School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing

Dr Norman Galbraith

  • Senior Clinical Research Fellow (School of Cancer Sciences)
  • Honorary Clinical Lecturer (School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing)

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Number of items: 30.

2026

Wong, T.‐N. et al. (2026) Peri‐operative systemic inflammatory responses predict post‐operative complications in patients undergoing pelvic exenterative surgery for primary locally advanced sigmoid and rectal cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology, (doi: 10.1002/jso.70332) (PMID:42437514) (Early Online Publication)

Hillson, L. V.S. et al. (2026) Differential immunologic effects of short-course and long-course radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, (doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-2733) (Early Online Publication)

2025

Kong, C. Y. et al. (2025) Resecting beyond the central pelvic compartment in pelvic exenterations for gynaecological malignancies: outcomes from a tertiary unit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (doi: 10.1111/ajo.70079) (Early Online Publication)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, You, Y. Nancy and Smith, J. Joshua (2025) Access to and delivery of high-quality cancer care. JAMA Surgery, 160(12), 1348. (doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.4319) (PMID:41091497)

2024

Galbraith, N. J. et al. (2024) TAK1 expression is associated with increased PD-L1 and decreased cancer-specific survival in microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer. Translational Oncology, 48, 102064. (doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.102064) (PMID:39068768)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946 and Sokas, Claire M. (2024) Small-bowel neuroendocrine tumors. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 67(8), pp. 997-1000. (doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003387) (PMID:38752658)

2023

Galbraith, N. J. et al. (2023) Effect of differing flap reconstruction strategies in perineal closure following advanced pelvic oncological resection: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery, 109(11), pp. 3375-3382. (doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000617) (PMID:37678294) (PMCID:PMC10651229)

Day, Elizabeth K., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Ward, Hester J.T. and Roxburgh, Campbell S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-6695 (2023) Volume-outcome relationship in intra-abdominal robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 17(3), pp. 811-826. (doi: 10.1007/s11701-022-01461-2) (PMID:36315379)

2021

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Wood, Colin and Steele, Colin W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8518-1223 (2021) Targeting metastatic colorectal cancer with immune oncological therapies. Cancers, 13(14), 3566. (doi: 10.3390/cancers13143566) (PMID:34298779) (PMCID:PMC8307556)

Craven, H. et al. (2021) Socioeconomic position links circulatory microbiota differences with biological age. Scientific Reports, 11, 12629. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92042-0) (PMID:34135381) (PMCID:PMC8209159)

2020

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel P., Gardner, Sarah A., Bishop, Campbell, Galandiuk, Susan and Polk, Hiram C. (2020) Interferon-gamma increases monocyte PD-L1 but does not diminish T-cell activation. Cellular Immunology, 357, 104197. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104197) (PMID:32891037)

Carter, B. et al. (2020) Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial study (COVID in Older PEople). Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(2), pp. 376-384. (doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.013) (PMID:32702463) (PMCID:PMC7372282)

Galbraith, N. J. et al. (2020) The role and function of IκKα/β in monocyte impairment. Scientific Reports, 10, 12222. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68018-x) (PMID:32699255) (PMCID:PMC7376008)

2019

Carter, J. et al. (2019) The microRNA‑200 family acts as an oncogene in colorectal cancer by inhibiting the tumor suppressor RASSF2. Oncology Letters, 18(4), pp. 3994-4007. (doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.10753) (PMID:31565080) (PMCID:PMC6759516)

2018

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, O'Brien, Stephen J., Walker, Samuel P., Gardner, Sarah A., Polk, Hiram C. and Barnes, Stephen L. (2018) Temporal expression of circulating miRNA after severe injury. Surgery, 164(4), pp. 665-672. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.042) (PMID:30077391)

Carter, Jane V., Polk, Hiram C., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, McMasters, Kelly M., Cheadle, William G., Poole, Molly and Galandiuk, Susan (2018) Women in surgery: A longer term follow-up. American Journal of Surgery, 216(2), pp. 189-193. (doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.05.002) (PMID:28666579)

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946 (2018) The prevention and treatment of problems with the diabetic foot. In: Fischer, Josef (ed.) Fischer's Mastery of Surgery [7th ed.]. LWW. ISBN 9781469897189

