L. Burt Nabors MD
O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB
L. Burt Nabors, MD, is Vice-Chair for Research of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Professor, and Director of the Division of Neuro-Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Nabors earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee. He later completed an internship in medicine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as a residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuro-oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He served as a United States Navy Flight Surgeon on active duty from 1991 -1995 and reserves from 1995 -2002.
Dr. Nabors research examines primary brain tumors, specifically focusing on the role of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, the acquisition and post-processing of magnetic resonance imaging data, and early phase clinical evaluation of novel cancer therapies.
Dr. Nabors is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Neurological Association, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology. He also has served as an ad-hoc reviewer for multiple scientific journals and has authored or co-authored numerous journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He also serves on the editorial board for Neuro Oncology.
Dr. Nabors is Chair of the NCCN Central Nervous Systems Cancers Panel and an editorial board member for JNCCN -Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.