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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Does the mechanism of referral impact on outcome of Gastric cancer patients?
10th International Gastric cancer congressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsEvaluation of laparoscopic simulation training in the North of Scotland training deanery
Fifth International Skills Conference, pp. 58Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsEctopic gynaecomastia on the inner aspect of the thigh in an otherwise healthy man
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, vol. 2012, no. 12, rjs025Contributions to Journals: ArticlesColorectal resection for inflammatory colitis unresponsive to medical therapy: a single centre review of immediate post operative outcomes and operative technique
7th Scientific and Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, pp. 32Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03157.x
Does bowel screening influence outcome?
7th Scientific and Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, pp. 53Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03157.x
Does the location of colorectal carcinoma differ between screened and unscreened populations?
Colorectal Disease, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. e689-e691Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03134.x
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Is outcome in rectal carcinoma influenced by bowel screening?
7th Scientific and Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, pp. 53Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03157.x
Should the Extralevator Abdominoperineal resection be universally adopted?
7th Scientific and Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, pp. 57Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03157.x
Urgency of referral and its impact on outcome in patients with colorectal cancer
Colorectal Disease, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. e375-e377Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02961.x
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A prospective comparison of outcomes in a case-matched population of primary vs. revisional laparoscopic fundoplication
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALS), pp. S184Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2195-6