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Manek, Stephen, Walker, Samuel, Bishop, Campbell, Carter, Jane V., Cahill, Meredith, Gardner, Sarah A., Polk, Hiram C. and Galandiuk, Susan (2018) The effect of IκK-16 on lipopolysaccharide-induced impaired monocytes. Immunobiology, 223(4-5), pp. 365-373. (doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2017.10.045) (PMID:29126656)

Netz, Uri, Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, O'Brien, Stephen, Carter, Jane, Manek, Stephen, Petras, Robert E. and Galandiuk, Susan (2018) Long-term outcomes following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with indeterminate colitis. Surgery, 163(3), pp. 535-541. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.11.014) (PMID:29325789)

Galandiuk, Susan, Rai, Shesh N., Pan, Jianmin, Dryden, Gerald W., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Feagins, Kayla, Eichenberger, M. Robert, Carter, Jane and Netz, Uri (2018) Plasma microRNA profile differentiates Crohn’s colitis from ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 24(1), pp. 159-165. (doi: 10.1093/ibd/izx009) (PMID:29272478) (PMCID:PMC5858028)

2017

Mukhopadhyay, P. et al. (2017) IκK-16 decreases miRNA-155 expression and attenuates the human monocyte inflammatory response. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0183987. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183987) (PMID:28910312) (PMCID:PMC5598939)

Carter, Jane V., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Kim, Woihwan and Galandiuk, Susan (2017) Comment on: Patient autonomy-centered self-care checklist reduces hospital readmissions after ileostomy creation. Surgery, 162(3), pp. 693-694. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.05.014) (PMID:28666683)

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Carter, Jane V., Netz, Uri, Yang, Dongyan, Fry, Donald E., McCafferty, Michael and Galandiuk, Susan (2017) Laparoscopic Lavage in the Management of Perforated Diverticulitis: a Contemporary Meta-analysis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 21(9), pp. 1491-1499. (doi: 10.1007/s11605-017-3462-6) (PMID:28608041)

Yamamoto, Masaya, Sarojini, Harshini, Billeter, Adrian T., Eichenberger, Sarah, Druen, Devin, Barnett, Rebecca, Gardner, Sarah A., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Polk, Hiram C. and Chien, Sufan (2017) Rapid tissue regeneration induced by intracellular ATP delivery—A preliminary mechanistic study. PLoS ONE, 12(4), e0174899. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174899) (PMID:28380006) (PMCID:PMC5381896)

Carter, Jane V., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Yang, Dongyan, Burton, James F., Walker, Samuel P. and Galandiuk, Susan (2017) Blood-based microRNAs as biomarkers for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Cancer, 116(6), pp. 762-774. (doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.12) (PMID:28152545) (PMCID:PMC5355921)

2016

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel, Carter, Jane and Polk, Hiram C. (2016) Past, present, and future of augmentation of monocyte function in the surgical patient. Surgical Infections, 17(5), pp. 563-569. (doi: 10.1089/sur.2016.014) (PMID:27309382)

Carter, J. V. et al. (2016) A highly predictive model for diagnosis of colorectal neoplasms using plasma microRNA: improving specificity and sensitivity. Annals of Surgery, 264(4), pp. 575-584. (doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001873) (PMID:27471839) (PMCID:PMC5115272)

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel, Galandiuk, Susan, Gardner, Sarah and Polk, Hiram C. (2016) The significance and challenges of monocyte impairment: for the ill patient and the surgeon. Surgical Infections, 17(3), pp. 303-312. (doi: 10.1089/sur.2015.245) (PMID:26958709)

2015

Billeter, Adrian T., Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel, Lawson, Chelsea, Gardner, Sarah A., Sarojini, Harshini, Galandiuk, Susan and Polk, Hiram C. (2015) TRPA1 mediates the effects of hypothermia on the monocyte inflammatory response. Surgery, 158(3), pp. 646-654. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.065) (PMID:26054320)

2014

Galbraith, Norman James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Cullis, Paul Stephen and O'Dwyer, Patrick Joseph (2014) Letter to the Editor: Minimally invasive surgery for malignant adrenal tumors. Surgeon, 12(2), p. 115. (doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2013.11.014) (PMID:24331731)

This list was generated on Sat Aug 8 18:19:23 2026 BST.
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Number of items: 30.

