Matthew S. Clifton, MD
Dr. Matthew S. Clifton, MD, completed his general surgery training at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also did two years of basic science and clinical research in the Fetal Treatment Center, and completed his pediatric surgery fellowship at Emory. He has interests in surgical oncology, complex hepatobiliary surgery, clinical outcomes research, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Residency: University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Emergency Care: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Outpatient Care: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Cholecystectomy at the index admission decreases 60-day readmission rates in pediatric gallstone pancreatitis.
Deliwala SS, Pinnam B, Cohen RZ, Santore MT, Qayed E, Fritzen C, Clifton MS, Odiase E, Dahiya DS, Adler DG, Barakat MT, Sauer CG, Willingham FF
Surgical endoscopy. 2026;
PMID: 42963408 - Timing of inguinal hernia repair does not influence recurrence in premature infants.
Brierley SF, Ochoa B, Alhajjat A, Byrd E, Chao SD, Clifton MS, Clinker CE, Dantes G, Diaz-Miron J, Fialkowski EA, Gillory L, Gurria JP, Guner Y, Haddadin Z, Highet A, Huerta CT, Keane OA, Laje P, Le HD, Lee J, Lesher A, Pandya SR, Lin S, Papastefan ST, Parrado RH, Perez EA, Kelley-Quon LI, Rehrer W, Russell KW, Selesner L, Shideler BL, Slater BJ, Stellon MA, Stephens C, Sutyak KM, Tsao K, Velazco CS, Webber N, Wieck MM, Yu PT, Ostlie DJ, Padilla BE
Journal of pediatric surgery. 2026;61(12):163442.
PMID: 42692192 - The first reported coexistence of hepatopulmonary fusion and surgically palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Westrick M, Mansour J, Shashidharan S, Clifton MS, Durham MM, Rodriguez Iii FH
Cardiology in the young. 2025;35(12):2612-2614.
PMID: 41530898 - Comparison of Real-Time and Offline Mass Spectrometry Methods for Quantitation of Fluorotelomer Alcohols in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Headspace.
West GV, Docherty KS, Clifton MS, Krug JD, Schueneman MK, Roberson WR, Geer Wallace MA
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 2026;37(2):377-386.
PMID: 41529184 - Category-Based Toxicokinetic Evaluations of Data-Poor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) using Gas Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry.
Kreutz A, Clifton MS, Henderson WM, Smeltz MG, Phillips M, Wambaugh JF, Wetmore BA
Toxics. 2023;
PMID: 37235277 - Successful Medical-Surgical Management of Intracardiac Thrombosis and Pulmonary Pseudoaneurysms in an Adolescent With Hughes-Stovin Syndrome.
Villacis-Nunez DS, West Z, Khan AY, Rodriguez F, Shane AL, Rytting H, Shashidharan S, Clifton MS, Woods G, Clabby M, Prahalad S
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. 2023;
PMID: 37032536 - Evaluation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Toxicity Testing for Developmental Neurotoxicity.
Carstens KE, Freudenrich T, Wallace K, Choo S, Carpenter A, Smeltz M, Clifton MS, Henderson WM, Richard AM, Patlewicz G, Wetmore BA, Paul Friedman K, Shafer T
Chemical research in toxicology. 2023;36(3):402-419.
PMID: 36821828 - Dual Balloon Catheter: A Novel Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Device.
Lehane AJ, Bosley ME, Ganapathy AS, Zeller KA, Clifton MS, Neff LP
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A. 2022;32(12):1237-1243.
PMID: 36169631 - Implementation of enhanced recovery protocols reduces opioid use in pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery.
Dantes G, Keane OA, Margol M, Thompson O, Darville G, Clifton MS, Heiss KF
Pediatric surgery international. 2022;38(11):1517-1523.
PMID: 36069916 - Impedance planimetry (EndoFLIP) assisted laparoscopic esophagomyotomy in pediatric population.
Howk AA, Clifton MS, Garza JM, Durham MM
Journal of pediatric surgery. 2022;57(12):1000-1004.
PMID: 35659759
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