Mr James Glasbey MBBCh BSc MRCS PGCert

Mr James Glasbey

Department of Applied Health Sciences
NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow

Contact details

Telephone
44 (0)121 371 8499
Email
j.glasbey@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@DrJamesGlasbey
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Address
Department of Applied Health Sciences
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Qualifications

  • MBBCh (Honours) in Medicine, Cardiff University 2013
  • BSc (1:1, Honours) in Neurosciences, Cardiff University 2011
  • Diploma of Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS), RCS England 2014
  • PGCert in Health Research Methods (Clinical Trials), University of Birmingham 2018

Teaching

  • Intercalated BSc project supervisor (Anatomy, Clinical Sciences, Public Health)
  • BMedSci project supervisor
  • MPH Clinical Trials course tutor

Other activities

  • NIHR/SARS Academic Representative, Association of Surgeons in Training
  • Academic Clinical Fellowship Representative, National Clinical Academic Training Forum
  • Cohort Studies and Audits Committee Member, European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
  • Vice-Chair, West Midlands Research Collaborative (WMRC)
  • Past-Chair, Student Audit & Research in Surgery (STARSurg) collaborative
  • Executive Committee, European Student Research collaborative (EuroSurg)
  • Steering Group, Global Outcomes after Surgery (GlobalSurg) collaborative
  • Junior Associate Editor, Colorectal Disease Journal

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Uzoma, CC, Shepherd, AI, Saynor, ZL, Khan, JS, Piozzi, GN, Duhoky, R, Askew, C, Ozmen, MM, Middleton, TRF, Masum, S, Perissiou, M & HDTL-WLCS Global Survey Collaborating Group 2025, 'Head-down tilt lithotomy position and well-leg compartment syndrome: An international survey of current practice', Colorectal Disease, vol. 27, no. 6, e70134. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70134

SUNRRISE Trial Study Group 2025, 'Negative Pressure Dressings to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Emergency Laparotomy: The SUNRRISE Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA, vol. 333, no. 10, pp. 853-863. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.24764

PENGUIN Trial Management Group & NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery Collaborators 2025, 'PErioperative respiratory care aNd outcomes for patients underGoing hIgh risk abdomiNal surgery (PENGUIN): a randomised international internal pilot trial', BJA Open, vol. 14, 100396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100396

Ledda, V, Bhangu, A, Glasbey, J, Li, E, Lindenmeyer, A, Kamarajah, S, Morton, D, Picciochi, M, Nepogodiev, D & Kudrna, L 2025, 'The implementation of reusable drapes and gowns in operating theatres: A mixed-methods analysis of data from 5230 peri-operative professionals in 134 countries', Implementation science communications, vol. 6, 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-025-00732-x

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries', Lancet Global Health, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. e1094-e1103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00142-6

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Accuracy of the Wound Healing Questionnaire in the diagnosis of surgical-site infection after abdominal surgery in low- and middle-income countries', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 2, znad446. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad446

GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators & Vohra, K 2024, 'Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021', The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10440, pp. 2204-2256. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00685-8

behalf of the DiSCO Study Group 2024, 'Defining standards and core outcomes for clinical trials in prehabilitation for colorectal surgery (DiSCO): modified Delphi methodology to achieve patient and healthcare professional consensus', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 6, znae056. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae056

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Global access to technologies to support safe and effective inguinal hernia surgery: prospective, international cohort study', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 7, znae164. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae164

GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators 2024, 'Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021', The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8

GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators 2024, 'Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021', The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10440, pp. 2162-2203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4

Comment/debate

Glasbey, J, Webb, SA, Peel, T, Pinkney, TD & Myles, PS 2025, 'Global collaboration between platform trials in surgery and anaesthesia', British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 134, no. 2, pp. 259-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.021

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery Collaborators, Kachapila, M, Monahan, M, Ademuyiwa, AO, Adinoyi, YM, Biccard, BM, George, C, Ghosh, DN, Glasbey, J, Morton, DG, Osayomwanbo, O, Pearse, R, Roberts, TE, Suroy, A, Yakubu, SY & Oppong, R 2024, 'Erratum to 'Exploring the cost-effectiveness of high versus low perioperative fraction of inspired oxygen in the prevention of surgical site infections among abdominal surgery patients in three low- and middle-income countries' [BJA Open 7 (2023) 100207]', BJA Open, vol. 10, 100267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2024.100267

Editorial

Bhaloo, S, Glasbey, J & Bhangu, A 2025, 'Task-sharing with families for early detection of postoperative complications in resource-limited settings', British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 134, no. 2, pp. 288-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.10.021

Review article

Nepogodiev, D, Picciochi, M, Ademuyiwa, A, Adisa, A, Agbeko, AE, Aguilera, ML, Agyei, F, Alexander, P, Henry, J, Anyomih, TTK, Aregawi, AB, Atun, R, Biccard, B, Chalwe, M, Chu, K, Coomarasamy, A, Crawford, R, Darzi, A, Davies, J, Gathuya, Z, George, C, Ghaffar, A, Ghosh, D, Glasbey, JC, Haque, PD, Harrison, EM, Hesse, A, Allen Ingabire, JC, Kamarajah, SK, Karekezi, C, Kruger, D, Lapitan, MC, Latif, A, Lawani, I, Ledda, V, Li, E, Linder, C, Makasa, E, Martin, J, Maswime, S, Mathai, S, Meara, JG, Mudede-Moffat, F, Ntirenganya, F, Park, KB, Phelan, LN, Pramesh, CS, Ramos-De la Medina, A, Raykar, N, Rivello, R, Roslani, AC, Roy, N, Samad, L, Shrime, M, Sobhy, S, Sullivan, R, Tabiri, S, Tangi, V, Tissingh, E, Weiser, TG, Williams, O & Bhangu, A 2025, 'Surgical health policy 2025–35: strengthening essential services for tomorrow's needs', The Lancet, vol. 406, no. 10505, pp. 860-880. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00985-7

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