PhD FRCS
Senior Clinical Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- george.ramsay@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
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 HRSU, he was a SCREDS clinical lecturer in the Rowett Institute of the University of Aberdeen. 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 describing and characterising Emergency General Surgery, assessing and improving outcomes in colorectal cancer management 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
Outcomes reported in elective colorectal cancer surgery research for older patients: A scoping review
Colorectal DiseaseContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.17177
Management of subcutaneous abscesses: prospective cross-sectional study (MAGIC)
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 8, znae162Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Quantitative Analysis of Intraoperative Distractions and When They Occur During General Surgical Operations
Cureus, vol. 16, no. 5, e60700Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDietary fibre supplementation enhances radiotherapy tumour control and alleviates intestinal radiation toxicity
Microbiome, vol. 12, no. 1, 89Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReversal 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
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
Education
Biomedical Sciences
Nutrition and Health
Research Specialisms
- Clinical Medicine
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Publications
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The difference in location of screen detected colorectal tumours compared to those from symptomatic referrals
2011 Tripartite Colorectal Meeting held in conjunction with the Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses Conference, pp. 72-72Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02656.x
Are oncological outcomes influenced by patient selection and the nature of colorectal cancer surgery?
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2011, pp. 89-89Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.7526
Do patient and tumour characteristics differ when comparing screening detected and non-screening detected colorectal carcinomas?
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2011, pp. 89-89Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.7526
Effects of urgency of referral on outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2011, pp. 76-76Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.7525
Is there any difference in the location of screen detected colorectal tumours compared to those from symptomatic referrals?
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2011, pp. 90-90Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.7526
A prospective comparison of outcomes in a case-matched population of primary vs. revisional laparoscopic fundoplication: further support for patient centred outcomes
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons Conference NewsContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesAdvancing the flexible nurse cystoscopy remit
Urology News, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 20-22Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproved central line management, facilitated by audit, potentially reduces line sepsis
International Journal of Surgery , vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 539Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIs down staging of distal sigmoid and recto-sigmoid carcinoma achievable using neo-adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy?
Contributions to Conferences: PapersMountain bike trauma attending a rural emergency department
International Journal of Surgery , vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 536Contributions to Journals: Articles
