MatthewAllenSteligaMDFACS(He/Him)

Thoracic Surgery • Little Rock, AR

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Division Chief Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, University of Arkansas COM

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Office
UAMS Medical Center
449 Jack Stephens Drive Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Seventh Floor
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone+1 501-686-8211
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Education & Training

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas Medical School at HoustonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2008 - 2009
Texas Heart InstituteFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2006 - 2008
University of TennesseeResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 2009 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2019
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Smoking Cessation Impacts Survival: A Necessary Component of Cancer Care.
Matthew A Steliga> ;Chest. 2022 Jun 1
1 citations
Preoperative nutritional counselling in patients undergoing oesophagectomy.
M AlleaBelle Gongola, Rebecca Reif, Peggy C Cosgrove, Kevin W. Sexton, Katy Marino, Matthew A. Steliga, Jason L. Muesse> ;Journal of Perioperative Practice. 2021 Jul 1
Health hazards of electronic cigarettes and their utility in smoking cessation.
Matthew A. Steliga> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Jan 12
1 citations
NPARS-A Novel Approach to Address Accuracy and Reproducibility in Genomic Data Science.
Li Ma, Erich A. Peterson, Ik Jae Shin, Jason L. Muesse, Katy Marino, Matthew A. Steliga, Donald J. Johann> ;Frontiers in Big Data. 2021 Jan 1
Commentary: Preoperative tobacco burden-a risk factor, but not a roadblock for safe resection.
Matthew A. Steliga> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Nov 1
20 citations
Integration of smoking cessation and lung cancer screening.
Matthew A. Steliga, Ping Yang> ;Translational Lung Cancer Research. 2019 May 1
Indeed, Nuance Matters
Carolyn M. Dresler, Graham W. Warren, Douglas A. Arenberg, Ping Yang, Matthew A. Steliga, K. Michael Cummings, Emily Stone, Jacek Jassem> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2019 Jan 1
13 citations
“Teachable Moment” Interventions in Lung Cancer: Why Action Matters
Carolyn M. Dresler, Graham W. Warren, Douglas A. Arenberg, Ping Yang, Matthew A. Steliga, K. Michael Cummings, Emily Stone, Jacek Jassem> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2018 May 1
13 citations
Smoking Cessation in Clinical Practice: How to Get Patients to Stop.
Matthew A. Steliga> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
The life‐saving power of policy: Lessons from Kentucky
Matthew A. Steliga> ;Cancer. 2018 Jan 15
2 citations
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung. A Rare Primary Lung Cancer
Krishna Prasad Joshi, Upendra Kaphle, Matthew A. Steliga, Thaddeus Bartter, Priya Priyambada, Shahanawaz Jiwani> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2017 Sep 29
25 citations
Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Susanne K. Jeffus, Jerad M. Gardner, Matthew A. Steliga, Akeesha A. Shah, Edward B. Stelow, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2017 Jul 1
MINI01.18: Integration of Tobacco Cessation in a Lung Cancer Screening Program: Topic: Pulmonology.
Steliga, M. A., Franklin, P. L., Gladfelter, A., Meek, M. E.> ;Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. 2016 Dec 15
3 citations
Successful Treatment of Esophageal Necrosis Secondary to Acute Type B Aortic Dissection
Kyla D. Joubert, Richard D. Betzold, Matthew A. Steliga> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Dec 1
Myxoid mesenchymal neoplasm presenting as massive arm and chest wall oedema with pleural effusion.
Vidya B Pai, Rahul Ravilla, Matthew R. Lindberg, Matthew A. Steliga, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis> ;Ecancermedicalscience. 2015 Nov 4
Screening for Lung Cancer in Arkansas.
Mary E. Meek, Angela Frost, P. Franklin, Matthew A. Steliga> ;The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 2015 Nov 1
Particulate Exposure at two Arkansas Racinos; Unsafe Environments?
Few, Thaddeus Bartter, Matthew A. Steliga, Donald K, Wheeler G, Andersen J> ;The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 2015 Nov 1
Fifty Years of Tobacco Control: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Matthew A. Steliga, Carolyn M. Dresler> ;Journal of Oncology Practice. 2014 Nov 1
6 citations
Standardizing the culture of trauma rotation handoffs.
Cathleen M. Sybert Khandelwal, Jason S. Mizell, Matthew A. Steliga, Katherine Berry, Mary K. Kimbrough, Frederick R. Bentley, James A. Clardy> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2014 Jul 1
2 citations
Cervicothoracic Airway Injury Repair Using Double-Wide Intercostal Muscle Flap
Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Richard D. Betzold, Zachary S. Larrimer, Matthew A. Steliga> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Jun 1
1 citations
Accuracy of fine needle aspiration and core lung biopsies to predict histology in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
William Whitney Robertson, Matthew A. Steliga, Eric R. Siegel, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis> ;Medical Oncology. 2014 Apr 29
2 citations
Thoracic anesthesia and cross field ventilation for tracheobronchial injuries: a challenge for anesthesiologists.
Sankalp Sehgal, Joshua C. Chance, Matthew A. Steliga> ;Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2014 Jan 12
7 citations
Do HIV-infected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receive Guidance-Concordant Care?
Jeannette Y. Lee, Page C. Moore, Matthew A. Steliga> ;Medical Care. 2013 Dec 1
49 citations
Epidemiology of lung cancer: smoking, secondhand smoke, and genetics.
Matthew A. Steliga, Carolyn M. Dresler> ;Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2011 Oct 1
3 citations
Smoking cessation: crucial to target women as well as men.
Matthew A. Steliga, Carolyn M. Dresler> ;Lancet. 2011 Oct 8
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Press Mentions

Harvard Researcher Discusses Melanoma Treatment Options During Annual LectureMay 18th, 2023
OncLive® Presents State of the Science Summit™ on Non-Small Cell Lung CancerJune 12th, 2019
Smoking Cessation: More Than Just Lip ServiceNovember 23rd, 2018