PhD FRCS
Senior Clinical Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- george.ramsay@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
51cg
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 the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation, he was a SCREDS Clinical Lecturer in the Rowett Institute of the 51cg. 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 characterising outcomes in Emergency General Surgery, assessing and improving outcomes in colorectal cancer management, the management of patients who have frailty and require operative intervention 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
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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I am the North Cancer Alliance Prehabilitation Clinical Lead
- External Memberships
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Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Association of Coloproctologisty of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chair of the Emergency General Surgical Subcommittee of ACPGBI
Latest Publications
Standardising oral morphine equivalent conversion ratios for research: A modified Delphi consensus survey
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 851-853Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Standardising oral morphine equivalent conversion ratios for research: A modified Delphi consensus survey
European Journal of AnaesthesiologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Duration of wound coverage for the prevention of surgical site infections after surgery: A systematic review of current evidence with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
International Wound Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, e70943Contributions 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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Prognostic factors for paraconduit hernia in adult patients post-esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review
Diseases of the Esophagus, vol. 39, no. 2, doag017Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prizes and Awards
Our group's paper on the Management of Acute Cholecystitis in Scotland: A population Wide Cohort Study, presented by Mr Sendhil Rajan won the Moynihan Prize of the ASGBI meeting in May 2023
- Research
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Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Clinical Medicine
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
- Publications
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Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocyte activation promotes innate antiviral resistance
Nature Communications, vol. 6, 7090Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Environmental and metabolic sensors that control T cell biology
Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 6, 99Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator in mucosal lymphocytes influences the host microbiome
Gut Microbiota Modulation of Host PhysiologyContributions to Conferences: PostersReply to: Extralevator abdomino-perineal excision (ELAPE) or abdomino-sacral amputation of the rectum (ASAR): Revitalised approach for low rectal carcinoma described by Tadeusz Koszarowski in the 50s
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 907-907Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator in establishing lymphocyte and innate lymphoid cells of the intestinal tract and the skin
The Lancet, vol. 383, no. S88, pp. S88-S88Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
A national survey of attitudes to research in Scottish General Surgery Trainees
Scottish Medical Journal, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 9-15Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Impact of the Scottish Bowel Cancer Screening Programme on patient and tumour characteristics at a single centre
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 7-11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Ratio and Extramural Vascular Invasion on Overall Survival for Patients Undergoing Curative Colon Cancer Resection
Tripartite Colorectal Meeting of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), pp. 167Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Analysis of outcome using a levator sparing technique of abdominoperineal excision of rectum and anus. Cylindrical ELAPE is not necessary in all patients
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 1219-1224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Complications after laparoscopic and open subtotal colectomy for inflammatory colitis: A case-matched comparison
Colorectal Disease, vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 1399-1405Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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