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Dr Mahinda Mallawatantri
MS (SL), MBBS (Colombo), FMAS (India)
Consultant General Surgeon
- Surgical licensing: Sri Lanka Medical Council, General Medical Council UK
- Surgical interests: Thyroid, colo-rectal, hernia, chronic wounds, diabetic foot, combat casualties, endoscopy, scrotal surgery
- Current employment: District General Hospital Marawila
- Previous employment as a specialist surgeon:
- Consultant General Surgeon, District General Hospital, Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka (January 2015–December 2018)
- Consultant General Surgeon, District General Hospital, Hambantota, Sri Lanka (January 2013–December 2014)
- Acting Consultant General Surgeon, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka (July 2012–December 2012)
- Acting Consultant General Surgeon, Surgical Professorial Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (March 2012–June 2012)
- Acting Consultant General Surgeon, Base Hospital Balapitiya, Sri Lanka (August 2011–February 2012)
- Honorary Clinical Tutor for the Sevrn School of Surgery, South West, United Kingdom (2009-2010)
- Staff Grade Speciality Doctor and E-Portfolio Resource Person, Vascular and General Surgical Unit, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust (Overseas Fellowship in the United Kingdom) (August 2009–July 2011)
- Acting Trauma Surgeon, Accident Service, National Hospital of Sri Lanka (May 2009–August 2009)
- Cover up General Surgeon, General Hospital Anuradhapura and Military Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (2007 May–2009 April)
- Educational qualifications & fellowships:
- Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (February 2006 MS Surgery)
- Fellowship (Minimal Access Surgery), TGO University, India (November 2008)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (November 1993 MBBS Second Class- Honours Distinction in Obstetrics and Gynecology)
- Ananda College, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka (Primary and Secondary Education)
- Surgical skills:
- Basic Laparoscopic Procedures
- Endoscopic Procedures:
- Colonoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Management of General Surgical Emergencies and Trauma
- Elective General Surgical Operations:
- Hernia
- Scrotal Pathologies
- Cholecystectomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Colonic and small bowel pathologies
- Basic Vascular Surgical Procedures
- Management of Chronic Wounds and Diabetic Footcare
- Experience in Management of Combat casualties
- Basic Orthopaedic Emergency Management
- Positions held:
- Honorary Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Wayamba, Sri Lanka
- Clinical Tutor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka
- Clinical Tutor, Pre-Intern Courses, College of Surgeons, Sri Lanka
- Examiner, Final Year MBBS Examinations, Sri Lanka
- Examiner, Examination for Registration to Practice Medicine (ERPM), Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), Sri Lanka
- Council Member, Sri Lanka Society of Breast Surgeons (2020- To Date)
- Treasurer, College of General Surgeons Sri Lanka (2019- To Date)
- Council Member, College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka (2017-2021)
- Sub-committee in Surgical Care Services and Wound Care, College of Surgeons, Sri Lanka (2017-2021)
- Board Member in Specialty Board in General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute, Sri Lanka (2016- To Date)
- Life Member and Fellow, College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
- Life Member, Sri Lanka Medical Association
- Life Member, Sri Lanka Geriatric Association
- Life Member of World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (WALS)
Dr Duminda Ariyaratne
MBBS (Col), MS (SL), FCS (SL), FRCS (Eng)
Consultant General Surgeon
- Surgical licensing: Sri Lanka Medical Council, General Medical Council UK
- Surgical interests: Breast, endocrine, colorectal, upper GI, hernias
- Current employment: National Hospital of Sri Lanka
- Previous employment as a specialist surgeon:
- Colombo East Base Hospital (2017-2021)
- Base Hospital, Horana (2015-2017)
- Base Hospital, Balapitiya (2013-2015)
- National Hospital of Sri Lanka – Accident Service (2009-2013)
- General Hospital, Trincomalee (2007-2008)
- Educational qualifications & fellowships:
- Primary education: Royal College, Colombo
- MBBS (1995): University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine
- MS (Surgery) 2003: Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Sri Lanka
- FCS(SL): College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
- FRCS: Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Positions held:
- Vice president of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka (2023)
- President of the Association of General Surgeons of Sri Lanka (1999-2022)
- Council member of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka (2011-2022)
- Assistant Secretary of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka (2010)
- Council member of the NMRA (National Medicinal Regulatory Authority)
- Secretary of the Specialty board in General Surgery of the PGIM (2019 to date)
- Council member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) 2020
- Council member of the Organization of Professionals’ Association-2004
- Academic contributions to the field:
- Instructor of ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support)
- Instructor of NTMC (National Trauma Management Course)
- Examiner in surgery of Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM)
- Examiner and trainer in Medical Faculties of University Grants Commission/ Ministry of defense
- Former Director of Overseas training- The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
