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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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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

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
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    • [ONLINE]

  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • 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
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • 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
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • 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
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • 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
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • 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
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • 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
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  • 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
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
    • [ONLINE]
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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