Nikki Schmitt, MD, FACS
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RoleOtolaryngology
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Practicing Since2015

Rating: 5 out of 5 (211 ratings)
Nicole C. Schmitt, MD, FACS, is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine. A board-certified otolaryngologist, Dr. Schmitt's clinical and research work is focused on head and neck surgical oncology and novel therapeutic combinations.
Dr. Schmitt is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and American Head and Neck Society.
Dr. Schmitt obtained her Medical Degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. She completed her general surgery internship, a research fellowship and her residency in otolaryngology at University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She also completed a fellowship in head and neck surgery and tumor biology at University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Schmitt's research interest is in characterizing immune effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy and designing optimal combinations of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for head and neck cancer.
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1U01DC020452-01A1 | Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss in Head and Neck Cancer Patients |
Title/Journal | Authors | Publication Date |
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Radiotherapy With Cisplatin vs Carboplatin Paclitaxel for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery |
M Abousaud, S Pamulapati, S Rashid, F Lozano, M Shepherd, B Fowowe, Y Cao, P Kim, Y Liu, JE Bates, M McDonald, S Rudra, WA Stokes, J Gross, NC Schmitt, MW El-Deiry, MR Patel, AL Hammond, Y Teng, C Steuer, DM Shin, NF Saba | 06/26/2025 |
Reirradiation: Standards, challenges, and patient-focused strategies across tumor types. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians |
A Beddok, J Willmann, A Embring, AL Appelt, P Balermpas, K Chua, JI Choi, BS Elger, D Gabrys, P Hoskin, M Niyazi, D Pasquier, K Paradis, O Kaidar-Person, C Plaisier, NC Schmitt, CE Steuer, J Thariat, SS Yom, P Poortmans, E Vasquez Osorio, N Andratschke | 05/29/2025 |
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research |
NC Schmitt, WA Stokes, JE Bates, BLC Kinney, J Remick, MW McDonald, S Rudra, M Steininger, M Oyewole, MR Patel, AS Kaka, JH Gross, J Switchenko, CE Steuer, DM Shin, NF Saba | 05/12/2025 |
Nature communications |
Y Shen, E Connolly, M Aiello, C Zhou, P Chappa, H Song, P Tippitak, T Clark, M Cardenas, N Prokhnevska, A Mariniello, I De Bruyker, MS Pagadala, VR Dhere, S Rafiq, AH Kesarwala, A Orthwein, SN Thomas, SL Zhang, MK Khan, JB Dixon, GB Lesinski, MC Lowe, H Kissick, DS Yu, CM Paulos, NC Schmitt, ZS Buchwald | 04/14/2025 |
Cancer medicine |
TJ Kristoff, S Evans, P Nayi, M Abousaud, S Goyal, Y Liu, D Shin, CE Steuer, NF Saba, NC Schmitt | 03/01/2025 |
Radiologic findings of occult nodal metastasis during clinically-N0 salvage total laryngectomy. Head & neck |
TG Chan, J Wicks, I Sethi, J Becker, D Brandon, NC Schmitt, A Kaka, B Boyce, HM Baddour, MW El-Deiry, MR Patel, JH Gross | 01/01/2025 |
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research |
NF Saba, R Chaudhary, K Kirtane, A Marra, A Ekpenyong, A McCook-Veal, NC Schmitt, JH Gross, MR Patel, J Remick, JE Bates, MW McDonald, SF Rudra, WA Stokes, M Biernacki, X Song, RJC Slebos, Y Liu, CE Steuer, DM Shin, Y Teng, CH Chung | 10/15/2024 |
Head & neck |
S Pamulapati, M Abousaud, Y Li, A Ekpenyong, S Rudra, JS Remick, JE Bates, WA Stokes, MW McDonald, NC Schmitt, MW El-Deiry, MR Patel, CE Steuer, JM Switchenko, DM Shin, Y Teng, A Hammond, NF Saba | 09/01/2024 |
Strategies for Improving CAR T Cell Persistence in Solid Tumors. Cancers |
MC Wittling, AC Cole, B Brammer, KG Diatikar, NC Schmitt, CM Paulos | 08/16/2024 |
JAMA oncology |
NF Saba, SJ Wong, T Nasti, AA McCook-Veal, MW McDonald, WA Stokes, AM Anderson, A Ekpenyong, M Rupji, M Abousaud, S Rudra, JE Bates, JS Remick, NP Joshi, NM Woody, M Awan, JL Geiger, A Shreenivas, J Samsa, MC Ward, NC Schmitt, MR Patel, KA Higgins, Y Teng, CE Steuer, DM Shin, Y Liu, R Ahmed, SA Koyfman | 07/01/2024 |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR |
