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Professor Angus Watson

Professor Angus Watson
Professor Angus Watson
Professor Angus Watson

BSc, MB ChB, MD, OBE, FRCS(Ed)

Clinical Chair in Surgery

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Biography

Professor Watson is the Clinical Chair of Surgery at the University and Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He holds an adjunct Chair of Surgery at the University of Southern Denmark and an Honorary Chair of Surgery at the University of St Andrews. He directs the clinical research groups across the Medical School.

He is an honorary consultant general and colorectal surgeon at NHS Highland. Angus trained in Manchester-England, Scotland and New Zealand before being appointed a consultant surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2005. He moved to Inverness in 2009.

He was awarded an OBE for services to surgery and surgical research in the King's New Year's Honours List in 2006.

Angus's main clinical interests are emergency and colorectal surgery. His research interests are diverse. He is a Chief Investigator of a wide range of national and international clinical trials. He innovations include the Scottish Surgical Boot Camp and he was the architect and clinical lead behind Scotland's colon capsule endoscopy programme (ScotCap). He has over 250 peer reviewed book chapters, publications and conference papers. Angus is a volunteer surgeon for UK-Med and has recently operated in Ukraine (2022/23) and Gaza (2024/25) delivering emergency surgical care in these areas of conflict.

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Director of the Clinical Research Groups in the Institute of Applied Health Sciences

External Memberships

Vice President, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volunteer Surgeon for UK-Med, the UK's Emergency Medical Team

Latest Publications

  • Correction to: Expert consensus on best content of a robotic surgical curriculum: a systematic review (Journal of Robotic Surgery, (2025), 19, 1, (721), 10.1007/s11701-025-02893-2)

    Kieslich, A. K., Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Calvert, A., Walker, K. G., Walker, K. A., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of robotic surgery, vol. 20, no. 1, 261
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • Associations between demographic, clinical and dietary factors and flares in inflammatory bowel disease: the PRognostic effect of Environmental factors in Crohn’s and Colitis (PREdiCCt) prospective cohort study

    Constantine-Cooke, N., Gros, B., Plevris, N., Williams, L. J., Jones, G., Kyle, J., Kennedy, N. A., Velasco-Pardo, V., Rudge, A., Alexander, D., Anderson, C. A., Brusco de Freitas, M., Derr, L. M., Derikx, L. A., Gilchrist, S., Henderson, P., Horgan, G. W., Irving, P., Lamb, C. A., Jostins-Dean, L., Lindsay, J. O., MacDonald, J., Mowat, C., Murray, C., Parkes, M., Siakavellas, S. I., Vallejos, C. A., Gaya, D. R., Rhodes, J. M., Johnstone, A. M., Weir, C. J., Lees, C. W., PREdiCCt study group, Ahmed, S. (ed.), Akhtar, M. (ed.), Alexakis, C. (ed.), Allen, P. (ed.), Arnott, I. D. (ed.), Banim, P. J. (ed.), Barbour, J. A. (ed.), Bredin, F. (ed.), Connor, E. (ed.), Cotronei, C. (ed.), Covil, K. (ed.), Creed, T. (ed.), Dhar, A. (ed.), Donovan, F. (ed.), Durai, D. (ed.), Smith, M. (ed.), Watson, A. (ed.)
    Gut, vol. 75, no. 8, pp. 1491-1504
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Utility of colon capsule endoscopy in colorectal cancer and post-polypectomy surveillance

    Ibrahim, H., Dequaire, J., Abdelwahed, A., Jardine, R., Watson, A.
    European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 678-683
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Defining post–colon capsule endoscopy colorectal cancer (pCCECRC)-an International Capsule Endoscopy Research (iCARE) group consensus statement

    Ibrahim, H., Lei, I. I., Murchie, P., Koulaouzidis, A., Watson, A. J. M., iCARE consensus collaborative
    Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 40, pp. 4548–4557
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset

    Langerová, T., MacVicar, E., Press, R., Read, F. L., Piana, M., Murdoch, S., Innes, J., Wilson, J., Watson, A. J., Waldron, F. M., Ramsay, G., Gregory, J. M.
    Gastroenterology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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Prizes and Awards

OBE King's New Year's Honours 2026

Publications

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  • Correction to: Expert consensus on best content of a robotic surgical curriculum: a systematic review (Journal of Robotic Surgery, (2025), 19, 1, (721), 10.1007/s11701-025-02893-2)

    Kieslich, A. K., Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Calvert, A., Walker, K. G., Walker, K. A., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of robotic surgery, vol. 20, no. 1, 261
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • Associations between demographic, clinical and dietary factors and flares in inflammatory bowel disease: the PRognostic effect of Environmental factors in Crohn’s and Colitis (PREdiCCt) prospective cohort study

