Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Campbell Roxburgh is a consultant colorectal surgeon and Professor of Colorectal Surgical Oncology at University of Glasgow in Scotland. Mr. Roxburgh is a multi-faceted researcher, surgeon and academic. He has a large body of research in systemic inflammation and tumor response, as well as clinical trials. We were lucky enough to have him join us at Queen’s University for a week.  In this talk he gave to the general surgery division, he talked about the development of robotic surgery in Scotland. What stood out for us from his talk was the deliberate, systematic approach to introducing a new technology adopted by the NHS, as opposed to the way that technology is often rolled out in North America. We also had a great time asking Campbell questions at the end of his talk, and we particularly liked his response to how to find work-life balance as a surgeon and an academic.

What do you think? How should something like robotics be rolled out in Canada? Email us at podcast.cjs@gmail.com. Feel free to leave us a voicemail, and we might play your response on our next episode. 

Campbell Roxburgh on X: @C_Roxburgh

Links:
  1. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cancersciences/staff/campbellroxburgh/
  2. Ingham AR, McSorley ST, McMillan DC, Mansouri D, Chong D, MacKay GJ, Wrobel A, Kong CY, Alani A, Nicholson G, Roxburgh CSD. Does robotic assisted surgery mitigate obesity related systemic inflammatory response and clinical outcomes in left sided colorectal cancer resections? J Robot Surg. 2025 Mar 5;19(1):98. doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02261-0. PMID: 40042780; PMCID: PMC11882609.
  3. Ingham AR, Kong CY, Wong TN, McSorley ST, McMillan DC, Nicholson GA, Alani A, Mansouri D, Chong D, MacKay GJ, Roxburgh CSD. Robotic-assisted surgery for left-sided colon and rectal resections is associated with reduction in the postoperative surgical stress response and improved short-term outcomes: a cohort study. Surg Endosc. 2024 May;38(5):2577-2592. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10749-3. Epub 2024 Mar 18. PMID: 38498212; PMCID: PMC11078791.

Creators and Guests

Host
Dr. Ameer Farooq
CR
Guest
Campbell Roxburgh

What is Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast?

The podcast dedicated to discussing how surgeons can be the best versions of themselves, inside and outside the operating room. Hosted by surgeons Chad Ball and Ameer Farooq, Cold Steel explores the many facets of surgical life with guests at the cutting edge of surgical science. The official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.