Dr. Parackrama Karunathilake
Lecturer (Probationary)
Department of Medicine
- E-mail(s) : parackramawk@wyb.ac.lk
- Mobile Number : +94 - 0711464807
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Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine ,
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
Labuyaya, Kuliyapitiya
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Profile Details
Academic Qualifications
- MBBS (First Class Honours), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
Professional Qualifications / Memberships / Experience
- MBBS (Peradeniya) (First Class Honours) in 2021, Distinctions in Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Community Medicine Distinctions in Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics.
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects, an online non-credit course authorized by Deep Teaching Solutions and offered through Coursera. Aug 4, 2022. Verify y at: https://coursera.org/verif y/FY66T5S9C4F4
- Member Sri Lanka Medical Council,Reg. No. 42952
- Member of Sri Lanka Medical Association – Reg. No. O:2766/3
- Member of PeMSAA
- Member of Sri Lanka Society of Lifestyle Medicine
- Medical Officer, Resident Physician Unit, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Apr 2023- Apr 2024
- Relief House Officer, Medical Intensive Care Unit, National Hospital Kandy, October 2022 - April 2023
- Intern Medical Officer, National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka; October 2021 - October 2022
- Assitant Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, April 2021 – October 2021
Scholarships/ Awards/ Medal/Grants
- The Sri Lankabhimanya Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar Gold Medal for Excellence, 2021
- Chandra Abeysekara Gold Medal in Paediatrics, 2021
- PeMSAA special award and medal for securing a high merit position in the common merit list 2021
- PeMSAA Medal for the best performance at Final MBBS 2021
- Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award to Recognize the Authors with the Highest Ranked Abstract from Sri Lanka at Scientific Sessions 2021 by The American Heart Association
- Dean’s List at the Final MBBS Examination – March 2021
- University Prize for Academic Excellence, 2021
- Perry Exhibition Prize, 2021
- Herbert A. Aponso Prize in Paediatrics, 2021
- University Research Grant 2019
Research Interest
- Non-communicable diseases - Hypertension, Acute coronary syndrome, Metabolic syndrome
- Rheumatological conditions - Rheumatoid arthritis, Hemophagocytic syndrome
- Dengue fever and Tropical diseases
- Kounis syndrome
- Snakes’ Envenomation
Administrative Contributions / Committees (University / Faculty/National)
- National Coordinator of the HAMS3 Study, conducted by the Hypertension research Center, University of Peradeniya
Selected Publications
Book/ Book Chapter
International Indexed Journals
- Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabhashini Kumarihamy, Sujeewa Gunaratne, Dammika Ranasinghe, Charith Bandara, Udaya Ralapanawa, “Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Waist-Hip Ratio in South Asians With Acute Coronary Syndrome”, 2021, Circulation, A9415-A9415, 144, Suppl_1, DOI:10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.9415
- Parackrama Karunathilake, Udaya Ralapanawa, Thilak Jayalath, Shamali Abeyagunawardena, "Kounis Syndrome Secondary to Medicine-Induced Hypersensitivity", Hindawi Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2021, Article ID 4485754, 6 pages, 2021. DOI: 10.1155/2021/4485754
- Parackrama Karunathilake, Udaya Ralapanawa, Thilak Jayalath, Shamali Abeyagunawardena, "Kounis Syndrome Secondary to Medicine-Induced Hypersensitivity", Hindawi Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2021, Article ID 4485754, 6 pages, 2021. DOI: 10.1155/2021/4485754
- Parackrama Karunathilake, Ruwanthi Jayasinghe, Thilak Jayalath, Shamali Abeyagunawardena, Udaya Ralapanawa, A Fatal Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage, International Journal of Immunology. Vol. 9, No. 4, 2021, pp. 68-72. DOI: 10.11648/j.iji.20210904.11
- Parackrama Karunathilake, Arun Rajaratnam, W. K. S. Kularatne, "A Rare Observation of Brachymetacarpia and Brachymetatarsia in a Patient with Primary Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism", Case Reports in Endocrinology, vol. 2023, Article ID 4149677, 4 pages, 2023
- Kalana Maduwage, Parackrama Karunathilake, José María Gutiérrez, Web-based snake identification service: A successful model of snake identification in Sri Lanka, Toxicon, 2021, ISSN 0041-0101, DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.11.007
- Weerasinghe, S., Karunathilake, P., Ralapanawa, U. et al. Pure red cell aplasia secondary to rheumatoid arthritis: a case report. J Med Case Reports 15, 578 (2021).
