George Ramsay | The University of Aberdeen

George Ramsay

PhD FRCS

Senior Clinical Lecturer

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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

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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 Microbiology
2004 - University of Edinburgh
MBChB Medicine
2007 - University of Edinburgh
PhD Mucosal Immunology
2015 - University of Dundee
Environmental signals that control T lymphocytes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
FRCS General Surgery
2019 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MFSTEd Surgical Education
2015 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships: I am the North Cancer Alliance Prehabilitation Clinical Lead
External Memberships: 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

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
2026 - Published
Cruickshank, M., Loudon, K., Mason, P., Ramsay, G., Brazzelli, M.
International Wound Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, e70943
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70943
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/25f539f2-cada-4eb4-b809-17634a1c81f6/download
Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset
2026 - E-pub ahead of print
Langerová, T., MacVicar, E., Press, R., Read, F. L., Piana, M., Murdoch, S., Innes, J., Wilson, J., Watson, A. J., Waldron, F. M., Ramsay, G., Gregory, J. M.
Gastroenterology
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2026.04.003
Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset
2026 - E-pub ahead of print
Langerová, T., MacVicar, E., Press, R., Read, F. L., Piana, M., Murdoch, S., Innes, J., Wilson, J., Watson, A. J. M., Waldron, F. M., Ramsay, G., Gregory, J. M.
Gastroenterology
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2026.04.003
Prognostic factors for paraconduit hernia in adult patients post-esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review
2026 - Published
Abdel-Fattah, A., Mahdy, K., Abdelhamid, A., Nanthakumaran, S., Ramsay, G.
Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 39, no. 2, doag017
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doag017
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/51474980-fbb8-4a58-a625-55ca0aa6c53b/download
Prognostic factors for paraconduit hernia in adult patients post-esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review
2026 - Published
Abdel Fattah, A., Mahdy, K., Abdelhamid, A., Nanthakumaran, S., Ramsay, G.
Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 39, no. 2
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doag017

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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

Research Areas

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.

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Latest Publications

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

Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset

Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset

Prognostic factors for paraconduit hernia in adult patients post-esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review

Prognostic factors for paraconduit hernia in adult patients post-esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review

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Biomedical Sciences

Nutrition and Health

Research Specialisms

The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery

Screen detection is a survival predictor independent of pathological grade in colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study

Causes of death after emergency general surgical admission: population cohort study of mortality

Analysing the impact of living in a rural setting on the presentation and outcome of colorectal cancer: A prospective single centre observational study

International validation of a risk prediction algorithm for patients with malignant colorectal polyps

Assessing the role of the universal addition of CT thorax to CT abdomen and pelvis in the COVID era. A retrospective multicentre cohort study

COVID-19: No benefit of chest inclusion in acute abdomen CT

Video consultation for new colorectal patients

A 19 year population based cohort study analysing reoperation for recurrence following laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repairs

Current practice of anticoagulant in the treatment of splanchnic vein thrombosis secondary to acute pancreatitis

Tackling climate change: "plant good, meat bad" is overly simplistic

The Changing Face of Emergency General Surgery: A 20-Year Analysis of Secular Trends in Demographics, Diagnoses, Operations and Outcomes

Who needs a stapling device for haemorrhoidectomy, if one has the radiofrequency device?

Impact of deprivation and comorbidity on outcomes in emergency general surgery: an epidemiological study

Can Haematology Blood Tests at Time of Diagnosis Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer?

Patient consent in the post-Montgomery era: A national multi-speciality prospective study

Twenty‐year study of in‐hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission

How many doctors does it take to manage an Elective General Surgical patient? Individualised Surgeon Specific Outcomes Data misrepresent modern team centred work practices

Author response to: Reducing postoperative mortality rates in England

Reducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

Meta‐analysis of laparoscopic transcystic versus transcholedochal common bile duct exploration for choledocholithiasis

Is Liver Ultrasound Useful as Part of the Surveillance Strategy following Potentially Curative Colorectal Cancer Resection?

The prevalence of sarcopaenia in a vascular surgical patient cohort and its impact on outcome

Emergency general surgery in the United Kingdom: A lot of general, not many emergencies, and not much surgery

Single cell analysis of kynurenine and System L amino acid transport in T cells

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