    Constantine-Cooke, N., Gros, B., Plevris, N., Williams, L. J., Jones, G., Kyle, J., Kennedy, N. A., Velasco-Pardo, V., Rudge, A., Alexander, D., Anderson, C. A., Brusco de Freitas, M., Derr, L. M., Derikx, L. A., Gilchrist, S., Henderson, P., Horgan, G. W., Irving, P., Lamb, C. A., Jostins-Dean, L., Lindsay, J. O., MacDonald, J., Mowat, C., Murray, C., Parkes, M., Siakavellas, S. I., Vallejos, C. A., Gaya, D. R., Rhodes, J. M., Johnstone, A. M., Weir, C. J., Lees, C. W., PREdiCCt study group, Ahmed, S. (ed.), Akhtar, M. (ed.), Alexakis, C. (ed.), Allen, P. (ed.), Arnott, I. D. (ed.), Banim, P. J. (ed.), Barbour, J. A. (ed.), Bredin, F. (ed.), Connor, E. (ed.), Cotronei, C. (ed.), Covil, K. (ed.), Creed, T. (ed.), Dhar, A. (ed.), Donovan, F. (ed.), Durai, D. (ed.), Smith, M. (ed.), Watson, A. (ed.)
    Gut, vol. 75, no. 8, pp. 1491-1504
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Utility of colon capsule endoscopy in colorectal cancer and post-polypectomy surveillance

    Ibrahim, H., Dequaire, J., Abdelwahed, A., Jardine, R., Watson, A.
    European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 678-683
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Defining post–colon capsule endoscopy colorectal cancer (pCCECRC)-an International Capsule Endoscopy Research (iCARE) group consensus statement

    Ibrahim, H., Lei, I. I., Murchie, P., Koulaouzidis, A., Watson, A. J. M., iCARE consensus collaborative
    Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 40, pp. 4548–4557
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset

    Langerová, T., MacVicar, E., Press, R., Read, F. L., Piana, M., Murdoch, S., Innes, J., Wilson, J., Watson, A. J., Waldron, F. M., Ramsay, G., Gregory, J. M.
    Gastroenterology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A systematic review of comprehensive Robotic-assisted surgical (RAS) curricula

    Kieslich, A., Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Calvert, A., Walker, K., Walker, K. A., Watson, A. J. M.
    Journal of robotic surgery, vol. 20, 130
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Colon capsule endoscopy is not yet green: patient-travel carbon costs of CCE versus colonoscopy in rural Scotland

    Walker, S., Jardine, R., Barker, K., Watson, A. J. M.
    Frontline Gastroenterology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Expert consensus on best content of a robotic surgical curriculum: a systematic review

    Kieslich, A., Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Calvert, A., Walker, K., Walker, K. A., Watson, A. J. M.
    Journal of robotic surgery, vol. 19, 721
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Protein misfolding in the gastrointestinal tract predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset

    Langerova, T., MacVicar, E., Press, R., Read, F., Piana, M., Murdoch, S., Innes, J., Wilson, J., Watson, A. J. M., Waldron, F. M., Ramsay, G., Gregory, J. M.
    Working Papers: Preprint Papers
  • ColoCap: determining the diagnostic accuracy of colon capsule endoscopy compared with standard colonoscopy in patients at risk of colorectal disease: a study protocol

    Ibrahim, H., Haritakis, M., Ballantine, L., McCormack, K., Cotton, S., Hudson, J., Atkin, K., Rogers, S., Nixon, L. S., Verghese, A., Holmes, H., Treweek, S., MacLennan, G., Dolwani, S., Gardner, G., Hurt, C., Watson, A. J. M., Turvill, J. L.
    BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 9, e104661
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hallucination-Aware Multimodal Benchmark for Gastrointestinal Image Analysis with Large Vision-Language Models

    Khanal, B., Pokhrel, S., Bhandari, S., Rana, R., Shrestha, N., Gurung, R. B., Linte, C. A., Watson, A. J. M., Shrestha, Y. R., Bhattarai, B.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • AI-Assisted Evaluation of Colon Cleanliness in Capsule Endoscopy Videos

    Gilabert, P., Malagelada, C., Wenzek, H., Watson, A. J. M., Robertson, A. R., Finta, ?., Vitrià, J., Segui, S.
    Diagnostics, vol. 15, no. 17, 2228
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Patient priorities and decision-making process when choosing between colonic investigation alternatives: a qualitative interview study

