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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 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 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

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
2023 - Accepted/In press
Turner, M., Carriere, R., Fielding, S., Ramsay, G., Samuel, L., Maclaren, A., Murchie, P.
Health & Place
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Management of the Rectal Stump after Subtotal Colectomy Operations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Era of Immunologic Therapy: A Two-Centre Cohort Study
2023 - E-pub ahead of print
Boldovjakova, D., El-Abbassy, I., Alarcon, I., El-Saify, M., Chan, J. H., Harley, M., Parnaby, C., Watson, A., Ramsay, G.
Journal of Digestive Diseases
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000533267
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22038/1/Boldovjakova_etal_DD_Management_Of_The_VOR.pdf
Prolonged Ileus after Colorectal Surgery, a Systematic Review
2023 - Published
Shereef, A., Raftery, D., Sneddon, F., Mair, L., Emslie, K., Mackay, C., Ramsay, G., Forget, P.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 18, 5769
Contributions to Journals: Review articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185769
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22173/1/Shereef_etal_JCM_Prolonged_Ileus_After_VOR.pdf
The incidence of malignancy in the residual rectum of IBD patients after colectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2023 - Published
Georganta, I., McIntosh, S., Boldovjakova, D., Parnaby, C. N., Watson, A. J. M., Ramsay, G.
Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 699-712
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-023-02762-w
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20439/2/Georganta_etal_TC_The_Incidence_Of_VoR.pdf
Comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland: population-wide cohort study
2023 - Published
Bekheit, M., Rajan, S., Wohlgemut, J. M., Watson, A. J. M., Ramsay, G.
BJS Open, vol. 7, no. 4, zrad073
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrad073
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21550/1/Bekheit_etal_BJSO_Comprehensive_Assessment_Of_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus

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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

The impact of travel time to cancer treatment centre on post-diagnosis care and mortality among cancer patients in Scotland

Management of the Rectal Stump after Subtotal Colectomy Operations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Era of Immunologic Therapy: A Two-Centre Cohort Study

Prolonged Ileus after Colorectal Surgery, a Systematic Review

The incidence of malignancy in the residual rectum of IBD patients after colectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland: population-wide cohort study

Research Areas

Education

Biomedical Sciences

Nutrition and Health

Research Specialisms

Emergency general surgery: Impact of hospital and surgeon admission case volume on mortality

Pathological response post neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer is an independent predictor of survival

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

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