Matthew A. Steliga

Professor

UAMS primary UA Little Rock University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (2010); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2009); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2014–2021); American Medical Group Association (2009); Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2017–2023); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2009–2013)

Faculty Researcher

Surgery, College of Medicine

9 h-index 66 pubs 564 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Matthew A. Steliga specializes in thoracic oncology, with a focus on lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other chest tumors. He is experienced in performing minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Dr. Steliga's academic career includes serving as an instructor in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He holds board certifications from both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

His research interests include investigating the health hazards of electronic cigarettes and their potential utility in smoking cessation. He has also explored the effects of antigen retrieval on genomic DNA from immunodissected samples and the development of novel approaches for accuracy and reproducibility in genomic data science. Dr. Steliga's work also encompasses the application of genomics, pathomics, and radiomics in medical case reports, as well as microdissection methods for single-cell subtype analysis to advance precision medicine.

Dr. Steliga leads a research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jason Muesse, Katy Marino, Ikjae Shin, and Donald J. Johann, with whom he has multiple shared publications. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, 66 total publications, and 559 total citations.

Research Overview

Dr. Steliga specializes in thoracic oncology with an emphasis on lung cancer, esophageal cancer and other tumors of the chest and is experienced in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. He previously served as an instructor in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Steliga completed his residency in Surgery at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tenn. He also served as a resident in Cardiothoracic surgery at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. He is board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Metrics

h-index: 9
Publications: 66
Citations: 564

Selected Publications

Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumorlet With Coexisting Carcinoid Tumorlet in the Mediastinal Lymph Node in a Patient With Lung Cancer (2025)

Case Reports in Pulmonology DOI OpenAlex
Forequarter Amputation and Resection of Ribs 1–4 for Chronic Osteomyelitis (2024)

Cureus DOI OpenAlex
Getting ready for prime time: Recommended adaptations of an Empathic Communication Skills training intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma for a national multi-center trial (2023)

Translational Behavioral Medicine 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Liquid biopsy based on circulating tumor DNA for lung cancer: A step toward prevention (2023)

Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
An advanced molecular medicine case report of a rare human tumor using genomics, pathomics, and radiomics (2023)

Frontiers in Genetics 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
OA01.02 Smoking Recidivism in a Low Dose Lung Cancer Screening Program Despite Point of Care Counseling (2023)

Journal of Thoracic Oncology DOI OpenAlex
Effect of Antigen Retrieval on Genomic DNA From Immunodissected Samples (2022)

Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Pathway for Esophageal Obstruction is Associated with Decreased Cost and Length-of-Stay (2022)

Foregut The Journal of the American Foregut Society DOI OpenAlex
Abstract 5038: Applying reproducible genomic data science methods for the analysis of a rare tumor type (2022)

Cancer Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Microdissection Methods Utilizing Single-Cell Subtype Analysis and the Impact on Precision Medicine (2022)

Methods in molecular biology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
P09.07 Integration of Smoking Cessation Services in Mobile Mammography and Mobile COVID Screening to Reach Rural Populations (2021)

Journal of Thoracic Oncology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
NPARS—A Novel Approach to Address Accuracy and Reproducibility in Genomic Data Science (2021)

Frontiers in Big Data 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
COVID-19 and spontaneous esophageal perforation: a case report (2021)

Annals of Esophagus DOI OpenAlex
Preoperative nutritional counselling in patients undergoing oesophagectomy (2021)

Journal of Perioperative Practice 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Synergizing microdissection with ddPCR to advance precision oncology. (2021)

Journal of Clinical Oncology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

Scientific and methodological advancement in liquid biopsies to further the development of lung cancer-based precision medicine U.S. Food and Drug Administration via Arkansas Research Alliance Co-Investigator
CALGB 140503 A PHASE III RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF LOBECTOMY VERSUS SUBLOBAR RESECTION FOR SMALL (= 2 CM) PERIPHERAL NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute via American College of Radiology Imaging Network Principal Investigator
Understanding Esophageal Cancer in African American Patients NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute via University of Maryland Co-Investigator