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 the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation, 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 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
Protein misfolding in the gastrointestinal tract predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.13.25337884
Establishing the optimal surgical approach for the acute presentation of left-sided colitis: a systematic review
F1000ResearchContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171820.1
The management of splanchnic vein thrombosis in acute pancreatitis: a global DELPHI consensus study
HPB, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 343-351Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNovel prucalopride-containing bowel cleansing regimen improves completion rates of colon capsule endoscopy
Frontline GastroenterologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2024-102861
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Safe emergency general surgery - ASGBI statement
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 12, znae303Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae303
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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

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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Reducing surgical site infection rates in colorectal surgery – a quality improvement approach to implementing a comprehensive bundle
Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 2999-3007Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15875
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The value of liquid biopsy in the diagnosis and staging of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review
Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 6, pp. 54Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/tgh.2020.01.11
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Complex lower limb trauma and reconstructive surgery: understanding health service resource use
European Journal of Plastic Surgery, vol. 44, pp. 679-686Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-021-01803-7
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Biliary colic
The BMJ, vol. 374, n2085Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2085
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Vasoactive agents in acute mesenteric ischaemia in critical care: A systematic review
F1000Research, vol. 10, 453Contributions to Journals: Review articlesVasoactive agents in acute mesenteric ischaemia in critical care. A systematic review [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
F1000Research, vol. 10, 453Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52782.2
- [ONLINE] https://f1000research.com/articles/10-453/v2
Recurrence kinetics after laparoscopic versus open surgery in colon cancer. A meta-analysis
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 10, no. 18, 4163Contributions to Journals: Review articlesEmergency general surgery: Impact of hospital and surgeon admission case volume on mortality
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, vol. 90, no. 6, pp. 996-1002Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003128
Pathological response post neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer is an independent predictor of survival
Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1326-1333Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15512
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The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery
Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 476-547Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15503
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