Division of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Faculty of Medicine

Matthew H. Rigby

Associate Professor

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Division of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Phone: 902-473-4358
Mailing Address: 
Division of Otolaryngology
5820 University Ave.
3rd Floor Dickson Bldg.
Halifax Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9
 
Research Topics:
  • transoral laser microsurgery
  • head and neck reconstruction
  • clinical outcomes
  • treatment-related quality of life
  • health outcomes monitoring and standardization

Education

  • BA, Intercultural Studies, Houghton College
  • MD, Dalhousie University
  • Residency, Dalhousie Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • MPH, Harvard University
  • Fellowship, Dalhousie Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery,Head and Neck Oncology, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  • Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Arizona Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Advanced Head and Neck, Microvascular and Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical and research interests

Dr. Rigby’s clinical interests include head and neck surgical oncology, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, rhinology, microvascular surgery, and head and neck reconstruction. His research interests focus on clinical outcomes and the development of medical information systems that facilitate standardization and analysis of these outcomes.

Selected publications

  • Lamport AC, MacKay C, Bullock M, Taylor SM, Trites JR, Corsten M, Rigby MH. Accuracy of the Intraoperative Bone Margin Protocol for Head and Neck Cancers Involving Bone at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 2023 52:6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-022-00609-2
  • Turner B, Mackay C, Taylor SM, Trites JR, Corsten M, Rigby MH. Accuracy of the intraoperative bone margin protocol for head and neck cancers involving bone at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2023 52:6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-022-00609-2
  • Mackay C, Turner B, Bullock M, Taylor SM, Trites J, Corsten M, Geldenhuys L, Rigby MH. Margin sampling and survival outcomes in oral cavity and p16 positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. OTO Open. 2022;6(3). doi:10.1177/2473974X221101024
  • Horwich P, MacKay CA, Bullock MJ, Taylor SM, Hart RD, Trites JR,  Geldenhuys L, Williams B, Rigby MH. Specimen-oriented intraoperative margin assessment in oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 2021 50:37  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-021-00501-5
  • Forner D, Curry DE, Hancock K, MacKay C, Taylor SM, Corsten M, Trites JR, and Rigby MH. Medical intervention versus surgical drainage for treatment of peritonsillar abscess: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surg. 2020 Nov;163(5):915-922. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820927328

Selected awards and honours

  • Gold winner Health Care Quality Team category NSHA Quality Award competition 2019
  • Dalhousie Division of ORL-HNS Staff Teaching Award 2017
  • Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Fellowship Award Grant (2012−2013)
  • Ross Stewart Smith Memorial Fellowship in Medical Research (2012)
  • Killam Scholarship (2011)
  • Dr. B. L. Jewett Memorial Prize (awarded for excellence in head and neck oncology research) (2008, 2010, 2011)
  • Dr. J. W. Merritt Prize (highest standing in surgery over all four years of medical school) (2007)