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
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
International Wound Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, e70943Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70943
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Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset
GastroenterologyContributions 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
Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 39, no. 2, doag017Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAnalysis of short-term functional outcomes of colorectal resections in older adults aged 75 years and older: a prospective single health board cohort study
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 33-38Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2025.0042
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Laparoscopic anchoring of peritoneal catheters using surgical mesh–a promising approach for recurrent extrinsic ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration
British Journal of Neurosurgery, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 524-530Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2025.2573391
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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
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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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
The impact of patient age on investigation and management of colorectal cancer
6th Scientific and Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, pp. 41Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02707.x
Are patient and tumour characteristics different between those detected by screening and those from other referral sources?
2011 Tripartite Colorectal Meeting held in conjunction with the Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses Conference, pp. 26-26Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02655.x
Does the modality of colorectal cancer surgery influence outcomes?
2011 Tripartite Colorectal Meeting held in conjunction with the Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses Conference, pp. 64-64Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02656.x
Does urgency of referral impact on the management of patients with colorectal cancer?
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
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