F Yang, C Yuan, F Chen, ZS Qin, NC Schmitt, GB Lesinski, NF Saba, Y Teng | 03/12/2024 |
Research square |
Y Shen, E Connolly, M Aiello, C Zhou, P Chappa, H Song, P Tippitak, T Clark, M Cardenas, N Prokhnevska, A Mariniello, MS Pagadala, VR Dhere, S Rafiq, AH Kesarwala, A Orthwein, SN Thomas, MK Khan, J Brandon Dixon, GB Lesinski, MC Lowe, H Kissick, DS Yu, CM Paulos, NC Schmitt, ZS Buchwald | 03/06/2024 |
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery |
M Sajisevi, K Nguyen, P Callas, AJ Holcomb, E Vural, KP Davis, CM Thomas, KA Plonowska-Hirschfeld, JS Stein, A Eskander, K Kakarala, DJ Enepekides, MP Hier, WR Ryan, AA Asarkar, R Aulet, RK Bell, MA Blasco, VB Bowmaster, CP Burruss, J Chung, K Chan, BA Chang, CS Coffey, DM Cognetti, DJ Cooper, J Cordero, J Donovan, YJ Du, Y Dundar, RA Dedivitis, HA Edwards, BM Erovic, PA Feinberg, EA Garvey, DP Goldstein, JF Goodman, RN Goulart, N Goyal, S Grasl, JP Giurintano, N Gupta, AM Habib, TG Hackman, JH Hara, C Henson, ML Hinni, N Hua, S Johnson-Obaseki, A Juloori, NS Kalman, AE Kejner, SF Khaja, JA Ku, A Lambert, BK Luu, KR Magliocca, LRM Dos Santos, C Michael, BA Miles, GM de Melo, MG Moore, GB Morand, K Moura, L Mukdad, H Noroozi, R Patel, JA Paydarfar, N Sadeghi, FN Savaria, NC Schmitt, J Shapiro, TB Shaver, SJ Stoeckli, M St John, WA Stokes, A Sulibhavi, J Tasoulas, V Vendra, DB Vinh, CG Virgen, C Wooten, NM Woody, GD Young | 02/01/2024 |
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII |
BLC Kinney, S Gunti, V Kansal, CJ Parrish, NF Saba, Y Teng, MK Henry, FY Su, GA Kwong, NC Schmitt | 01/17/2024 |
Effects of socioeconomic status on enrollment in clinical trials for cancer: A systematic review. Cancer medicine |
MW Donzo, G Nguyen, JK Nemeth, MS Owoc, LJ Mady, AY Chen, NC Schmitt | 01/01/2024 |
Oncoimmunology |
BLC Kinney, B Brammer, V Kansal, CJ Parrish, HT Kissick, Y Liu, NF Saba, ZS Buchwald, MW El-Deiry, MR Patel, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, JH Gross, HM Baddour, AY Chen, NC Schmitt | 01/01/2024 |
OTO open |
MS Oh, NT Vettikattu, HM Baddour, JH Gross, BJ Boyce, MR Patel, NC Schmitt, C Arturo Solares, JR Vuncannon, AS Kaka | 01/01/2024 |
Long-Term Follow-up of Parenteral Bevacizumab In Patients with Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. The Laryngoscope |
SA Ballestas, J Hidalgo Lopez, AM Klein, C Steuer, DM Shin, M Abousaud, NC Schmitt, Y Teng, NF Saba, AT Tkaczuk | 10/01/2023 |
The expanding role of IAP antagonists for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Cancer medicine |
V Kansal, BLC Kinney, S Uppada, NF Saba, WA Stokes, ZS Buchwald, NC Schmitt | 07/01/2023 |
Oral oncology |
C Amechi, L Ottenstein, A Lang, T McClary, AM Avinger, AJ Burnham, MD Dixon, RD Pentz, NC Schmitt | 07/01/2023 |
Nature medicine |
NF Saba, CE Steuer, A Ekpenyong, A McCook-Veal, K Magliocca, M Patel, NC Schmitt, W Stokes, JE Bates, S Rudra, J Remick, M McDonald, M Abousaud, AC Tan, MZH Fadlullah, R Chaudhary, J Muzaffar, K Kirtane, Y Liu, GZ Chen, DM Shin, Y Teng, CH Chung | 04/01/2023 |
Laryngeal Anatomy, Molecular Biology, Cause, and Risk Factors for Laryngeal Cancer. Otolaryngologic clinics of North America |
AB Law, NC Schmitt | 04/01/2023 |
Oral oncology |
AJ Burnham, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, MW El-Deiry, ME Sebelik, HM Baddour, MR Patel, JH Gross, M Nathan, JM Waller, NC Schmitt, L Ottenstein | 02/01/2023 |
The evolving landscape of salivary gland tumors. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians |
CE Steuer, GJ Hanna, K Viswanathan, JE Bates, AS Kaka, NC Schmitt, AL Ho, NF Saba | 01/01/2023 |
Frontiers in oncology |
P Puttagunta, SV Pamulapati, JE Bates, JH Gross, WA Stokes, NC Schmitt, C Steuer, Y Teng, NF Saba | 01/01/2023 |
Statin drugs enhance responses to immune checkpoint blockade in head and neck cancer models. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer |
V Kansal, AJ Burnham, BLC Kinney, NF Saba, C Paulos, GB Lesinski, ZS Buchwald, NC Schmitt | 01/01/2023 |
ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties |
KR Magliocca, AS Kaka, EM Barrow, MB Studer, CC Griffith, J Ernst, T Meade, A Balicki, BJ Boyce, NC Schmitt, AM Bur, AC Schmitt, R Jackson, CE Steuer, JJ Beitler, MR Patel | 01/01/2023 |
