Nima Kokabi
MD, FRCP
Dr. Kokabi specializes in interventional oncology including liver directed therapies for primary and metastatic liver tumors, treatment of kidney tumors and minimally invasive therapies for bone and soft tissue tumors.
Titles and Roles
- Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Interim Clinical Site Director of Interventional Radiology
- Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Assistant Program Director of Interventional Radiology Residency
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Interventional Radiologist
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Sarcoma
- Research Program
- Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Biography
Nima Kokabi, MD, FRCP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Emory University School of Medicine. A board certified interventional radiologist, Dr. Kokabi specializes in interventional oncology including liver directed therapies for primary and metastatic liver tumors, treatment of kidney tumors and minimally invasive therapies for bone and soft tissue tumors.
Dr. Kokabi serves as Interim Clinical Site Director of Interventional Radiology at Emory University Hospital Midtown. He also serves as Assistant Program Director of Interventional Radiology Residency at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Kokabi holds professional memberships with Radiologic Society of North America, Society of Interventional Radiology, American College of Radiology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society of Interventional Oncology.
Education
Dr. Kokabi received his MD from the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
Research
Dr. Kokabi's research interest include the personalization of liver directed therapies for primary and metastatic liver cancers including Y90 radioembolization, chemoembolization and percutaneous ablation to improve patient outcomes.
Publications
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Awards
In 2021, Dr. Kokabi received Emory University School of Medicine's Mentoring Award for demonstrating outstanding mentoring in the domains of education, service, and/or research to trainees or early career faculty during the year.