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
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Director of the Clinical Research Groups in the Institute of Applied Health Sciences
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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)
Journal of robotic surgery, vol. 20, no. 1, 261Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
Gut, vol. 75, no. 8, pp. 1491-1504Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Utility of colon capsule endoscopy in colorectal cancer and post-polypectomy surveillance
European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 678-683Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Defining post–colon capsule endoscopy colorectal cancer (pCCECRC)-an International Capsule Endoscopy Research (iCARE) group consensus statement
Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 40, pp. 4548–4557Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Protein misfolding enteropathy predicts and prognosticates neurodegenerative disease years before symptom onset
GastroenterologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prizes and Awards
OBE King's New Year's Honours 2026
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Reply to Mathew
Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 752-753Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of wound bundles in emergency midline laparotomy identifies that it is time for improvement
Life, vol. 11, no. 2, 138Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The metronidazole myth
Colorectal Disease, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 283Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Causes of death after emergency general surgical admission: population cohort study of mortality
BJS Open, vol. 5, no. 2, zrab021Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Teaching webside manner: development and initial evaluation of a video consultation skills training module for undergraduate medical students
Medical Education Online, vol. 26, no. 1, 1954492Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 99, 106177Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 6, 142Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Hartmann's procedure versus intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision (HiP Study): a multicentre prospective cohort study
Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 2114-2122Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Predicting the difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy: development and validation of a pre-operative risk score using an objective operative difficulty grading system
Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 4549-4561Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Videoconference clinics improve efficiency of inflammatory bowel disease care in a remote and rural setting
Journal of telemedicine and telecare, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 545-551Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Legacy of COVID-19 – the opportunity to enhance surgical services for patients with colorectal disease
Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 1219-1228Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Video consultation for new colorectal patients
Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 1015-1021Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Crises drive innovation
Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 1195Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Temporal trends in surgical resection rates and biologic prescribing in crohn's disease: A population-based cohort study
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 1241-1247Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Colon capsule endoscopy
Surgeon, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 251-256Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Increasing incidence of young-onset colorectal carcinoma A 3-country population analysis
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 903-910Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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European Society of ColoProctology: guideline for haemorrhoidal disease
Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 650-662Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Colon capsule endoscopy: an innovative method for detecting colorectal pathology during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Colorectal Disease, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 621-624Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Predictors for anastomotic leak, postoperative complications, and mortality after right colectomy for cancer: Results from an international snapshot audit
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 606-618Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Stoma support garments: A survey on patient information needs, product selection and equity of provision
Gastrointestinal Nursing, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 18-26Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Eight Years of Scottish Surgical Boot Camps: How We Do It Now
Journal of Surgical Education, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 235-241Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prophylactic biological mesh reinforcement versus standard closure of stoma site (ROCSS): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 395, no. 10222, pp. 417-426Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A physical activity intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with a stoma: A feasibility study
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 6, 12Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Who needs a stapling device for haemorrhoidectomy, if one has the radiofrequency device?
coloproctology, vol. 42, pp. 24-29Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A BRIEF MINDFULNESS-BASED MEDITATION INTERVENTION IN NURSING STUDENTS: REPORT ON A MIXED METHODOLOGY FEASIBILITY STUDY
Encyclopedia of Nursing. Nova Science Publishers Inc, pp. 991-1009, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
Experiences of wearing support garments by people living with a urostomy
British Journal of Nursing, vol. 28, no. 22, pp. S26-S33Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Real-world Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Scottish Vedolizumab Cohort
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1111-1120Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Cholecystectomy As A Day Case (CAAD) Score: A Validated Score of Preoperative Predictors of Successful Day-Case Cholecystectomy Using the CholeS Data Set
World Journal of Surgery, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1928-1934Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A physical activity intervention to improve the quality of life of patients with a stoma: A feasibility study protocol
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 5, 78Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A validated severity score for haemorrhoids as an essential prerequisite for future haemorrhoid trials
Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 23, pp. 33-41Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The role of prophylactic mesh placement to prevent incisional hernia in laparotomy.: Is it time to change practice?
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 323-329Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Time for metrics in emergency surgical care -: The role of an emergency surgery registry
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 306-315Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The impact of stapling technique and surgeon specialism on anastomotic failure after right-sided colorectal resection: an international multicentre, prospective audit
Colorectal Disease, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1028-1040Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Cost Effectiveness of Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy and Traditional Excisional Surgery for the Treatment of Haemorrhoidal Disease
PharmacoEconomics - Open, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 271-280Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The development and validation of a scoring tool to predict the operative duration of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 32, pp. 3149-3157Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A single-centre study on 1000 consecutive cases of transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization
Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 247-248Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
Colorectal Disease, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 219-227Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease: the eTHoS study
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 21, no. 70, pp. 1-224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Is referral of postsurgical colorectal cancer survivors to cardiac rehabilitation feasible and acceptable?: A pragmatic pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded qualitative study
BMJ Open, vol. 6, no. 1, e009284Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
PharmacoEconomics - Open, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 175-184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Relationship between method of anastomosis and anastomotic failure after right hemicolectomy and ileo-caecal resection: an international snapshot audit
Colorectal Disease, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. e296-e311Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A comparison of methods to handle missing data in the analysis of an area under the curve outcome
4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) and the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, pp. 34Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Development of a Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Liver Model for Preoperative Planning
Surgical Innovation, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 145-150Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 20, no. 88Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Comparison of stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease (eTHoS): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10058, pp. 2375-2385Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Comments to ‘Rubber band ligation versus excisional haemorrhoidectomy for haemorrhoids’
Techniques in coloproctology, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 659-661Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded feasibility study
Health Services and Delivery Research, vol. 4, no. 24Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Co-designing inflammatory bowel disease (Ibd) services in Scotland: Findings from a nationwide survey
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 16, 231Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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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
The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10042, pp. 356-364Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Nicorandil, Gastrointestinal Adverse Drug Reactions and Ulcerations: A Systematic Review
Advances in Therapy, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 320-344Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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