Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Nabil F. Saba, MD
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown
36 Linden Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308Booking information not available
(404) 778-0278About
Nabil F. Saba, MD, FACP, is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of head and neck cancers. Dr. Saba is professor and vice chair in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and the Inaugural Lynne and Howard Halpern Chair in Head and Neck Cancer Research. He holds a joint appointment as professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine. He serves as director of the Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology Program and is leader of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Dr. Saba is a widely-recognized expert in immunotherapy for head and neck cancer and upper aero-digestive malignancies. His work is focused on translational research and the study and development of novel therapeutic agents and modalities in these diseases. He is an international authority as to the management of recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancers. He has been principal investigator in more than 50 clinical trials and chairs national as well as investigator initiated multi-institution studies focusing on novel approaches for treating head and neck and esophageal cancer. Dr Saba has been instrumental in establishing the head and neck cancer research working group at Winship Cancer Institute and is the contact principal investigator of the Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) grant of the NCI’s National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
Dr. Saba is the elected co-chair of the Head and Neck Cancer NCI steering committee. He has served for two terms as chair and chair emeritus of the National Cancer Institute's recurrent metastatic as well as rare tumor task forces of the HNCA NCI steering committee. He has been an active member of the NRG Oncology and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Head and Neck Cancer Core Committees, and chairs three NCI cooperative group trials in the field of head and neck oncology under the ECOG-ACRIN and NRG groups. Dr Saba has received competitive NIH funding investigating novel genomic approaches in HPV related and unrelated OPCA and is the recipient of intramural funding studying this disease. He has published more than 350 peer reviewed manuscripts and textbook chapters and is editor of two textbooks: “Esophageal Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy” published in two editions and “Sino-Nasal and Skull Base Malignancies”. He is associate editor of JNCI, and Head Neck and served as a member of the ASCO Guidelines Committee.
Dr. Saba earned his Medical Degree from the American University of Beirut Medical School. He completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and a Clinical Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Brown University School of Medicine. He subsequently completed a Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship at the University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
Languages
- English
- French
- Arabic
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 1999
Locations
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown
36 Linden Avenue Northeast
Atlanta,
GA
30308
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Princess Margaret Hosp-CAN, Medical Oncology, 1999
- Fellowship: Brown University, Hematology & Oncology, 1997
- Residency: Faulkner Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1994
- Internship: Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, Internal Medicine, 1992
- Medical Education: American University of Beirut, MD, 1990
Board Certifications
- Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1997
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1997
Awards
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Doctors", 2005, 2016-2025
- Outstanding reviewer for journal, Cancer, 2017
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2011 and 2014
- Distinguished Doctor, Expert Network, 2015
- Recognition for outstanding contribution to the Fellowship program, University of Minnesota, Hematology Oncology and transplant section, 2003
- Dean's Honor List, American University of Beirut, 1984-1990
Professional Memberships
- American Head and Neck Cancer Society
- American College of Radiology (Head and Neck Panel)
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- European Society of Clinical Oncology
- Massachusetts Medical Society