Academic Staff of Para Clinical Sciences

Snr. Professor PR Fernando 
MBBS, MD, FCCP, FCGP, DMJ (London), FRCP (London), RCP (Glasgow), FRCP (Edinburgh), FRCPath (UK)
Senior Professor of Forensic Medicine

Snr. Prof. SR De Alwis Seneviratne
MD (Community Medicine (Colombo), DipMedEd (Dundee), MMEd (Honours)(Dundee), MBBS (Ceylon)(Honours), FCCP(SL)
Senior Professor in Community Medicine

Snr. Prof. Mirani V. Weerasooriya
MBBS (Peradeniya), DMSc (Japan), FNASSL
Senior Professor of Parasitology

Snr. Prof. Rohini Fernandopulle
MBBS, PhD (Colombo)
Senior Professor in Pharmacology

Col (Prof) A Balasuriya
MBBS(Colombo), MSc (Community Medicine)(Colombo), MD– (Community Medicine), PGDBA (Homagama), MA (Kelaniya)
Dean and Chair Professor of Public Health

Lt Col (Dr) PH Premaratne
BSc (Zoology Sp), PhD (Colombo)
Head and Senior Lecturer Grade I in Parasitology

Prof. AD De Silva
Ph.D. (Pennsylvania, USA) B.S. (Missouri, USA)
Professor in Immunology 

Dr. Nayana Shiranthini Fernando
MBBS, MSc in Community Medicine, MD in Community Medicine, Board certified specialist in Community Medicine
Senior Lecturer-Grade I, Head Public Health and Family Medicine

Prof. Pandula Athauda-arachchi
MBBS MRCP(UK) PhD (Cantab) CCT(UK) FESC FRCP(Glasg)FRCP(Edin)FACC
HOD, Paraclinical Sciences, Head and Professor in Pharmacology – FOM, KDU
Clinical Lead- BE Studies KDU/UHKDU
Head-Interventional Cardiology & International TAVI Proctor, Durdans HC

Dr Varuna Navaratne
MBBS(NCMC), Dip (Med Micro), MD, (Med Micro), BSc (USA)
Senior Lecturer Grade I in Microbiology

Dr. IHS Kumarasinghe
MBBS (Col), Dip in Pathology, MD Path (Histopathology)
Senior Lecturer Grade I in Pathology

Dr. Nasmiya Mubarak
MBBS (Karachi), Diploma in Medical Microbiology (Colombo), MD in Medical Microbiology (Colombo)
Head and Senior Lecturer Grade II in Microbiology

Dr. Dilini Nakkawita
MBBS(University of Colombo), PG.Dip(Medical Microbiology), MD(Medical Microbiology), Dip.RCPath(UK)
Senior Lecturer Grade II in Microbiology, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist

Dr T I Withanawasam
MBBS, P.G Diploma (Transfusion Medicine), MD (Transfusion Medicine)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pathology, Consultant Transfusion Physician

Dr. Anuji Upekshika Gamage
MD (Community Medicine (Colombo), MSc – Community Medicine (Colombo), MSc –Health Economics and Policy (Australia ), Grad. Cert in Economics ( Australia ), MBBS, FRSPH
Senior Lecturer Grade II in Community Medicine

Dr. PDIS Somaratne

MBBS -University of Peradeniya, Postgraduate diploma in Haematology – University of Colombo, MD in Clinical Haematology – University of Colombo
Head and Senior Lecturer Grade II in Pathology

Dr. M. E. Balasooriya
MBBS (Peradeniya), MD (Anaesthesiology)
Senior Lecturer Grade II in Pharmacology

Dr. ADM Gunasekara 
MBBS
Senior Lecturer Grade II in Pharmacology

Dr. UAK Tennakoon
MBBS, DLM, MD
Head and Senior Lecturer Grade I in Forensic Medicine

Temporary Demonstrators

Ms. NTK Karunanayake

Postdoctoral Trainees of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo

Postgraduate Registrars in Community Medicine

Dr. Hasarali Fernando          (15.10.2014 to 14.06.2016)
Dr. Dimuth Peiris                   (01.09.2015 to 31.05.2017)
Dr. Nishani Fonseka             (28.03.2017 to 27.10.2018 excluding maternity leave)
Dr. Samantha Vijewardane  (06.06.2017 to 05.01.2019)
Dr. Kanishka Athukorala       (06.06.2017 to 05.01.2019)
Dr. Darshitha Jothipala         (16.10.2019 to 15.05.2021)
Dr. Thanuja Rathnayake        (09.12.2020 to 08.07.2022) 
Dr. Roshani Jayaweera        (08.02.2023 to 07.05.2023) Registrar in Venereology