Articles

Wong, T.‐N. et al. (2026) Peri‐operative systemic inflammatory responses predict post‐operative complications in patients undergoing pelvic exenterative surgery for primary locally advanced sigmoid and rectal cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology, (doi: 10.1002/jso.70332) (PMID:42437514) (Early Online Publication)

Hillson, L. V.S. et al. (2026) Differential immunologic effects of short-course and long-course radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, (doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-2733) (Early Online Publication)

Kong, C. Y. et al. (2025) Resecting beyond the central pelvic compartment in pelvic exenterations for gynaecological malignancies: outcomes from a tertiary unit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (doi: 10.1111/ajo.70079) (Early Online Publication)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, You, Y. Nancy and Smith, J. Joshua (2025) Access to and delivery of high-quality cancer care. JAMA Surgery, 160(12), 1348. (doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.4319) (PMID:41091497)

Galbraith, N. J. et al. (2024) TAK1 expression is associated with increased PD-L1 and decreased cancer-specific survival in microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer. Translational Oncology, 48, 102064. (doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.102064) (PMID:39068768)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946 and Sokas, Claire M. (2024) Small-bowel neuroendocrine tumors. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 67(8), pp. 997-1000. (doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003387) (PMID:38752658)

Galbraith, N. J. et al. (2023) Effect of differing flap reconstruction strategies in perineal closure following advanced pelvic oncological resection: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery, 109(11), pp. 3375-3382. (doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000617) (PMID:37678294) (PMCID:PMC10651229)

Day, Elizabeth K., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Ward, Hester J.T. and Roxburgh, Campbell S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-6695 (2023) Volume-outcome relationship in intra-abdominal robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 17(3), pp. 811-826. (doi: 10.1007/s11701-022-01461-2) (PMID:36315379)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Wood, Colin and Steele, Colin W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8518-1223 (2021) Targeting metastatic colorectal cancer with immune oncological therapies. Cancers, 13(14), 3566. (doi: 10.3390/cancers13143566) (PMID:34298779) (PMCID:PMC8307556)

Craven, H. et al. (2021) Socioeconomic position links circulatory microbiota differences with biological age. Scientific Reports, 11, 12629. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92042-0) (PMID:34135381) (PMCID:PMC8209159)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel P., Gardner, Sarah A., Bishop, Campbell, Galandiuk, Susan and Polk, Hiram C. (2020) Interferon-gamma increases monocyte PD-L1 but does not diminish T-cell activation. Cellular Immunology, 357, 104197. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104197) (PMID:32891037)

Carter, B. et al. (2020) Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial study (COVID in Older PEople). Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(2), pp. 376-384. (doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.013) (PMID:32702463) (PMCID:PMC7372282)

Galbraith, N. J. et al. (2020) The role and function of IκKα/β in monocyte impairment. Scientific Reports, 10, 12222. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68018-x) (PMID:32699255) (PMCID:PMC7376008)

Carter, J. et al. (2019) The microRNA‑200 family acts as an oncogene in colorectal cancer by inhibiting the tumor suppressor RASSF2. Oncology Letters, 18(4), pp. 3994-4007. (doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.10753) (PMID:31565080) (PMCID:PMC6759516)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, O'Brien, Stephen J., Walker, Samuel P., Gardner, Sarah A., Polk, Hiram C. and Barnes, Stephen L. (2018) Temporal expression of circulating miRNA after severe injury. Surgery, 164(4), pp. 665-672. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.042) (PMID:30077391)

Carter, Jane V., Polk, Hiram C., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, McMasters, Kelly M., Cheadle, William G., Poole, Molly and Galandiuk, Susan (2018) Women in surgery: A longer term follow-up. American Journal of Surgery, 216(2), pp. 189-193. (doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.05.002) (PMID:28666579)

Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Manek, Stephen, Walker, Samuel, Bishop, Campbell, Carter, Jane V., Cahill, Meredith, Gardner, Sarah A., Polk, Hiram C. and Galandiuk, Susan (2018) The effect of IκK-16 on lipopolysaccharide-induced impaired monocytes. Immunobiology, 223(4-5), pp. 365-373. (doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2017.10.045) (PMID:29126656)

Netz, Uri, Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, O'Brien, Stephen, Carter, Jane, Manek, Stephen, Petras, Robert E. and Galandiuk, Susan (2018) Long-term outcomes following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with indeterminate colitis. Surgery, 163(3), pp. 535-541. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.11.014) (PMID:29325789)

