Dr. Nabors, originally from Columbus, Mississippi, obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1985. He then obtained his Medical Doctorate from the University of Tennessee in 1991. Dr. Nabors was active in the United States Navy as a Flight Surgeon from 1992-95. Afterwards, he completed a Neuro-oncology fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2000 and is board certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Nabors is currently Professor and Vice-Chair of Research of Neurology and Director for the UAB Division of Neuro-oncology. He is an active participating member of the medical staff with the Neurology Service for UAB Hospital and an Associate Scientist in the Neuro-oncology Program at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has secondary appointments with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Cell Biology. He is the Director of UAB’s Center for Clinical Translational Science’s Clinical Research Unit.
Dr. Nabors’ subspecialty is Neuro-Oncology, the main focus of which is the Comprehensive Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology Program, which consists of Neuro-oncology, Neurosurgery, Radiation Oncology, Neuropathology, Research Scientists, Nurse Practitioners, and Neuropsychologists.
Medical therapy is an integral part of treatment for patients with brain tumors and includes conventional chemotherapy as well as the use of novel, experimental therapies that are designed to destroy tumors that cannot be removed by surgery or radiation therapy. Dr. Nabors oversees this part of the treatment plan for patients with brain tumors. In addition, he takes care of the medical and neurologic problems that many patients with brain tumors develop, including seizures, infections, and emotional problems.