Free Flap Fat Volume is Not Associated With Recurrence or Wound Complications in Oral Cancer. OTO open |
AJ Burnham, J Wicks, KL Baugnon, MW El-Deiry, NC Schmitt | 01/01/2023 |
Annals of surgical oncology |
NC Schmitt, M Ryan, T Halle, A Sherrod, JT Wadsworth, MR Patel, MW El-Deiry | 10/01/2022 |
Annals of surgical oncology |
NC Schmitt, M Ryan, T Halle, A Sherrod, JT Wadsworth, MR Patel, MW El-Deiry | 10/01/2022 |
American journal of otolaryngology |
AJ Burnham, L Ottenstein, BJ Boyce, AS Kaka, MW El-Deiry, HM Baddour, MR Patel, JH Gross, NC Schmitt | 01/01/2022 |
Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngologic clinics of North America |
ZS Buchwald, NC Schmitt | 08/01/2021 |
Atorvastatin is associated with reduced cisplatin-induced hearing loss. The Journal of clinical investigation |
KA Fernandez, P Allen, M Campbell, B Page, T Townes, CM Li, H Cheng, J Garrett, M Mulquin, A Clements, D Mulford, C Ortiz, C Brewer, JR Dubno, S Newlands, NC Schmitt, LL Cunningham | 01/04/2021 |
Repurposing Statin Drugs to Decrease Toxicity and Improve Survival Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer. OTO open |
RO Bourguillon, WA Stokes, J Dorth, NC Schmitt | 01/01/2021 |
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06/18/2025 |
Dr is excellent |
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05/23/2025 |
Dr Schmitt is the absolute best. |
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05/08/2025 |
She was excellent |
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05/06/2025 |
Dr Schmitt is wonderful! |
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04/03/2025 |
Dr. Schmitt was wonderful. We really appreciated the time she spent with us. |
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03/25/2025 |
She is excellent |
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03/25/2025 |
Dr. Schmitt explained in detail the pros and cons of my situation. She gave me options as to what I can do and what might happen. I appreciated this. |
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03/18/2025 |
Nicole Cherie Schmitt was very good, totally accessible,open, and generous.Keep her at all cost |
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02/18/2025 |
Dr.Schmitt is amazing a wonderful caring professional |
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01/14/2025 |
Excellent Care was provided, throughly explained next steps, answered all my questions. |
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12/17/2024 |
Dr. Schmidt was wonderful. She reassured me that my lymph nodes were normal, without making me feel belittled or as if I was wasting her time. |
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12/05/2024 |
Dr. Smidtt was exceptional in response to the questions we had, and I would recommend her to anyone. Her experience sets the bar very high. |
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12/03/2024 |
Dr. Schmitt is an excellent Dr. Her bedside manners are everything an patient expects. She is an exceptional Dr. |
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11/27/2024 |
Dr. Schmitt is wonderful |
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11/07/2024 |
Dr Schmidt is excellent |
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10/16/2024 |
Good |
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10/01/2024 |
Good |
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09/19/2024 |
Dr Schmitt is the best . She saved my life . MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT |
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08/25/2024 |
I had an excellent experience with the gentleman who was a medical assistant, the student assistant, and Dr Nicole Schmitt. The doctor explained her findings and the possible reasons for pain. We discussed procedures available and next steps to take. She was so personable, kind, and explained my medical issue in language a patient could understand. Dr Nicole Schmitt was extremely knowledgeable and answered all questions asked. Though you did not ask, yes, I would drive over an hour in traffic, again, to see this wonderful doctor for my medical issues. |
