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 HSRU, 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 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
External Memberships
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Association of Coloproctologisty of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Latest Publications
The impact of travel time to cancer treatment centre on post-diagnosis care and mortality among cancer patients in Scotland
Health & PlaceContributions to Journals: ArticlesManagement 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 DiseasesContributions to Journals: ArticlesProlonged Ileus after Colorectal Surgery, a Systematic Review
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 18, 5769Contributions to Journals: Review articlesThe incidence of malignancy in the residual rectum of IBD patients after colectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 699-712Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland: population-wide cohort study
BJS Open, vol. 7, no. 4, zrad073Contributions to Journals: Articles
- 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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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
Laparoscopic colorectal resection for inflammatory colitis unresponsive to medical therapy: A single centre review of early postoperative outcomes
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALS), pp. s183Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2195-6
Are patients referred from primary care as ‘‘Urgent SuspectedColorectal Cancer’’ likely to have colonic malignancy?
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2012, pp. 101Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.8799
Method of referral significantly impacts on the outcome of patients with colorectal cancer
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2012, pp. 101Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.8799
Predictive value of lymph node ratios and total node harvest in advanced colorectal carcinoma
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2012, pp. 102Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.8799
Should the presence of EMVI influence therapy in colorectal carcinoma?
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2012, pp. 92-93Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.8799
Site and stage of colorectal malignancy is influenced by referral pathways
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2012, pp. 100-101Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.8799
