Ronald H. Matsusaki
Emergency Physician
85 Queen Street Digby Nova Scotia, B0V 1A0About
Ronald H. Matsusaki, MD, maintains a position with Digby General Hospital, a public hospital affiliated with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, located in Digby, Canada. The Nova Scotia Health Authority�s mission is to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together. Dr. Matsusaki is an emergency room physician with eight years of experience, specializing in cardiac pathology and hyperthyroid medicine. He was educated at the University of Toronto and then went on to further complete an internship at Straight Surgeries-Southern California and a residency at the University of Toronto. To stay current in his field, he maintains professional memberships with The College of Family Physicians Canada, the Canadian Medical Association, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia and the Doctors Nova Scotia.
Education and Training
MD at University of Toronto
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Ronald H. Matsusaki's Expert Contributions
Should I go to the ER for a dog bite?
That depends on many variables: 1. Is the dog a pet who got scared by something? Or, is the dog new to the neighbourhood? 2. The size of the dog, i.e., the strength of its jowls. 3. Did the bite break the skin? 4. Diid the bite penetrate the clothes (e.g., tear in the pant leg)? 5. Was there a significant tissue-crush component: discolouration, tissue distortion such as a flap? 6. Is there underlying patient illness such as diabetes mellitus, COPD, chronic renal failure, vascular insufficiency in the region of the bite? 7. Diid the bite occur in an area of contamination? 8. Is the patient's tetanus booster (DT) up-to-date? 9. The knowledge and experience of the ED physician on call: Bites are never sewn as a regular laceration would be, as to do so makes the likelihood of secondary infection almost 100%. Animal bites are simply tacked together with as few [synthetic] sutures as it takes to approximate the edges. 10. The anxiety/worry level of the patient. My philosophy is, "If in doubt, go to the emergency department." There are other variables, but these are the main ones. Realize that I am sitting at my computer, not in the emergency department where other variables may arise upon questioning. Dr. Matsusaki READ MORE
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Public Speaking -
Internships
- Straight Surgeries- Southern California
Professional Society Memberships
- The College of Family Physicians Canada, Canadian Medical Association, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia, Doctors Nova Scotia
What do you attribute your success to?
- Having an inquisitive mind, being sincere in what she does.
Hobbies / Sports
- Traveling, Motorcycling, Cooking, Photography
Favorite professional publications
- Medscape, PubMed
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