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Rick Ikesaka

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Lecturer (Adjunct)MedicineMcMaster University

Rick Ikesaka

Lecturer (Adjunct)

Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2025

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Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 CIHR grant, most recently in 2020.

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270

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Contact

ikesakar@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine
Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine
Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions

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26 publications.

Rivaroxaban Then Aspirin vs. Aspirin Alone after Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Shivakumar S, Matino D, Zukor D, Kahn SR, Vincent G, Mundi R, Vendittoli P-A, Refaei M, Bohm E, Tanzer M

New England Journal of Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2603649

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after surgery for hip fracture: A survey of physician practices

Godoy AD, Siegal D, Bhagirath V, Chan N, Borges F, Christopher D, de Wit K, Douketis J, Eikelboom J, Gross P

2026

DOI: 10.3138/cjgim.2025.0035

Diagnostic yield of imaging for pulmonary embolism by presenting complaint in the emergency department: an observational study

Germini F, Al-haimus F, Hu Y, Klyn J, Ikesaka R, Clayton N, Ibrahim Q, Chan N, de Wit K

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-01057-3

The platelet variability index tool to determine the likelihood of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP): User testing and tool refinement

Mahamad S, Li N, Clerici B, Harris E, Ikesaka R, Matusiak K, Merkeley H, Arnold D

Blood2025

DOI: 10.1182/blood-2025-3037

Accuracy of venous thromboembolism ICD-10 codes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Liu B, Hadzi-Tosev M, Eisa K, Liu Y, Lucier KJ, Garg A, Li S, Xu E, Mithoowani S, Ikesaka R

Thrombosis Update202425 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2023.100154

Prothrombin complex concentrate for emergency surgery in patients on oral Xa-inhibitors

Schulman S, Bhagirath V, Chan N, Germini F, Ikesaka R, Iorio A, Mithoowani S, Weitz JI, Gross PL

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis202411 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.07.002

Implementation, Clinical Benefit and Safety of a D-Dimer-Focused Pulmonary Embolism Testing Pathway in the Emergency Department

Germini F, Al-Haimus F, Hu Y, Mondoux S, Ibrahim Q, Chan N, Ikesaka R, Klyn J, Clayton N, Thabane L

Annals of Emergency Medicine20248 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.03.010

The incidence of major bleeding in adult patients with urogenital and gynecological cancer being treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs): a systematic review

Al-Tourah L, Mithoowani S, Lim W, Ikesaka R

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis20242 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11239-024-02956-5

Comparison of YEARS and Adjust-Unlikely D-dimer Testing for Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department

de Wit K, Al-Haimus F, Hu Y, Ikesaka R, Chan N, Ibrahim Q, Klyn J, Clayton N, Germini F

Annals of Emergency Medicine202323 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.09.014

In reply

de Wit K, Ikesaka R, Chan N, Germini F

Annals of Emergency Medicine2023Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.11.019 PMID: W4327904989