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Department of Medicine

The department comprises a team of highly qualified and experienced academic staff actively engaged in teaching, clinical care, and research.

They contribute to:

    • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

    • Clinical service delivery

    • Research supervision and collaboration

    • Professional development and academic administration

The academic staff also serve as examiners in national-level examinations, including:

    • Final MBBS examinations in other state medical faculties in Sri Lanka

    • MD (Medicine) examinations conducted for postgraduate trainees

    • ERPM examination

Academic Staff Lecturers

Dr. Prabhashini Kumarihamy

Head/ Senior Lecturer/ Consultant Physician

MBBS (Peradeniya)
MD (Colombo)
MRCP (UK)

Prof. Dushantha Madegedara

Chair Professor of Medicine/ Consultant Respiratory Physician

MBBS (Peradeniya)
MD (Colombo)
FCCP (SL), FCCP (USA), FRCP (Edin.), FAPSR

Dr. Sanjeewa Bowatte

Dean/ Senior Lecturer/ Consultant Physician

MBBS (Peradeniya),
MD (Colombo),
MRCP (UK), MRCP (London)

Dr. Parackrama Karunathilake

Lecturer (probationary)

MBBS (Peradeniya)

Visting Lecturers

Professor S.A.M. Kularatne

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

MBBS (Peradeniya), MD, MRCP(UK), FRCP(London), FCCP, FNASSL, DSc (Honoris causa)

Professor Udaya Ralapanawa

Professor in Medicine and Consultant Physician

MBBS (Peradeniya), MD, MRCP (UK), FRCP (London), FRCP (Edin)

Professor Rajitha Abeysekara

Professor in Nephrology and Consultant Nephrologist

MBBS, MD, MRCP(UK), MRCP – Nephrology, MSc- Biostatistics, FISN

Academic Supportive Staff

Dr. Naveen Abeysinghe

Demonstrator

MBBS (Ruhuna)

Dr. Kaveesha Katugahage

Demonstrator

MBBS (Wayamba)

NonAcademic Staff

Mr. H.M.V.S. Jayasundara

Laboratory Attendant (Grade III)

Contact Us

Telephone

+(94) 37 3138252

Emails

headmedicine@wyb.ac.lk

Postal Address

Department of Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine,
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Labuyaya, Kuliyapitiya,60200