Michele A Steffey
Professor
Professor
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Phone Number
Office
132 CCAH, Davis, CA 95616
Research Profile
Licenses
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (SA)
State Licensure - New York, # 009255-1 (inactive)
State Licensure - California, #13852
ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology
ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Education
2003, Certificate of Residency, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
2000, Internship Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
1999, DVM, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California
1995, BS, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
Active Research Grants
Co-Investigator, Targeting oral cancer hallmarks with indocyanine green based transformable nano-theranostic agents'., Yuanpei Li (Principal Investigator), NIH
Principal Investigator, Thermal ablation for treatment of adrenal masses in dogs, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Principal Investigator, Tumor ablation for limb-sparing treatment of osteosarcoma in dogs, (Principal Investigator), Private Donation: Texas Agility Shoutout Group
Honors and Awards
Lifetime Phi Zeta Veterinary Medicine National Honor Society
Lifetime Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2020 Guzman D, Szabo Z, Steffey MA: Chapter 32: Soft Tissue Surgery: Rabbits, Quesenberry K, Carpenter J, (ed), Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th Edition, St Louis, MO. .
2017 Steffey MA: Principles of Surgical Oncology, Guzman D, (ed), Veterinary Clinics of North America (Exotics): Oncology, . .
2016 Steffey MA: Assisted Laparoscopic Techniques, Radlinsky M, (ed), Veterinary Clinics of North America (Small animal): Minimally Invasive Surgery, . 45-61.
2015 Steffey MA: Minimally invasive cancer staging in the thorax, Mayhew PD and Frannson BA, (ed), Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, . .
2015 Steffey MA: The role of laparoscopy in cancer staging, Mayhew PD and Frannson BA, (ed), Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, . .
Research Focus
- Current/Ongoing Active Research in:
- Tumor ablation technologies (cryoablation, microwave ablation)
- Operative near-infrared fluorescence surgical imaging
- Lymphatic metastasis and surgical staging via sentinel lymph node mapping
- Surgical and interventional oncology
- Minimally-invasive procedures (laparoscopy/thoracoscopy)
- Novel devices & technologies
Specialty Focus
- Minimally invasive surgical and interventional oncology
- Clinical applications of near-infrared operative imaging in small animal practice
- Airway surgery and interventions
- Neuroendocrine neoplasia