    MacLeod, C., Treweek, S., Wilson, P., Watson, A. J. M., Robinson, S.
    BMJ Open Gastroenterology, vol. 12, no. 1, e001602
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Out-of-Distribution Detection in Gastrointestinal Vision by Estimating Nearest Centroid Distance Deficit

    Pokhrel, S., Bhandari, S., Ali, S., Lambrou, T., Nguyen, A., Shrestha, Y. R., Watson, A., Stoyanov, D., Gyawali, P., Bhattarai, B.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • Novel prucalopride-containing bowel cleansing regimen improves completion rates of colon capsule endoscopy

    Ibrahim, H., Jardine, R., Macleod, C., Ramsay, G., Watson, A. J.
    Frontline Gastroenterology, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 269-272
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Factors predicting conversion from colon capsule endoscopy to conventional optical endoscopy—findings from the CESCAIL study

    Lei, I. I., Parisi, I., Bhandare, A., Perez, F. P., Lee, T., Shehkar, C., McStay, M., Anderson, S., Watson, A., Conlin, A., Badreldin, R., Malik, K., Jacob, J., Dixon, A., Butterworth, J., Parsons, N., Koulaouzidis, A., Arasaradnam, R. P., CESCAIL study group, Noble, C., White, E., Wenzek, H., Huhulea, C.
    BMC Gastroenterology, vol. 25, no. 1, 363
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • NCDD: Nearest Centroid Distance Deficit for Out-Of-Distribution Detection in Gastrointestinal Vision

    Pokhrel, S., Bhandari, S., Ali, S., Lambrou, T., Nguyen, A., Shrestha, Y. R., Watson, A., Stoyanov, D., Gyawali, P., Bhattarai, B.
    Working Papers: Preprint Papers
  • Colon capsule endoscopy: A bitter pill?

    Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Turvill, J. L., Watson, A. J. M.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 2121-2123
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Long-term cost-effectiveness of insertion of a biological mesh during stoma-site closure: 5-8-year follow-up of the ROCSS randomized controlled trial

    Monahan, M., Kaur, M., Roberts, T., Munetsi, L. R., Jerome, E., Magill, L., Evans, R., MacKay, S., Popplewell, M., Ball, A., Griggs, R., Shabbir, J., Ebrahim, A., Hammond, T., Ramesh, V., Amarnath, T., O'Connor, O., Tokidis, E., Pierson, M., Webster, P., Wilson, T., Davis, G., Doyle, M., Finch, B., Gupta, A., Hill, D., Popoola, M., Rees, A., Santos, L., Stubbs, B., Taylor, M., Bhatta, G., Liao, C., Rankin, A., Wilhelmsen, E., Blackwell, J., Lenzi, E., Watson, N., Cooke, J., Hardy, C., Runau, F., Wolff, J., Amir, F., Hill, P., Smart, C. J., Gates, Z., Yassin, N., Holdsworth, R., Mishra, A., Watson, A., Reinforcement of Closure of Stoma Site (ROCSS) Collaborative, West Midlands Research Collaborative
    British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 8, znae159
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Risk of Bowel Obstruction in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for High-risk Colon Cancer: A Nested Case-control-matched Analysis of an International, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial (FOxTROT)

    FOxTROT Collaborating Group, Watson, A., Glasbey, J.
    Annals of Surgery, vol. 280, no. 2, pp. 283-293
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Response article to commentary on our article titled ‘Volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract’

    Brown, J., Dick, L., Watson, A.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 85, no. 7, pp. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract

    Brown, J., Dick, L., Watson, A.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 1-9
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Immunomodulatory therapy in children with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS, MIS-C; RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

    RECOVERY Collaborative Group, Watson, A.
    The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 190-200
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Colon capsule endoscopy investigation based on faecal haemoglobin concentration in symptomatic patients to detect bowel disease

    MacLeod, C., Mowat, C., Hudson, J., Strachan, J. A., Watson, A., The ScotCap Clinical Leads Collaboration
    BJS Open, vol. 8, no. 1, zrae007
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Associations between patient factors and successful colon capsule endoscopy: a prospective cohort study

    MacLeod, C., Foxton, A., Wilson, P., Treweek, S., Watson, A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2383-2391
    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

    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, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 872–878
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Anatomical landmarks localization for capsule endoscopy studies

    Laiz, P., Vitrià, J., Gilabert, P., Wenzek, H., Watson, A. J., Seguí, S.
    Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, vol. 108, 102243
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The incidence of malignancy in the residual rectum of IBD patients after colectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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

    Bekheit, M., Rajan, S., Wohlgemut, J. M., Watson, A. J. M., Ramsay, G.
    BJS Open, vol. 7, no. 4, zrad073
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • An evaluation of a novel bowel preparation regimen and its effect on the utility of colon capsule endoscopy: a prospective cohort study with historical controls

