Dr. Priyanga Damayanthi Burhan assumed duties as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine – WUSL. She is an obtained her MBBS degree from the Faculty of Medicine – University of Colombo. She later obtained Diploma in Child health in 2006 and MD in paediatrics in 2011. She has completed her training in west wales General Hospital in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Royal College of paediatrics and Child Health.