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08/21/2024 |
My only concern is l wish Dr Nicole was easier to get with for appointments. Great Physician, and human being. Truthfully cares. |
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08/20/2024 |
Good |
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07/18/2024 |
Dr. Schmitt was great. She put me at ease and answered all my questions. We have a plan in place and I feel less nervous about next steps. |
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07/18/2024 |
Excellent Dr.. My doctor is Amazing.. She listens and went over all options.. I am so happy to have such a great doctor.. options. I am happy with her and looking forward to surgery with her.. She is very professional and good with making sure I understand the best options for me. She takes her time and makes u feel important.. What a great Doctor.. |
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06/25/2024 |
Ok |
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05/07/2024 |
Dr. Nicole was exceptional, professional and her bedside manners was outstanding. She shown true concern for my well bring and to address all of my concern. I admire her expertise in my situation. |
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05/02/2024 |
Great |
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05/01/2024 |
Dr.Schmidt is an excellent doctor also Dr.Vivas is an excellent doctor |
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04/30/2024 |
All good! |
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04/17/2024 |
She was extremely nice and helpful. Made me feel comfortable, even during bad news. |
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03/12/2024 |
Doctor was very understanding and a great listener. Explained my concerns by providing me with easy to understand language . |
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02/13/2024 |
Very knowledgeable and sharing in a way that gave great comfort to anxiety of care and timeliness of addressing |
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02/08/2024 |
Dr. Schmitt is very good about clear and easy to understand information regarding my care. |
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02/08/2024 |
Dr. Schmitt was very attentive and took the time to explain things and answer my questions. She is knowledgeable and has a very good bedside manner and would definitely recommend her. |
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02/06/2024 |
Excellent communication about my health issues! |
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02/04/2024 |
Good listener, very prepared to discuss my situation, kind, seems to be an expert and experienced In treating my condition, very good at explaining. |
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01/24/2024 |
Great! |
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11/28/2023 |
Dr. Schmitt is the best |
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11/23/2023 |
Excellent. |
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11/21/2023 |
Dr Nicole is a sweetheart!! |
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11/04/2023 |
Dr. Schmitt is the most caring, attentive doctor I've ever been a patient of. |
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10/04/2023 |
Dr Schmidt has great bedside manners that established instant trust and confidence in the treatment plan & execution. She is among the best! Thank you Dr. Schmidt for the positive & encouraging outcome. |
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09/19/2023 |
We absolutely adore Dr. Schmitt and couldn't feel safer in her capable care! |
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09/04/2023 |
Dr. Schmitt is an amazing doctor. She has a wonderful bedside manner and never makes me feel rushed. I appreciate her caring and knowledge. |
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07/13/2023 |
Dr. Schmitt was very thorough |
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07/05/2023 |
Dr Schmidth (Nicole) was very personable however direct and helpful. Excellent Personality but Knowledgeable in her Craft whic gives patient confidence |