Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Colocated Multidisciplinary Clinic Is Associated With Improved Timeliness to Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
Daoud GE, Riedel MF, Ryan MJ, Gaonkar M, Mehta MP, Hendler KT, Stokes WA, Bates JE, Remick J, Shin DM, Steuer CE, Saba NF, El-Deiry MW, Kahng PW, Gross JH, Baddour HM, Schmitt NC, Kaka AS, Patel MR, Boyce BJ, Rudra S
Head & neck. 2026;
PMID: 41943401 - Dysphagia optimized knowledge-based planning for head and neck cancer.
Thi T, Luca K, Roper J, Hopkins B, Schreibmann E, Smith A, Bates J, Stokes B, Jethanandani A, Rudra S, Yang X, Momin S
Journal of applied clinical medical physics. 2026;27(3):e70519.
PMID: 41733488 - Cisplatin during radiation for head and neck cancer: insights from NRG Oncology experience.
Sousa LG, Edward Bates J, Anand P, Caudell JJ, Colevas AD, Runge CL, Sharon JD, Awan M, Beadle BM, Choe JH, Gidley PW, Harari PM, Henson C, Katzel JA, Lee NY, McDowell L, Mell LK, Nader ME, Rudra S, Wang K, Yang G, Yom SS, Wise-Draper TM
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2026;118(4):655-668.
PMID: 41344314 - Reirradiation clinical practice in gastrointestinal abdominal malignancies: an international reirradiation collaborative group (ReCOG) systematic review.
Malik NH, Plastaras JP, Corradini S, Dawson LA, Hawkins MA, Salerno KE, Mayo CS, Dunne EM, Gabryś D, Grassberger C, Lawrence TS, Sharma M, Bergman AM, Owen D, Zaila A, Rudra S, Velec M, Murrell DH
Clinical and translational radiation oncology. 2025;
PMID: 40895774 - Treatment of recurrent oral carcinoma cuniculatum with immune checkpoint blockade: A case report and literature review.
Jones W, Kaka AS, Rudra S, Lubin D, Saeed F, Magliocca KR, Saba NF, Schmitt NC
Oral oncology reports. 2025;
PMID: 40574746 - 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;151(8):769-776.
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 - Assessment of automated non-coplanar stereotactic radiosurgery planning in single isocenteric linac-based treatment for brain metastases with respect to planner's experience.
Tavakoli M, Bielata J, Ghavidel B, Rudra S, Elgohari BA, Khajetash B, Wadi-Ramahi S
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists. ;50(2):191-200.
PMID: 39922740 - 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 - Author Correction: Pembrolizumab and cabozantinib in recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a phase 2 trial.
Saba NF, Steuer CE, Ekpenyong A, McCook-Veal A, Magliocca K, Patel M, Schmitt NC, Stokes W, Bates JE, Rudra S, Remick J, McDonald M, Abousaud M, Tan AC, Fadlullah MZH, Chaudhary R, Muzaffar J, Kirtane K, Liu Y, Chen GZ, Shin DM, Teng Y, Chung CH
Nature medicine. 2024;30(8):2373.
PMID: 38956200
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