Department of Parasitology

Academic Staff

Dr. T.R.P Fernando

Acting Head of the Department

MBBS (UOC),
MD in Medical Microbiology (UOC),
Diploma in Medical Microbiology (UOC)

Dr (Mrs). Nalini Jayakody

Lecturer (Probationary)

MBBS (UOK), PhD (Reading)

Dr. Asela Wijayasekara

Lecturer (Probationary)

MBBS (Rajarata), PhD (Reading)
Pg Cert in App Stat (UOSJP)
Master of Medical Statistics (UOK)

Visiting Academic Staff

Professor Anjana Silva

MBBS (Perad.), M.Phil (Perad.), PhD (Monash), FRCP (Edin.), FRCP (Lond.), FNASSL

Chair Professor of Parasitology,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow – Monash Venom Group, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Research Associate – South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Professor Kosala Weerakoon

Professor in Medical Parasitology
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Visiting Scientist
Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

Professor W.D.S.J. Wickramasinghe

Senior Professor in Parasitology
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.
B.V.Sc.(Sri Lanka), M.Sc. (Japan), Ph.D (Japan)

Academic Supportive Staff

Dr. T.M.B.S.Bandara

DEMONSTRATOR

MBBS (WAYAMBA)

Non-Academic Staff

Mr. Sanjaya Amarasinghe

Management Assistant

Diploma in English
Diploma in Information Technology

Piumi

Mrs. H.P.S Jayaweera

Staff Technical Officer (Grade I) - Acting

BA (UOK)
ACLT (OUSL)
Dip in English (WUSL) 

Mr. H.M.H.U Indika

LABORATORY ATTENDANT - Acting

Contact Us

Telephone

+(94) 37 3138252

Emails

headparasit@wyb.ac.lk headparasit@wyb.ac.lk

Postal Address

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