PhD FRCS
Senior Clinical Lecturer
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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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Effects of urgency of referral on outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2011, pp. 76-76Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Is there any difference in the location of screen detected colorectal tumours compared to those from symptomatic referrals?
The International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2011, pp. 90-90Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Advancing the flexible nurse cystoscopy remit
Urology News, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 20-22Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA prospective comparison of outcomes in a case-matched population of primary vs. revisional laparoscopic fundoplication: further support for patient centred outcomes
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons Conference NewsContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesImproved central line management, facilitated by audit, potentially reduces line sepsis
International Journal of Surgery , vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 539Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Is down staging of distal sigmoid and recto-sigmoid carcinoma achievable using neo-adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy?
Contributions to Conferences: PapersMountain bike trauma attending a rural emergency department
International Journal of Surgery , vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 536Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Do not attempt resuscitation decisions and their potential pitfalls
BMA NewsContributions to Journals: ArticlesPredicting mortality and uptake of renal replacement therapy in patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1930-1937Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Can patients with stage 4 CKD be safely discharged to primary care?
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