Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
- Internship: University of Washington School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine
Fellowships
University of Washington School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Survival and response outcomes in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer treated with opioids and statins: an exploratory pilot study.
Igbinadolor E, Kristoff TJ, Shin DM, Steuer CE, Saba NF, Schmitt NC
Translational cancer research. 2026;15(1):63.
PMID: 41674961 - Integrating systemic therapy into larynx preservation: Lessons from 3 decades of progress.
Monteiro JA, Teng Y, Schmitt NC, Saba NF
Cancer. 2026;132(3):e70258.
PMID: 41562411 - Submental Island Flap for Reconstruction of Preauricular Defects: A Narrative Review.
Fogle A, Kim C, Boyce BJ, Gross JH, Baddour HM, Schmitt NC, Kaka AS
Oral oncology reports. 2026;
PMID: 41551972 - Implementing perioperative immunotherapy for head and neck cancer after KEYNOTE-689: questions and challenges.
Brammer B, Gross JH, Boyce BJ, Saba NF, Schmitt NC
Translational cancer research. 2025;14(12):8221-8227.
PMID: 41510084 - Minimizing Chemoradiation Using a Surgical Algorithm for HPV-Associated Cancer of Unknown Primary.
Daoud GE, Burnham AJ, Vettikattu NT, Schmitt NC, Boyce BJ, Gross JH, Baddour HM, El-Deiry MW, Steuer CE, Saba NF, Bates JE, Stokes WA, Magliocca KR, Patel MR, Kaka AS
Head & neck. 2025;
PMID: 41355498 - Dual CDK and MEK Inhibition potentiates CD8 T cell-mediated antitumor immunity by inducing pyroptotic cell death in high-mutational head and neck cancer.
Chen F, Yang F, Popoola DO, Yang J, Tang C, Payne A, Zhang L, Schmitt NC, Xie J, Saba NF, Li Y, Teng Y
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR. 2025;44(1):300.
PMID: 41194215 - Lower, more frequent cisplatin dosing minimizes hearing loss in head and neck cancer.
Fernandez KA, Chowdhury AS, Bonczkowski A, Allen PD, Campbell MH, Lee DS, Malhotra C, Page BR, Mulford DA, Ortiz CE, Santa Maria PL, Kullar P, Khan SA, Newlands SD, Schmitt NC, Cunningham LL
JCI insight. 2025;
PMID: 41122972 - A Practical Method for Detecting Prognostic CD57+ T Cells in Head and Neck Cancer.
Brammer B, Kinney BLC, Kansal V, Schmitt NC
Head & neck. 2026;48(3):758-764.
PMID: 41107054 - Head and Neck Cancer Salvage Surgery in the Era of Immunotherapy and Beyond: A Review.
Saba NF, Zalaquett NG, Rashid S, Rao KN, Takes RP, Bradford C, de Bree R, Beitler JJ, Forastiere AA, Vermorken JB, Hammond AL, Teng Y, Schmitt NC, Ferlito A
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery. 2025;151(11):1091-1097.
PMID: 41037305 - Does Water Irrigation Control Pleomorphic Adenoma Cell Growth Better Than Saline?
Neptune N, Kanchibhatla A, Magliocca KR, Brammer B, Kinney BLC, Kansal V, Boyce BJ, Baddour HM, Schmitt NC
OTO open. 2025;9(3):e70151.
PMID: 41019098
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