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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Immediate breast reconstruction using Bovine pericardium after skin sparing mastectomy
Association of Breast SurgeryContributions to Conferences: AbstractsImmediate implant-based breast reconstruction using bovine pericardium (Veritas®) for optimal tissue regeneration
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 222-222Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13511609958532
The Use of a Wound Protector as a Self Retaining Skin Retractor for Skin Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction
Tropical Medicine and Surgery, vol. 1, no. 2, 1000112Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDoes a highly selective approach to oesophagoastric cancer resections confer survival benefits?
10th International Gastric cancer congressContributions to Conferences: PostersDoes the mechanism of referral impact on outcome of Gastric cancer patients?
10th International Gastric cancer congressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsEvaluation of laparoscopic simulation training in the North of Scotland training deanery
Fifth International Skills Conference, pp. 58Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsEctopic gynaecomastia on the inner aspect of the thigh in an otherwise healthy man
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, vol. 2012, no. 12, rjs025Contributions to Journals: ArticlesColorectal resection for inflammatory colitis unresponsive to medical therapy: a single centre review of immediate post operative outcomes and operative technique
7th Scientific and Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, pp. 32Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03157.x
Does bowel screening influence outcome?
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
Does the location of colorectal carcinoma differ between screened and unscreened populations?
Colorectal Disease, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. e689-e691Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03134.x
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