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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The Changing Face of Emergency General Surgery: A 20-Year Analysis of Secular Trends in Demographics, Diagnoses, Operations and Outcomes
Annals of Surgery, vol. 271, no. 3, pp. 581-589Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWho needs a stapling device for haemorrhoidectomy, if one has the radiofrequency device?
coloproctology, vol. 42, pp. 24-29Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00053-019-00420-0
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Impact of deprivation and comorbidity on outcomes in emergency general surgery: an epidemiological study
Trauma surgery & acute care open, vol. 5, no. 1, e000500Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2020-000500
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Can Haematology Blood Tests at Time of Diagnosis Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer?
Digestive Surgery, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 495–501Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000493433
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Patient consent in the post-Montgomery era: A national multi-speciality prospective study
Surgeon, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 277-283Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2018.08.009
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Twenty‐year study of in‐hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission
BJS Open, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 713-721Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50187
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How many doctors does it take to manage an Elective General Surgical patient? Individualised Surgeon Specific Outcomes Data misrepresent modern team centred work practices
European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, vol. 7, no. 2Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAuthor response to: Reducing postoperative mortality rates in England
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 106, no. 8, pp. 1100Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11247
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Reducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 106, no. 8, pp. 1005-1011Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11151
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Meta‐analysis of laparoscopic transcystic versus transcholedochal common bile duct exploration for choledocholithiasis
BJS Open, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 242-251Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50132
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