    Macleod, C., Oliphant, R., Richards, C., Watson, A. J.
    Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 665-672
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • English translation and cross-cultural validation of the patient-reported outcome measurement-haemorrhoidal impact and satisfaction score (PROM-HISS)

    Kuiper, S. Z., Kimman, M. L., Cooper, R., O'Neill, H., Watson, A. J., Melenhorst, J., Breukink, S. O., Dirksen, C. D.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 1671-1678
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Study of capsule endoscopy delivery at scale through enhanced artificial intelligence-enabled analysis (the CESCAIL study)

    Lei, I. I., Tompkins, K., White, E., Watson, A., Parsons, N., Noufaily, A., Segui, S., Wenzek, H., Badreldin, R., Conlin, A., Arasaradnam, R. P.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1498-1505
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Quality Evaluation in Emergency General Surgery

    Sugrue, M., Parlour, R., Skelly, B., Watson, A.
    Textbook of Emergency General Surgery: Traumatic and Non-traumatic Surgical Emergencies. Springer International Publishing, pp. 569-578, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Evaluation of an Innovative Colon Capsule Endoscopy Service in Scotland from the Perspective of Patients: Mixed Methods Study

    Bond, S., Kyfonidis, C., Jamieson, M., Maguire, R., McCann, L., Watson, A., Brogan, M., Lennon, M.
    Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 25, e45181
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Clinicians’ Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Colon Capsule Endoscopy: Technology Made Simple

    Lei, I. I., Nia, G. J., White, E., Wenzek, H., Segui, S., Watson, A. J., Koulaouzidis, A., Arasaradnam, R. P.
    Diagnostics, vol. 13, no. 6, 1038
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Prevalence of repeat faecal immunochemical testing in symptomatic patients attending primary care

    Johnstone, M. S., MacLeod, C., Digby, J., Al-Azzawi, Y., Pang, G., Watson, A. J., Strachan, J., Mowat, C., McSorley, S. T.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 1498-1504
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Colorectal Endoscopic Stenting Trial (CReST) for obstructing left-sided colorectal cancer: Randomized clinical trial

    Hill, J., Lee, S., Morton, D., Parker, M., Halligan, S., Taylor, S., Kay, C., Gray, R., Handley, K., Kaur, M., Magill, L., Fulcher, L., Lilly, H., Palmer, A., Peters, A., Sidile, C., Wilcockson, A., Bensoussane, H., Marchevsky, N., Oliver, A., Carlson, G., Scott, N., Hiller, L., Alderson, D., Martin, D., Yu, L., Chokkalingam, A., Cross, N., Delicata, R. J., Edwards, P., Sturgeon, G., Domingo, D., Gutmann, J., Huang, J., Mills-Baldock, T., Mtwana, A., Premchand, P., Willis, N., Cocks, S., Curran, E., Gall, Z., Harris, P., Hobbiss, J., Lipscomb, G., Maxwell, A., Patel, H., Smith, D., Antrum, R. M., Beckett, C. G., Watson, A. J., CReST Collaborative Group
    British Journal of Surgery, vol. 109, no. 11, pp. 1073-1080
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Artificial intelligence to improve polyp detection and screening time in colon capsule endoscopy

    Gilabert, P., Vitrià, J., Laiz, P., Malagelada, C., Watson, A., Wenzek, H., Segui, S.
    Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 9, 1000726
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Postoperative Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC2): Randomized clinical trial

    Newton, K., Dumville, J., Briggs, M., Law, J., Martin, J., Pearce, L., Kirwan, C., Pinkney, T., Needham, A., Jackson, R., Winn, S., McCulloch, H., Hill, J., Watson, A., Johnson, M., Hiller, L., Psarelli, E., Murray, L., Smith, A., Brown, S., Singh, B., Newby, C., Ali, O., Sukha, A., Blencowe, N., Narang, S., Reeves, N., Faulkner, G., Rajamanickam, S., Evans, J., Mangam, S., Harilingham, M., Smart, C. J., Ward, S. J., Bogdan, M., Amin, K., Al-Khaddar, Z., Davies, E., Patel, P., Stearns, A., Shaik, I., Hernon, J., Pal, A., Lewis, M., Barker, J., Gerrard, A., Abdel-Halim, M., Shuttleworth, P., Lee, M. J., Peckham-Cooper, A. B., PPAC2 Collaborators
    British Journal of Surgery, vol. 109, no. 10, pp. 951-957
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A colorectal cancer missed by colon capsule endoscopy: a case report

