Dr. Mochamad (Muska) M. Nataliansyah is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and serves as an implementation scientist within the institution’s Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS). His academic journey includes an MD from Trisakti University (Jakarta, Indonesia), an MPH from Gadjah Mada University, and a PhD in Health Management and Policy from the University of Iowa College of Public Health.
In his clinical role, Dr. Nataliansyah is involved with the LaBahn Pancreatic Cancer Research Program at MCW, contributing to cancer surgery and research efforts — particularly in pancreatic oncology. On the research side, his interests lie in health services research, healthcare delivery, implementation science, telemedicine, rural health, social determinants of health, and reducing disparities in oncology care. He explores how health policy, hospital systems, and cross-sector collaborations shape patient care outcomes.
Dr. Nataliansyah participates in both patient care and academic research, bridging surgical oncology with population health and health-system innovation. His dual focus — on surgery and systems-level research — reflects a commitment to improving not only individual outcomes, but also equity, access, and quality across communities.
Selected publications from PubMed
The impact of social determinants on care for veterans with cancer: a qualitative study.
Thalji SZ, Nataliansyah MM, Conroy M, Mhs ST, Redlich PN, Nelson DA
Support Care Cancer. 2026 Feb 14;34(3):204 doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10444-0.
Disparity in Timely Breast Cancer Treatment: Concordance with Commission on Cancer Quality Measures and the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors in the National Cancer Database.
Nataliansyah MM, Lizarraga IM, Xing Y, Boughey JC, Snyder R, Mobley E
J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Jan 1;242(1):79-89 doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001649.
A qualitative study of micro and macroaggression experienced by Black surgical trainees through an anonymous reporting.
Nataliansyah MM, Alimi YR, Barry L, Campbell AR, Ubesie KV, Stewart J 4th, Pugh C, Watkins A, Hayes-Dixon A, Clarke CN
Am J Surg. 2025 Sep;247:116371 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116371.
Completion of Distress Screening and Correlates of Distress Score in Patients With Multiple Myeloma at Initial Evaluation at a Transplant Center.
Estrada-Merly N, Wu JF, Pezzin LE, Nataliansyah MM, D'Souza A
Eur J Haematol. 2025 May;114(5):890-899 doi: 10.1111/ejh.14394.
Association of Daily Step Count and Postoperative Complication among All of Us Research Participants.
Gehl CJ, Verhagen NB, Shaik TJ, Nimmer K, Yang X, Xing Y, Taylor BW, Nataliansyah MM, Kerns SL, Kothari AN
J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Dec 1;239(6):539-546 doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001136.
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