- Delivered the prestigious Milroy Paul oration in the centenary surgical congress of the CSSL 2021
- Multiple publications and oral presentations in Sri Lanka and overseas
Dr Nissanka Jayawardhana
MBBS (NCMC), MD (Col), FRCSEd, FCSSL (Hon), FASI (Hon)
Consultant General Surgeon
- Surgical licensing: Sri Lanka Medical Council
- Surgical interests: Breast, lower GI
Dr Udaya Samarajeewa
MBBS (Pera), MD (Col), MRCS, FRCS, FCCSL
Consultant General Surgeon
- Surgical licensing: Sri Lanka Medical Council, General Medical Council UK
- Surgical interests: Laparoscopic upper GI and hepatobiliary
Dr Vengadasalam Sutharshan
MBBS (Col), MS (Col), MRCSEng, MRCSEd, FCSSL, FMAS
Consultant Surgeon
- Surgical licensing: Sri Lanka Medical Council
- Surgical interests: Upper GI
Dr Roshan Dassenaieke
MBBS (NCMC), MS (Col), FRCS, FRCSEd, FCSSL
Consultant Surgeon
- Surgical licensing: Sri Lanka Medical Council, General Medical Council UK
- Surgical interests: Thyroid & endocrine, breast, colorectal
Prof. Emeritus. Mohan de Silva
MS (Colombo), FRCS Edinburgh, FCSSL
Former President of the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka
- Former Chairman, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka
- Former Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo
- Former Professor of Surgery and Chair, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo
- Former Consultant Surgeon, Colombo South Teaching Hospital
- Former Honorary Consultant General Surgeon, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
- Respected Pancreato-Biliary surgeon who introduced therapeutic ERCP Services and training to Sri Lanka
- Delivered 5 orations – 80 research publications
- Former WHO Expert Advisor on Patient Safety in Member States, SEARO, World Health Organization, New Delhi
- Fellow of the Asian Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy
- Respected medical author, teacher, national and international examiner – a single author surgical textbook in UK in 2008 titled ‘Clinical Surgery Made Easy – A Companion to Problem Based Learning’. tfm Publishing Limited, Shrewsbury, UK, 2nd Edition- 2016
- First Sri Lankan surgeon practicing in Sri Lanka invited as a chapter contributor to Bailey and Love 2010
- Former Member – National Science Foundation
- Former member – National Education Commission
- Former member – National Human Resource Development Council
- Former Sri Lanka representative to USA – Sri Lanka Full Bright Commission
- Former Director Education – The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
- Former Chairman – Specialist Board in General Surgery -PGIM
- To be in line with the shifting paradigm in the global progress of General Surgical training, together with other contemporary general surgeons in the island, made an impactful contribution to the progress of General Surgery in Sri Lanka by introducing a structured Postgraduate Surgical Training Programme to produce General Surgeons with special Interests
- As the Chairman of the University Grants Commission Sri Lanka (2015 -2019), made a significant contribution to establish a quality, process driven transparent State Higher Education system and led the strengthening and regularization of the quality assurance processes in the State Universities by establishing a Quality Assurance Directorate in the University Grants Commission
- Former Captain of Cricket – University of Colombo in first division Cricket
Dr B. G. N. Rathnasena
MBBS, MS, FRCS, FCSSL
Consultant General Surgeon
- General Hospital Matara (1995-1996)
- Base Hospital Chilaw (1996-2001)
- Teaching Hospital Kurunegala (2001-2004)
- Teaching Hospital Ragama (2004-2007)
- National Hospital Colombo (2007-2017)
- Posts held:
- President of Association of General Surgeons (2006-2012)
- Chairman of Specialist Board in General Surgery at PGIM (2013-2016)
- Vice President of College of Surgeons (2013-2014)
- President of Association of Medical Specialists (2015-2017)
- President of Government Medical Officers Association (2005-2006)
- Vice President of Government Medical Officers Association (2003-2005)
- Membership in Professional Bodies:
- College of Surgeons (1999-2013)
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (2015-2017)
- Association of Endocrine Surgery (2012-2013)
- Board of Directors of State Pharmaceutical Cooperation (2015-2019)
- Board of Directors of National Medicines Regulatory Authority (2015-2019)
- Academic Affairs:
- Accreditation and Examinations Committee at PGIM (2006-2016)
- Awards:
- Presidential Award for Research and Publications (2007)
- Best overall paper at College Of Surgeons sessions (2013)
- Dr. Noel Bartholomeusz prize (2017)
- Research and Publications:
- Published research papers on Thyroid disorders, oesophageal carcinomas, peri-anal fistulae, laparoscopic and open hernia repair
- Contributions and Activities:
- Pioneered laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for CBD stones at National Hospital Colombo.
- Played a major role together with other contemporary general surgeons to introduce special interest in general surgery.
- Contributed in improving general surgical facilities at Base Hospital Chilaw, Teaching Hospital Ragama, Teaching Hospital Kurunegala and National Hospital Colombo.
- Instrumental in developing wound care in Sri Lanka and to form the Wound Care Society in Sri Lanka.
Dr ASK Banagala
MS(Col), FRCSI, Dip.in Laparoscopic Surgery(Strasbourg)
Board Certified Consultant Surgeon, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Positions held:
- Founder Secretary / Secretary AGSSL (2006 to 2012)
- Member and Co-editor of the Curriculum and Syllabus development committee of General Surgery with Special interest
- Member, Board of Study in Surgery (since 2010 to 2021)
- Secretary / Specialty Board in General Surgery (2011 to 2013)
- Surgical Postgraduate Trainer and Examiner in MD (Surgery)