- Pradeep, C., Karunathilake, P., Abeyagunawardena, S. et al. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as a rare complication of dengue haemorrhagic fever: a case report. J Med Case Reports 17, 224 (2023).
- R Ranasinghe, S Azher, P Karunathilake, U Ralapanawa. (2021). Acetaminophen Intoxication with Fulminant Hepatic Failure Salvaged by Plasmapheresis. International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews. 9(1); DOI: 10.31579/2690-4861/170
- Ranasinghe R, Azher S, Ralapanawa U, Karunathilake P. Young stroke secondary to fibromuscular dysplasia causing carotid artery dissection. J Clin Images Med Case Rep. 2022; 3(5): 1841
- Ralapanawa, Udaya; Karunathilake, Parackrama. PS-C23-6: The Association of Anthropometry and Dietary Patterns with the Severity of Hypertension at Diagnosis in Hypertensive Patients in Sri Lanka. Journal of Hypertension 41(Suppl 1):p e406, January 2023.
- Malinga Gunarathne, Udayakumara Edippuliarachchige, Priyantha Madhuranga, Prabath Madhuwantha, Sashika Chathuranga, Saman Jayasinghe, Tharaka Dissanayaka, Janith Eeshwara, Parakrama Karunathilaka. Parathyroid Adenoma with Successful Recovery Following Surgical Resection - Case Report. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 6, 47 (2024).
International Conference Proceedings
- Karunathilake P*, Kumarihamy P, Gunaratne S, Ranasinghe D, Bandara C, Ralapanawa U. Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Waist-Hip Ratio in South Asians With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Scientific Sessions 2021 [Internet]. American Heart Association; 2021 [cited 2021 Nov 13].
- Udaya Ralapanawa, Parackrama Karunathilake*. The Association of Anthropometry and Dietary Patterns with the Severity of Hypertension at Diagnosis in Hypertensive Patients in Sri Lanka. 29th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH2022 Kyoto). Poster presentation. PS-C23-6
- Gunasena C, Karunathilake P, Anupama S, Premathilake PGTK, Subasinghe K, Jayasinghe R, Ralapanawa U. Orofacial Manifestations of Anti-hypertensive Therapy: A Case Control Study Based in Sri Lanka. 9th International Summer Exchange Programme 2023, Tokyo Medical and Dental, University, at: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. P20.
Refereed Journals
- Karunathilake, P., Ralapanawa, U., Jayalath, T. and Abeygunawardena, S., 2021. Autoimmune encephalitis presenting as a psychiatric disorder: A diagnostic challenge. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 30(2), pp.125–128. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v30i2.269
- Karunathilake P, Kularatne WKS, Bowaththage S, Kobbegala KGVJ, Fasrina MZF, Nasim FN, et al.. Infective endocarditis with Escherichia coli secondary to urosepsis: a case report. Asian Journal of Internal Medicine. 2022;1(2):66–9. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/ajim.v1i2.44
- Jayatissa, T., Ralapanawa, U., Chandrajith, R. and Karunathilake, P., 2022. Variation of Serum Trace Element Levels in Patients with Hypertension, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure: A Pilot Study. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 31(1), pp.11–27. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v31i1.301
- Rajaratnam, A., Dissanayake, S.H., Karunathilake, P., Godfrey , E.R.E. and Kularatne, W.K.S., 2024. Complex regional pain syndrome as acause of acute painful limb swelling – acase report. Asian Journal of Internal Medicine, 3(1), p.54-60.DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/ajim.v3i1.116
- Costa, M.N., Kularatne , K.S., Nasim, F.N., Bowattage , S., Fasrina , Z., Rajarathnam, A., Karunathilaka, P. and Jezeema, Z.K.M. (2024) ‘Presentation of primary Sjogren's syndrome with livedo reticularis and hypokalemia: A case report ’, Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 11(1), p. E232 1-5.
