
PMID: 38898571 - CD28-CD57+ T cells from head and neck cancer patients produce high levels of cytotoxic granules and type II interferon but are not senescent.
Kinney BLC, Brammer B, Kansal V, Parrish CJ, Kissick HT, Liu Y, Saba NF, Buchwald ZS, El-Deiry MW, Patel MR, Boyce BJ, Kaka AS, Gross JH, Baddour HM, Chen AY, Schmitt NC
Oncoimmunology. 2024;13(1):2367777.
PMID: 38887372
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