    MacLeod, C., Oliphant, R., Docherty, J. G., Watson, A. J.
    BMC Gastroenterology, vol. 22, no. 1, 258
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • ScotCap - A large observational cohort study

    MacLeod, C., Hudson, J., Brogan, M., Cotton, S., Treweek, S., MacLennan, G., Watson, A. J. M.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 411-421
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Emergency General Surgery: Impact of Distance and Rurality on Mortality

    Ramsay, G., Scott, N., Bekheit, M., Watson, A., Jansen, J. J., Wohlgemut, J.
    BJS Open, vol. 6, no. 2, zrac032
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Reducing surgical site infection rates in colorectal surgery – A quality improvement approach to implementing a comprehensive bundle (CDI-01554-2020.R2)

    Ramsay, G., Watson, A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 239-239
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • What holds back colon capsule endoscopy from being the main diagnostic test for the large bowel in cancer screening?

    Bjoersum-Meyer, T., Spada, C., Watson, A., Eliakim, R., Baatrup, G., Toth, E., Koulaouzidis, A.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 168-170
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
  • Follow-up of small and diminutive colonic polyps—How to balance the risks in the COVID-19 era

    MacLeod, C., Mowat, C., Winter, J., Todd, J., Maxwell, F., McKinley, A., Noble, C., Collins, P., Wilson, L., Cruikshank, N., Leggett, G., Weber, B., Moug, S., Ray, C., Fletcher, J., Hendry, P., Watson, A. J. M., The ScotCap Clinical Leads Collaboration
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 3061-3064
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • Reducing surgical site infection rates in colorectal surgery – a quality improvement approach to implementing a comprehensive bundle

    Falconer, R., Ramsay, G., Hudson, J., Watson, A., Highland Colorectal SSI Group
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 2999-3007
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Emergency general surgery: Impact of hospital and surgeon admission case volume on mortality

    Wohlgemut, J. M., Ramsay, G., Bekheit, M., Scott, N. W., Watson, A. J. M., Jansen, J. O.
    The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, vol. 90, no. 6, pp. 996-1002
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Analysis of colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis in pre- and postbiological eras in Lothian, Scotland

    Jenkinson, P. W., Plevris, N., Lyons, M., Grant, R., Fulforth, J., Kirkwood, K., Arnott, I. D., Wilson, D., Watson, A. J., Jones, G. R., Lees, C. W.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1175-1183
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Simulation for technical skill acquisition in open vascular surgery

    Falconer, R., Semple, C. M., Walker, K. G., Cleland, J., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol. 73, no. 5, pp. 1821-1827.e2
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Teaching Surgical Residents in the COVID-19 Era: The Value of a Simulation Strategy

    Shah, A., Falconer, R., Watson, A., Walker, K. G.
    Journal of Surgical Education, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 751-752
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Reply to Mathew

    Fowler, H., Clifford, R. E., Sutton, P., Watson, A. J., Fearnhead, N., Rose, A., Bach, S., Jackson, R., Moran, B., Vimalachandran, D.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 752-753
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of wound bundles in emergency midline laparotomy identifies that it is time for improvement

    Mc Geehan, G., Edelduok, I. M., Bucholcw, M., Watson, A., Bodnar, Z., Johnston, A., Sugrue, M.
    Life, vol. 11, no. 2, 138
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The metronidazole myth

    Watson, A. J.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 283
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • Causes of death after emergency general surgical admission: population cohort study of mortality

    Ramsay, G., Wohlgemut, J. M., Bekheit, M., Watson, A. J. M., Jansen, J. O.
    BJS Open, vol. 5, no. 2, zrab021
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Teaching webside manner: development and initial evaluation of a video consultation skills training module for undergraduate medical students

    Gunner, C. K., Eisner, E., Watson, A. J., Duncan, J. L.
    Medical Education Online, vol. 26, no. 1, 1954492
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of rubber band ligation versus sutured mucopexy versus haemorrhoidectomy in patients with recurrent haemorrhoidal disease (Napoleon trial): Study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial

    Kuiper, S. Z., Dirksen, C. D., Kimman, M. L., Van Kuijk, S. M., Van Tol, R. R., Muris, J. W., Watson, A. J., Maessen, J. M., Melenhorst, J., Breukink, S. O., Baeten, C. I., Bloemendaal, A. L., de Castro, S. M., Consten, E. C., van Dielen, F. M., Doornebosch, P. G., Heemskerk, J., Holzik, M. F., Omloo, J. M., Polle, S. W., Schiphorst, A. H., Schipper, E., Smeenk, R. M., Vening, W., Vogelaar, F. J., Napoleon Trial Study Group
    Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 99, 106177
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • HALT (Hernia Active Living Trial): protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention to improve quality of life in people with bowel stoma with a bulge/parastomal hernia