Local Conference Proceedings
- Ralapanawa U, Karunathilake EMPW*, Premarathna ABNN, Shahmy MAA, Poornima PKS, Palihana PRA, Deegala HMTD. (2021). Sociodemographic Characteristics of a Cohort of Female Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Sri Lanka, Abstracts of the Annual Academic Sessions 2021 of the Ceylon College of Physicians, p. 23. Poster Presentation-2.
- Ralapanawa U, Kularatne SAM, Karunathilake EMPW*, Alawattegama ATM, Gunrathne M. Predictive value of initial liver enzyme levels on the extent of liver damage in dengue. (2021). 5th Annual Congress; Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine. p. S7. Oral Presentation-001.
- Ralapanawa U, Karunathilake EMPW*, Kumarihamy P, Gunaratne S, Ranasinghe D, Deegala HMTD, Priyasad LBI, Gunathilaka WEP. Effect of diet and physical activity on the spectrum of acute coronary syndrome in South Asia. (2021). 5th Annual Congress; Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine. p. S22. Poster Presentation-002.
- Parackrama Karunathilake*, Dilshan Wimalasena, Erangi Withana, Kalana Maduwage. Awareness and Identification Ability of Snakes among the People of Millawa Grama Niladhari Division, Sri Lanka. Undergraduate Research Forum 2019, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.
- Ralapanawa U*, Jayatissa MKTC, Chandrajith, R, Karunathilake, P. Variation of Serum Trace Element Levels in Patients with Hypertension, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure – A Hospital Based Cohort Study in Sri Lanka. Annual Research Symposium of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 2021. Free Paper Presentation - AR042.
- Ralapanawa U, Karunathilake E M P W*, Kumarihamy P, Gunaratne S, Ranasinghe D, Bandara C. Predictors of Long-term Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Sri Lanka. Annual Academic Sessions 2022 of the Ceylon College of Physicians in Collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians, London. Oral presentation 05.
- L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake*, Prabath Madhuwantha, Malinga Gunarathne, E A D L S Udayakumara, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayake. Clinical presentations, biochemical derangements, and imaging findings in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A single center cohort study in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 11.
- Malinga Gunarathne, L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabath Madhuwantha, E A D L S Udayakumara, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayaka. Factors Associated with Delay in Presentation to a Surgical Specialty of Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 19.
- L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabath Madhuwantha, Malinga Gunarathne, E A D L S Udayakumara, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayake. Associations between the symptoms and the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in a cohort of patients in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 20.
- Malinga Gunarathne, L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabath Madhuwantha, E A D L S Udayakumara, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayake. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infections and its association with symptoms and upper gastrointestinal findings in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 21.
- E A D L S Udayakumara, L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabath Madhuwantha, Malinga Gunarathne, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayake. Low Vitamin D Level and Subclinical Hypocalcaemia Leading to Low Prevalence of Hypocalcaemic Symptoms and Signs in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 66.
- Malinga Gunarathne, L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabath Madhuwantha, E A D L S Udayakumara, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayake. Factors Associated with Delay in Presentation to a Surgical Specialty of Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 19.
- L S K P Maduranga, L S Chathuranga, E A D Udayakumara, Parackrama Karunathilake, Prabath Madhuwantha, Malinga Gunarathne, E A D L S Udayakumara, R Dhanushkar, S G Weerasinghe, P T Dahanayake. A clinical audit on knowledge and perceptions among nursing officers of national hospital Kandy regarding bowel preparation for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2022. Poster presentation 12.
- Premarathna R.S.P., Maduranga L.S.K.K.P., Karunathilake P., Jayaprasad Y.D.M., Abeywardhana U.N.Y., Gunarathna HMMM, Paramanathan V. Factors Contributing to Delayed Surgical Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 46th Annual Academic Sessions 2024 Kandy Society of Medicine. ABS 012
- Ralapanawa U, Sivakaneshan R, Tennakoon S, Karunathilake P*. Ischemia-Modified Albumin: Is It a Promising Marker in Acute Coronary Syndrome? 46th Annual Academic Sessions 2024 Kandy Society of Medicine, 8th and 9th February 2024, Hotel Grand Kandyan’, Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 33(5), ABS 076.