PhD FRCS
Senior Clinical Lecturer
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- Email Address
- george.ramsay@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
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Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition



Biography
George Ramsay is a Senior Lecturer in the Health Services Research Unit, having joined the unit in 2021. He is also a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Before moving to the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation, he was a SCREDS Clinical Lecturer in the Rowett Institute of the ºÚÁÏÍø. His clinical training started in the University of Edinburgh where he undertook his undergraduate training, followed by his surgical training in the North and North East of Scotland. During his training, he took time out to undertake a PhD in Mucosal Immunology studying the lymphocytes in the small and large intestine that are key to maintaining health of these organs.
His current research interests are in characterising outcomes in Emergency General Surgery, assessing and improving outcomes in colorectal cancer management, the management of patients who have frailty and require operative intervention and medical education.
Qualifications
- BSc Medical Microbiology2004 - University of Edinburgh
- MBChB Medicine2007 - University of Edinburgh
- PhD Mucosal Immunology2015 - University of DundeeEnvironmental signals that control T lymphocytes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
- FRCS General Surgery2019 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- MFSTEd Surgical Education2015 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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I am the North Cancer Alliance Prehabilitation Clinical Lead
- External Memberships
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Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Association of Coloproctologisty of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chair of the Emergency General Surgical Subcommittee of ACPGBI
Latest Publications
GERIATRIC MEDICINE Acute Hospitals Outcomes Report 2024/25: An overview of outcomes of acute geriatric medicine services in Scotland
Aberdeen: British Geriatrics Society. 56 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
Duration of wound coverage for the prevention of surgical site infections after surgery: A systematic review of current evidence with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
International Wound Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, e70943Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset
GastroenterologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prognostic factors for paraconduit hernia in adult patients post-esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review
Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 39, no. 2, doag017Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Analysis of short-term functional outcomes of colorectal resections in older adults aged 75 years and older: a prospective single health board cohort study
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 33-38Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prizes and Awards
Our group's paper on the Management of Acute Cholecystitis in Scotland: A population Wide Cohort Study, presented by Mr Sendhil Rajan won the Moynihan Prize of the ASGBI meeting in May 2023
- Research
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Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Clinical Medicine
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
- Publications
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Novel prucalopride-containing bowel cleansing regimen improves completion rates of colon capsule endoscopy
Frontline Gastroenterology, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 269-272Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The management of splanchnic vein thrombosis in acute pancreatitis: a global DELPHI consensus study
HPB, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 343-351Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Safe emergency general surgery - ASGBI statement
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 12, znae303Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Outcomes reported in elective colorectal cancer surgery research for older patients: A scoping review
Colorectal Disease, vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 1871-1882Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Management of subcutaneous abscesses: prospective cross-sectional study (MAGIC)
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 8, znae162Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Quantitative Analysis of Intraoperative Distractions and When They Occur During General Surgical Operations
Cureus, vol. 16, no. 5, e60700Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Dietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity
Microbiome, vol. 12, no. 1, 89Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Reversal of stoma with biosynthetic mesh fascial reinforcement: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Colorectal Disease, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 632-642Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Stoma-free survival after anastomotic leak following rectal cancer resection: worldwide cohort of 2470 patients
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 110, no. 12, pp. 1863-1876Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Management of the Rectal Stump after Subtotal Colectomy Operations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Era of Immunologic Therapy: A Two-Centre Cohort Study
Journal of Digestive Diseases, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 872–878Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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