Galandiuk, Susan, Rai, Shesh N., Pan, Jianmin, Dryden, Gerald W., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Feagins, Kayla, Eichenberger, M. Robert, Carter, Jane and Netz, Uri (2018) Plasma microRNA profile differentiates Crohn’s colitis from ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 24(1), pp. 159-165. (doi: 10.1093/ibd/izx009) (PMID:29272478) (PMCID:PMC5858028)

Mukhopadhyay, P. et al. (2017) IκK-16 decreases miRNA-155 expression and attenuates the human monocyte inflammatory response. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0183987. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183987) (PMID:28910312) (PMCID:PMC5598939)

Carter, Jane V., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Kim, Woihwan and Galandiuk, Susan (2017) Comment on: Patient autonomy-centered self-care checklist reduces hospital readmissions after ileostomy creation. Surgery, 162(3), pp. 693-694. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.05.014) (PMID:28666683)

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Carter, Jane V., Netz, Uri, Yang, Dongyan, Fry, Donald E., McCafferty, Michael and Galandiuk, Susan (2017) Laparoscopic Lavage in the Management of Perforated Diverticulitis: a Contemporary Meta-analysis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 21(9), pp. 1491-1499. (doi: 10.1007/s11605-017-3462-6) (PMID:28608041)

Yamamoto, Masaya, Sarojini, Harshini, Billeter, Adrian T., Eichenberger, Sarah, Druen, Devin, Barnett, Rebecca, Gardner, Sarah A., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Polk, Hiram C. and Chien, Sufan (2017) Rapid tissue regeneration induced by intracellular ATP delivery—A preliminary mechanistic study. PLoS ONE, 12(4), e0174899. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174899) (PMID:28380006) (PMCID:PMC5381896)

Carter, Jane V., Galbraith, Norman J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Yang, Dongyan, Burton, James F., Walker, Samuel P. and Galandiuk, Susan (2017) Blood-based microRNAs as biomarkers for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Cancer, 116(6), pp. 762-774. (doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.12) (PMID:28152545) (PMCID:PMC5355921)

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel, Carter, Jane and Polk, Hiram C. (2016) Past, present, and future of augmentation of monocyte function in the surgical patient. Surgical Infections, 17(5), pp. 563-569. (doi: 10.1089/sur.2016.014) (PMID:27309382)

Carter, J. V. et al. (2016) A highly predictive model for diagnosis of colorectal neoplasms using plasma microRNA: improving specificity and sensitivity. Annals of Surgery, 264(4), pp. 575-584. (doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001873) (PMID:27471839) (PMCID:PMC5115272)

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel, Galandiuk, Susan, Gardner, Sarah and Polk, Hiram C. (2016) The significance and challenges of monocyte impairment: for the ill patient and the surgeon. Surgical Infections, 17(3), pp. 303-312. (doi: 10.1089/sur.2015.245) (PMID:26958709)

Billeter, Adrian T., Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Walker, Samuel, Lawson, Chelsea, Gardner, Sarah A., Sarojini, Harshini, Galandiuk, Susan and Polk, Hiram C. (2015) TRPA1 mediates the effects of hypothermia on the monocyte inflammatory response. Surgery, 158(3), pp. 646-654. (doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.065) (PMID:26054320)

Galbraith, Norman James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946, Cullis, Paul Stephen and O'Dwyer, Patrick Joseph (2014) Letter to the Editor: Minimally invasive surgery for malignant adrenal tumors. Surgeon, 12(2), p. 115. (doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2013.11.014) (PMID:24331731)

Book Sections

Galbraith, Norman ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-6946 (2018) The prevention and treatment of problems with the diabetic foot. In: Fischer, Josef (ed.) Fischer's Mastery of Surgery [7th ed.]. LWW. ISBN 9781469897189

This list was generated on Sat Aug 8 18:19:23 2026 BST.

Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Spatial analysis of macrophage phenotypes and immune microenvironment interactions in young-onset colorectal cancer
    Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland
    2026 - 2026
     
  • A pilot temporal study of myeloid cell phenotype and function in patients undergoing pelvic exenteration for rectal cancer
    Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
    2023 - 2024
     
  • A biomarker study of circulating leukocyte dynamics to detect responsiveness to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer
    NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Funds
    2023 - 2024