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

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery & COVIDSurg Collaborative 2026, '30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies', The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, vol. 62, 101566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101566

European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) WOLVERINE Collaborating Group 2026, 'An international cohort study of wound closure and surgical site infection prevention strategies in abdominal surgery (WOLVERINE): Protocol for a multicenter international study', Colorectal Disease, vol. 28, no. 2, e70364. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70364

Bellato, V, Blackwell, S, Elhadi, M, Grove, T, Massey, L, Vieira, B, Denys, A, Pata, F, van Ramshorst, GH & 2024 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Collaborating Group 2025, 'Colorectal and emergency surgical patients in the literature supporting EHS and AHS guidelines on abdominal wound closure: a granular analysis', Hernia, vol. 29, no. 1, 307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-025-03493-7

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries 2025, 'Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study', Anaesthesia, vol. 80, no. 11, pp. 1343-1351. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16686

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

ESCP EAGLE Safe Anastomosis Collaborative & Li, E 2025, 'Safety of robotic right hemicolectomy: A pooled analysis of individual patient data from two international prospective datasets (EAGLE-1 and EAGLE-2)', Impact Surgery, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 292-299. https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.291

Ledda, V, Bhangu, A, Glasbey, J, Li, E, Lindenmeyer, A, Kamarajah, S, Morton, D, Picciochi, M, Nepogodiev, D, Kudrna, L & On behalf of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 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, no. 1, 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-025-00732-x

2022 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) CORREA Collaborating Group & Negoi, I 2025, 'Towards safer colorectal surgery worldwide: Outcomes and benchmarks from the ESCP CORREA 2022 audit', Colorectal Disease, vol. 27, no. 11, e70281. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70281

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

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

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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