    Hubbard, G., Beeken, R. J., Taylor, C., Oliphant, R., Watson, A. J., Munro, J., Russell, S., Goodman, W.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 6, 142
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hartmann's procedure versus intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision (HiP Study): a multicentre prospective cohort study

    Fowler, H., Clifford, R., Sutton, P., Watson, A., Fearnhead, N., Bach, S., Moran, B., Rose, A., Jackson, R., Vimalachandran, D., Asmanath, T., Bach, S., Badrinath, K., Branagan, G., Bronder, C., Butcher, D., Lacey-Coulson, J., Dennis, R., Duff, S., Gossedge, G., Hill, J., Fearnhead, N., Hernon, J., Hunt, L., Kamal, A., Khan, J., Masekar, S., Mitchell, P., Moran, B., Nassa, H., Rooney, P., Sheikh, A., Slawik, S., Smart, C., Smart, N., Smith, D., Speake, D., Stephenson, B., Thornton, M., Tou, S., Tutton, M., Wilkinson, L., Williamson, M., the HiP collaborators
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 2114-2122
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Predicting the difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy: development and validation of a pre-operative risk score using an objective operative difficulty grading system

    Nassar, A. H., Hodson, J., Ng, H. J., Vohra, R. S., Katbeh, T., Zino, S., Griffiths, E. A., the CholeS Study Group, West Midlands Research Collaborative, Watson, A. J.
    Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 4549-4561
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Videoconference clinics improve efficiency of inflammatory bowel disease care in a remote and rural setting

    Ruf, B., Jenkinson, P., Armour, D., Fraser, M., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of telemedicine and telecare, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 545-551
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Legacy of COVID-19 – the opportunity to enhance surgical services for patients with colorectal disease

    Arulampalam, T., Bhangu, A., Brown, S. R., Clark, S. K., Din, F., Harji, D., Knowles, C. H., McNamara, D., Moug, S. J., Smart, N., Tierney, G., Torkington, J., Walsh, C., Watson, A. J., Fearnhead, N. S., The ACPGBI Legacy Working Group
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 1219-1228
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Video consultation for new colorectal patients

    Sellars, H., Ramsay, G., Sunny, A., Gunner, C. K., Oliphant, R., Watson, A. J. M.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 1015-1021
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Crises drive innovation

    Gunner, C. K., Oliphant, R., Watson, A. J.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 1195
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Temporal trends in surgical resection rates and biologic prescribing in crohn's disease: A population-based cohort study

    Jenkinson, P. W., Plevris, N., Siakavellas, S., Lyons, M., Arnott, I. D., Wilson, D., Watson, A. J., Jones, G. R., Lees, C. W.
    Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 1241-1247
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Colon capsule endoscopy

    MacLeod, C., Monaghan, E., Banerjee, A., Jenkinson, P., Falconer, R., Ramsay, G., Watson, A. J.
    Surgeon, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 251-256
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Increasing incidence of young-onset colorectal carcinoma A 3-country population analysis

    Chittleborough, T. J., Gutlic, I., Pearson, J. F., Watson, A., Bhatti, L. A., Buchwald, P., Potter, J. D., Wakeman, C., Eglinton, T., Frizelle, F.
    Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 903-910
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • European Society of ColoProctology: guideline for haemorrhoidal disease

    van Tol, R. R., Kleijnen, J., Watson, A. J., Jongen, J., Altomare, D. F., Qvist, N., Higuero, T., Muris, J. W., Breukink, S. O.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 650-662
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Colon capsule endoscopy: an innovative method for detecting colorectal pathology during the Covid-19 pandemic?

    MacLeod, C., Wilson, P., Watson, A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 621-624
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Predictors for anastomotic leak, postoperative complications, and mortality after right colectomy for cancer: Results from an international snapshot audit

    European Society of Coloproctology Collaborating Group Collaborators, ESCP Cohort Studies Sub-Committee, Watson, A. J. M.
    Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 606-618
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Stoma support garments: A survey on patient information needs, product selection and equity of provision

    Taylor, C., Munro, J., Goodman, W., Beeken, R., Dames, N., Oliphant, R., Watson, A., Hubbard, G.
    Gastrointestinal Nursing, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 18-26
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Eight Years of Scottish Surgical Boot Camps: How We Do It Now

    Walker, K. G., Blackhall, V. I., Hogg, M. E., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of Surgical Education, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 235-241
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Prophylactic biological mesh reinforcement versus standard closure of stoma site (ROCSS): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

