Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Nabil Saba, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine / Winship Cancer Institute. The public record shows 869 publications with 22,402 citations (h-index 62), centered on Gastroesophageal Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer. It also documents an investigator role on 16 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 27 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2014–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Head & neck
- Top research focus: Gastroesophageal Cancer
- 16 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 27 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 101 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 16 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Testing the Addition of Chemotherapy or Chemo-Immunotherapy to the Usual Surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT07195734 - Pre-operative Atezolizumab in Patients With Resectable, Human Papillomavirus Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
Sponsor: Emory University
InvestigatorPhase 2SuspendedNCT06254911 - A Longitudinal Multi-Omic Biomarker Profiling Study of Patients With Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
Sponsor: Tempus AI
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06163534
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
27 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Dr.Reddy's Laboratories,Inc.Program year20258 payments$29,298openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Exelixis Inc.Program year202515 payments$25,985openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202511 payments$11,106openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2014–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Winship National Clinical Trials Network Lead Academic Participating Site
Emory University
FY2026$651,821UG1CA233247 - Winship National Clinical Trials Network Lead Academic Participating Site
Emory University
FY2025$682,746UG1CA233247 - Winship National Clinical Trials Network Lead Academic Participating Site
Emory University
FY2024$762,746UG1CA233247
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Salvage of locoregionally recurrent head and neck cancer: an NRG oncology working group review.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2026 - GLS1 Orchestrates Exosome-Mediated Tumor-Endothelial Communication to Facilitate Angiogenesis.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
2026
Contact
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Office address
36 Linden Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees 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 →winshipcancer.emory.edu ↗
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- B.S. in Chemistry
American University of Beirut
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Fellow of the American College of Physicians
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Director
Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute
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 →winshipcancer.emory.edu ↗ - Co-director/Leader
Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Program, Winship Cancer Institute
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NCI Head and Neck Cancer Steering Committee
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Inaugural Lynne and Howard Halpern Chair in Head and Neck Cancer Research
Winship Cancer Institute
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Adjunct Professor
Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Recurring on-camera interview speaker for VJOncology (The Video Journal of Oncology)
discussing head and neck cancer immunotherapy and treatment advances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/nabil-saba-md
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linkedin.com/in/drnabilsaba
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researchgate.net/profile/Nabil-Saba
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
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ahns.info/public-profiles/nabil-saba-atlanta-ga
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vjoncology.com/speaker/nabil-saba
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