Ronald P. Olson, MD

• Community and Family Medicine / Student Health
• Pediatrics / Student Health

Address:
DUMC 2899
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 681-WELL (9355)

Fax Telephone:
(919) 681-2874

• M.D., University of Calgary, Canada, 1986

• Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada, 1986-1988

Clinical Interests:
Sports medicine, student health, preoperative screening and management

Research Interests:
Preoperative Assessment and Management
Electronic Health Records
Sports Medicine
Student Health

Representative Publications:
Olson RP, Stone A, Lubarsky D. The prevalence and significance of low preoperative hemoglobin in ASA 1 or 2 outpatient surgery candidates. Anesth Analg. 2005 Nov;101(5):1337-40. (2005) Abstract

Olson RP, Bethel MA, Lien LF, Preoperative Hypoglycemia in a Patient on Detemir Insulin. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2007;4 (S1)
(2007)

Return to Sport After Concussion, Canadian Journal of Diagnosis, 1998;15: 72-83. (1998)

Olson RP, Schow AJ, McCann R, Lubarsky DA, Gan TJ. Absence of adverse outcomes in hyperkalemic patients undergoing vascular access surgery. Can J Anaesth. 2003 Jun-Jul;50(6):553-7. (2003) Abstract