    Bhangu, A., Nepogodiev, D., Ives, N., Magill, L., Glasbey, J., Forde, C., Bisgaard, T., Handley, K., Mehta, S., Morton, D., Pinkney, T. D., Brown, J., Futaba, K., Khan, S., Pallan, A., Patel, A., Ashdown-Phillips, S., Roberts, T., Jowett, S., Munetsi, L., Torrance, A., Hilken, N., Hill, M., Hunter, M., Leek, S., Lilly, H., Sawant, A., Vince, A., Walters, M., Bemelman, W., Blussé, M., Borstlap, W., Busch, O. R., Buskens, C., Klaver, C., Marsman, H., van Ruler, O., Tanis, P., Westerduin, E., Wicherts, D., Das, P., Essapen, S., Frost, V., Glennon, A., Gray, C., Hussain, A., McNichol, L., Nisar, P., Scott, H., Watson, A. J., Reinforcement of Closure of Stoma Site (ROCSS) Collaborative, West Midlands Research Collaborative
    The Lancet, vol. 395, no. 10222, pp. 417-426
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A physical activity intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with a stoma: A feasibility study

    Hubbard, G., Taylor, C., Watson, A. J., Munro, J., Goodman, W., Beeken, R. J.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 6, 12
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Who needs a stapling device for haemorrhoidectomy, if one has the radiofrequency device?

    Sunny, A., Sellars, H., Ramsay, G., Polson, R., Watson, A.
    coloproctology, vol. 42, pp. 24-29
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A BRIEF MINDFULNESS-BASED MEDITATION INTERVENTION IN NURSING STUDENTS: REPORT ON A MIXED METHODOLOGY FEASIBILITY STUDY

    Jones, J., Schoultz, M., Watson, A. J., Leslie, S. J.
    Encyclopedia of Nursing. Nova Science Publishers Inc, pp. 991-1009, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Experiences of wearing support garments by people living with a urostomy

    Taylor, C., Munro, J., Goodman, W., Beeken, R. J., Dames, N., Oliphant, R., Watson, A. J., Hubbard, G.
    British Journal of Nursing, vol. 28, no. 22, pp. S26-S33
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Real-world Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Scottish Vedolizumab Cohort

    Plevris, N., Chuah, C. S., Allen, R. M., Arnott, I. D., Brennan, P. N., Chaudhary, S., Churchhouse, A. M., Din, S., Donoghue, E., Gaya, D. R., Groome, M., Jafferbhoy, H. M., Jenkinson, P. W., Lam, W. L., Lyons, M., MacDonald, J. C., MacMaster, M., Mowat, C., Naismith, G. D., Potts, L. F., Saffouri, E., Seenan, J. P., Sengupta, A., Shasi, P., Sutherland, D. I., Todd, J. A., Veryan, J., Watson, A. J., Watts, D. A., Jones, G. R., Lees, C. W.
    Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1111-1120
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The Cholecystectomy As A Day Case (CAAD) Score: A Validated Score of Preoperative Predictors of Successful Day-Case Cholecystectomy Using the CholeS Data Set

    El-Sharkawy, A. M., Tewari, N., Vohra, R. S., CholeS study group, West Midlands Research Collaborative, Watson, A. J.
    World Journal of Surgery, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1928-1934
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A physical activity intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with a stoma: A feasibility study protocol

    Hubbard, G., Beeken, R. J., Taylor, C., Watson, A. J., Munro, J., Goodman, W.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 5, 78
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A validated severity score for haemorrhoids as an essential prerequisite for future haemorrhoid trials

    Lee, M. J., Morgan, J., Watson, A. J., Jones, G. L., Brown, S. R.
    Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 23, pp. 33-41
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The role of prophylactic mesh placement to prevent incisional hernia in laparotomy.: Is it time to change practice?

    Sugrue, M., Johnston, A., Zeeshan, S., Loughlin, P., Bucholc, M., Watson, A.
    Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 323-329
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Time for metrics in emergency surgical care -: The role of an emergency surgery registry

    Parlour, R., Johnson, A., Loughlin, P., Watson, A., Sugrue, M., Drake, A.
    Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 306-315
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • The impact of stapling technique and surgeon specialism on anastomotic failure after right-sided colorectal resection: an international multicentre, prospective audit

    the 2015 European Society of Coloproctology Collaborating Group, Watson, A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1028-1040
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Cost Effectiveness of Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy and Traditional Excisional Surgery for the Treatment of Haemorrhoidal Disease

    Kilonzo, M. M., Brown, S. R., Bruhn, H., Cook, J. A., Hudson, J., Norrie, J., Watson, A. J. M., Wood, J.
    PharmacoEconomics - Open, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 271-280
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The development and validation of a scoring tool to predict the operative duration of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

