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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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  • 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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  • Presacral tumours in adults

    Ghosh, J., Eglinton, T., Frizelle, F. A., Watson, A. J.
    Surgeon, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 31-38
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • Flat adenomas

    Speake, D., Biyani, D., Frizelle, F. A., Watson, A. J.
    ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol. 77, no. 1-2, pp. 4-8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The role of positron emission tomography in the management of recurrent colorectal cancer: A review

    Watson, A. J., Lolohea, S., Robertson, G. M., Frizelle, F. A.
    Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 102-114
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • IUCD induced abdomino-pelvic actinomycosis presenting as acute large bowel obstruction

    Biyani, D. K., Denley, H., Hill, J., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 870-871
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Diverticula of the appendix

    Biyani, D. K., Benbow, E. W., Watson, A. J.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 812-813
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
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  • Malignant progression of anal intra-epithelial neoplasia

    Watson, A. J., Smith, B. B., Whitehead, M. R., Sykes, P. H., Frizelle, F. A.
    ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol. 76, no. 8, pp. 715-717
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Outcome from rubber band ligation of piles

    Barrow, E., Watson, A. J.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 528
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
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  • Non-healing anal ulcers associated with nicorandil.

    Biggins, J., Barrow, E., Watson, A. J.
    Journal of wound care, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 197-198
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • Co-existence of true colonic diverticula with angiodysplasia

    Ghosh, J., Speake, D., Benbow, E. W., Watson, A. J.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 530-532
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
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  • Horner's syndrome after central venous catheterisation

    Jarvis, J., Watson, A. J., Robertson, G. M.
    New zealand medical journal, vol. 118, no. 1215
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Pathological audit of stapled haemorhoidopexy

    Shanmugam, V., Watson, A. J., Chapman, A. D., Binnie, N. R., Loudon, M. A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 172-175
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Outcomes after placement of colorectal stents

    Watson, A. J., Shanmugam, V., Mackay, I., Chaturvedi, S., Loudon, M. A., Duddalwar, V., Hussey, J. K.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 70-73
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • Some pathological and clinical aspects of acquired (false) diverticula of the intestine

    Watson, A. J., Frizelle, F. A.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 107
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
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  • Medical image. Metastatic melanoma causing small bowel obstruction.

    Rossaak, J., Watson, A.
    The New Zealand medical journal, vol. 117, no. 1207, pp. U1212
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Metastatic melanoma causing small bowel obstruction

    Rossaak, J., Watson, A. J.
    New zealand medical journal, vol. 117, no. 1207
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
    • [ONLINE]

  • The end of the one-eyed surgeon?: Time for more randomised controlled trials of surgical procedures

    Watson, A. J., Frizelle, F. A.
    New zealand medical journal, vol. 117, no. 1203
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
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  • How protective is the working time directive?: New Zealand is still dealing with the issues 20 years on…

    Frizelle, F. A., Watson, A.
    British Medical Journal, vol. 329, no. 7465, pp. 574
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
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  • Nicorandil associated anal ulceration

    Watson, A. J., Suttie, S., Fraser, A., O'Kelly, T., Loudon, M.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 330-331
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
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  • Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) demonstrating cholecystolithiasis and aberrant pancreatic duct anatomy

    Eglinton, T., Watson, A.
    New zealand medical journal, vol. 117, no. 1197
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • The incidence of abdominal injury in patients with thoracic and/or pelvic trauma.

    Cooper, J., Smith, R., Watson, A. J. M., Cooper, A.
    10th International Conference on Emergency Medicine
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Comparison of three different procedures for antireflux surgery

    Stewart, G. D., Watson, A. J., Lamb, P. J., Lee, A. J., Krukowski, Z. H., Griffin, S. M., Paterson-Brown, S.
    British Journal of Surgery, vol. 91, no. 6, pp. 724-729
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The incidence of abdominal injury in patients with thoracic and/or pelvic trauma

    Cooper, J., Watson, A. J. M., Cooper, A., Smith, R.
    10th International Conference on Emergency Medicine, A91
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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  • Colonic pouchography is not routinely required prior to stoma closure

    MacLeod, I., Watson, A. J., Hampton, J., Hussey, J. K., O'Kelly, T. J.
    Colorectal Disease, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 162-164
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • Perforation of the terminal ileum: A possible complication of nicorandil therapy

    King, P. M., Suttie, S. A., Jansen, J. O., Watson, A. J.
    Surgeon, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 56-57
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The management of leaking rectal anastomoses by minimally invasive techniques: Invited Comment

    Watson, A.
    Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 211-212
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
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