Carole Fakhry, MD
Enriched profileCharles Cummings, M.D., Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Carole Fakhry is Charles Cummings, M.D., Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 344 publications with 20,606 citations (h-index 61); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Otolaryngology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Carole Fakhry, MD, is Charles Cummings, M.D., Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The public record shows 344 publications with 20,606 citations (h-index 61), centered on Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2024–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Cancer immunology research
- Top research focus: Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 4 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 25 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 159.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Conditioned Open-label Placebo (COLP) for Peri-operative Pain Management in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
- Neoadjuvant Targeting of Myeloid Cell Populations in Combination With Nivolumab in Head & Neck Ca
Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Therapy for High-Risk HPV 16-Positive Oropharynx Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20242 payments
- EMD Serono, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 12 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2024–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Earlier detection of HPV-related oropharynx cancer in people living with and without HIV
Johns Hopkins University
FY2024$515,812R56DE033873
Congress activity
Updated 12 Oct 2026
13 congress contributions (2007–2022) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Abstract 1971: Lymphocyte kinetics, frailty and survival outcomes in HNSCC
AACR (meeting unresolved)
AACR2022Co-author - Long Term Toxicity and Oncologic Outcomes of De-Intensified Chemoradiation in Early Stage Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2019Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Immunometabolic Profiling of T Cells and Innate Lymphoid Cells Uncovers Therapeutic Targets to Enhance Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer.
Cancer immunology research
Article2026 - Financial Toxicity Across the Thyroid Cancer Care Continuum: A Systematic Review.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery
Review2025 - Impact of screening for human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancers: a microsimulation-based modeling study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Article2025 - Lower survival for surgical treatment of human papillomavirus-related oropharynx cancer at community cancer centers.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Article2025 - Increasing radiation therapy and lower survival for human papillomavirus-related oropharynx cancer associated with a shift to community cancer center care.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Case–Control Study of Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal CancerArticle2,699 citations2007
- 03Exome Sequencing of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Reveals Inactivating Mutations in NOTCH1Article1,699 citations2011
- 04Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus–Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaArticle1,220 citations2015
- 05Carcinogenic human papillomavirus infectionReview994 citations2016
Network
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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linkedin.com/in/carole-fakhry-0023b5142
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Associate Editor
Oral Oncology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →headandneck.org ↗ - Science Advisory Board Member
Oral Cancer Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →headandneck.org ↗ - Board Member
Head & Neck Cancer Alliance
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →headandneck.org ↗
Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Department of Oncology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →headandneck.org ↗ - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →headandneck.org ↗
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