    Bharamgoudar, R., Sonsale, A., Hodson, J., Griffiths, E., ColeS Study Group, West Midlands Research Collaborative, Ahmed, I., Watson, A. J. M.
    Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 32, pp. 3149-3157
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A single-centre study on 1000 consecutive cases of transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization

    Smart, N. J., Watson, A.
    Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 247-248
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Risk factors for unfavourable postoperative outcome in patients with Crohn's disease undergoing right hemicolectomy or ileocaecal resection. An international audit by ESCP and S-ECCO

    2015 European Society of Coloproctology collaborating group, Watson, A. J. M.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 219-227
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease: the eTHoS study

    Watson, A. J., Cook, J., Hudson, J., Kilonzo, M., Wood, J., Bruhn, H., Brown, S., Buckley, B., Curran, F., Jayne, D., Loudon, M., Rajagopal, R., McDonald, A., Norrie, J.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 21, no. 70, pp. 1-224
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Is referral of postsurgical colorectal cancer survivors to cardiac rehabilitation feasible and acceptable?: A pragmatic pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded qualitative study

    Hubbard, G., Adams, R., Campbell, A., Kidd, L., Leslie, S. J., Munro, J., Watson, A.
    BMJ Open, vol. 6, no. 1, e009284
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation versus Rubber Band Ligation for the Treatment of Grade II–III Haemorrhoids: Analysis Using Evidence from the HubBLe Trial

    Alshreef, A., Wailoo, A. J., Brown, S. R., Tiernan, J. P., Watson, A. J., Biggs, K., Bradburn, M., Hind, D.
    PharmacoEconomics - Open, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 175-184
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Relationship between method of anastomosis and anastomotic failure after right hemicolectomy and ileo-caecal resection: an international snapshot audit

    the 2015 European Society of Coloproctology Collaborating Group, Watson, A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. e296-e311
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A comparison of methods to handle missing data in the analysis of an area under the curve outcome

    Hudson, J., Wood, J., Watson, A., Cook, J.
    4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) and the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, pp. 34
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • Development of a Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Liver Model for Preoperative Planning

    Madurska, M. J., Poyade, M., Eason, D., Rea, P., Watson, A. J.
    Surgical Innovation, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 145-150
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The HubBle trial: Haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for symptomatic second- and third-degree haemorrhoids: A multicentre randomized controlled trial and health-economic evaluation

    Brown, S., Tiernan, J., Biggs, K., Hind, D., Shephard, N., Bradburn, M., Wailoo, A., Alshreef, A., Swaby, L., Watson, A., Radley, S., Jones, O., Skaife, P., Agarwal, A., Giordano, P., Lamah, M., Cartmell, M., Davies, J., Faiz, O., Nugent, K., Clarke, A., Macdonald, A., Conaghan, P., Ziprin, P., Makhija, R.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 20, no. 88
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Comparison of stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease (eTHoS): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

    Watson, A. J. M., Hudson, J., Wood, J., Kilonzo, M., Brown, S. R., McDonald, A., Norrie, J., Bruhn, H., Cook, J. A., eTHoS study group
    The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10058, pp. 2375-2385
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Comments to ‘Rubber band ligation versus excisional haemorrhoidectomy for haemorrhoids’

    Brown, S. R., Watson, A.
    Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 659-661
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • The use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded feasibility study

    Hubbard, G., Munro, J., O'Carroll, R., Mutrie, N., Kidd, L., Haw, S., Adams, R., Watson, A. J. M., Leslie, S. J., Rauchaus, P., Campbell, A., Mason, H., Manoukian, S., Sweetman, G., Treweek, S.
    Health Services and Delivery Research, vol. 4, no. 24
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Co-designing inflammatory bowel disease (Ibd) services in Scotland: Findings from a nationwide survey

    Schoultz, M., MacAden, L., Watson, A. J.
    BMC Health Services Research, vol. 16, 231
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Haemorrhoidal artery ligation versus rubber band ligation for the management of symptomatic second-degree and third-degree haemorrhoids (HubBLe): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

    Brown, S. R., Tiernan, J. P., Watson, A. J., Biggs, K., Shephard, N., Wailoo, A. J., Bradburn, M., Alshreef, A., Hind, D., The HubBLe Study team
    The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10042, pp. 356-364
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Nicorandil, Gastrointestinal Adverse Drug Reactions and Ulcerations: A Systematic Review

    Pisano, U., Deosaran, J., Leslie, S. J., Rushworth, G. F., Stewart, D., Ford, I., Watson, A. J.
    Advances in Therapy, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 320-344
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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