- E-mail(s) : tusitas@wyb.ac.lk
- Office Number :
-
Address: Department of Pathology
Faculty of Medicine ,
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
Labuyaya, Kuliyapitiya
- ORCHID
Other Profiles
Dr. (Ms.) Thusitha Somarathna
Senior Lecturer
Department of Pathology
Academic Qualifications
- MD in Histopathology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2013
- Diploma in Pathology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2009
- MBBS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 1996
Professional Qualifications / Memberships / Experience
- Registered Medical Officer, Sri Lanka Medical Council – Reg. No:29366
- Member of Physiological Society of Sri Lanka
- Member of Sri Lanka Medical Association – Reg. No. O:2766/3
- Workshop on Phylogenetic, University of Peradeniya, November 2018
- Senior House Officer, Base Hospital Kuliyapitiy, October 2013 to September 2018
- Relief House Officer Special Care Baby Unit, North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama, 2013
- Intern Medical Officer, Gynaecology & Obstetrics: De Zoysa Hospital for Women, Colombo, and December 2011 – May 2012
- Intern Medical Officer Pediatrics, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for children, May 2012- December 2012
- Temporary Demonstrator, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2010 – December 2011
- Research Assistant, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, 2010 - 201
Scholarships/ Awards/ Medal/Grants
- National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publications in 2012
- National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publications in 2014
- Best Oral Presentation in 19th International Conference on Air Pollution and Control held in London, May 2017
- National Science Foundation travel grant in 2017 April to attend the 19th International Conference on Air Pollution and Control, held in London May 2017
- University Research Grant 2019
Research Interest
- Air pollution related health issues
- Medical Education
- Dengue
- Paediatric growth and development
Administrative Contributions / Committees (University / Faculty)
- Faculty Coordinator of Faculty Quality Assurance - Faculty of Medicine
- Secretary to the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka 2020
- Secretary to the Kuliyapitiya Teacher’s Association (Teacher’s Union) of the University 2020/2021
- Panelist in the round table discussion in 4th international workshop on Techniques in Physiological Sciences for SAARC Nations, held in All India Institute of Medicine, New Delhi - December 2018