• MBBS
• MD (Colombo)
• MRCP (UK)
• FRCP (London)
• FACP(USA)

Journal Papers

1. Suneth Karunarathne, Sajitha Weerasinghe, Dumitha Govindapala, Harshini Fernando, Bhaddika Jayaratne. Cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to Epstein Barr virus infection presenting with peripheral gangrene. Thrombosis Journal 2012, 10:4 doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-10-4
2. Suneth Karunarathne, Dumitha Govindapala, Yapa Udayakumara, Harshini Fernando. Cytomegalovirus associated transverse myelitis in an immuno-competent host with DNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid. BMC Res notes July 2012, doi 10.1186/1756-0500-5-364
3. Suneth Karunarathne, Yapa Udayakumara, Dumitha Govindapala, Harshini Fernan-do. Medullary nephrocalcinosis, distal renal tubular acidosis and polycythemia in a patient with nephrotic syndrome. BMC Nephrology 2012,13:66 doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-66.
4. S. Karunarathne, Y. Udayakumara, D. Govindapala, and H. Fernando. Type IV renal tubular acidosis following resolution of acute kidney injury and disseminated intravascular coagulation due to hump-nosed viper bite. Indian J Nephrol. 2013 Jul-Aug; 23(4): 294–296. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.
5. Suneth Karunarathne, Dumitha Govindapala, Harshini Fernando, Tetanus following ocular wooden foreign body in incompletely vaccinated patient. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 2, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 495-496
6. RL Satarasinghe, M Jayawardana, DS Govindapala. Relationship between asymptomatic hepatic involvement and other major target organ involvement in epidemic and non-epidemic dengue infections in adult Sri Lankans: experience from a tertiary referral centre. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2010.
7. Ravindra Satarasinghe, Ravi Jayawardana, Upul Wickramasingha, Ravi Wijesinghe, Kokila Dias, Chamila Subasinghe, Randula Samarasinghe, Dumitha Govindapala, Crislan Navaratne. Comparison of Demographics and Clinical Features of Adult SLankan Alcoholics Who Had Primary and Secondary Banding Due to Advanced Oesophageal Varices. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 105, Supplement 1, October 2010.
8. Ravindra Satarasinghe, Ravi Jayawardana, Upul Wickramasingha, Dumitha Govindapala, Crislan Navaratne, Randula Samarasinghe, Chamila Subasinghe, Ravi Wi-jesinghe, Kokila Dias, Thushara Jayalal. Comparison of Endoscopically Evaluated Etiologies of Upper GI Bleeding of Adult Sri Lankans with International Studies Admitted to a Medical Unit of a Tertiary Care Center. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 105, Supplement 1, October 2010.
9. Ravindra Satarasinghe, Ravi Jayawardana, Crislan Navaratne, Chamila Subasinghe, Upul Wickramasingha, DumithaGovindapala, Randula Samarasinghe, Thushara Jayalal, Kokila Dias. Demographic and Clinical Profile of a Cohort of Adult Sri Lankans Having Advanced Chronic Hepatic Dysfunction due to Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Aetiology. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 105, Supplement 1, October 2010.
10. Ravindra Satarasinghe, Ravi Jayawardana, Dumitha Govindapala, Upul Wickramasingha, Crislan Navaratne, Randula Samarasinghe, Ravi Wijesinghe. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) in an Adult Sri Lankan Woman – A diagnostic Dilemma Un-revealed, a Rare Gastrointestinal cause in the Tropics. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 105, Supplement 1, October 2010.
11. Ravindra Satarasinghe, Chamila Subasinghe, Thushara Jayalal, Crislan Navaratne, Ra-vi Jayawardana, Dumitha Govindapala, Kokila Dias, Randula Samarasinghe. An Extremely Rare Cause of Isolated Massive Hepatomegaly and Ascites. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 105, Supplement 1, October 2010
12. RL Satarasinghe, MAR Jayawardana, R Wellaketiya, DS Govindapala. Lympidem (R)(a coumarin derivative) induced reversible hepatotoxicity in an adult Sri Lankan-a case report with literature review. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol-ume 25, 2008, pages A48- A48.
13. Ravindra Satarasinghe, Ravi Jayawardana, Crislan Navaratne, Chamila Subasinghe, Dumitha Govindapala, Randula Samarasinghe. An Unusual Cause Of Obstructive Jaundice. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 105, Supplement, October 2010.

Conference Papers

1. Govindapala DS, Karunaratna DAS, Fernando AH. Knowledge on foot care among diabetic patients attending general medical clinics of a tertiary care hospital. Poster presentation at 48th Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2015.
2. Satharasinghe RL, Jayawardena MAR, Govindapala DS, Gunarathne PAKG, de Silva PA. Demographics, aetiology and histological profile of asymptomatic elevation of hepatic transaminases due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a cohort of non- alcoholic adult Sri Lankans. Oral Presentation, 41st Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2008
3. Jayaratne SD, Undugodage CM, Govindapala DS. Liver enzyme abnormalities in patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and Lipid abnormalities. Poster presentation at 118th Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2005.

Other Publications

1. Govindapala DS, Nipun De Silva, Thisara Samarawickrama, Priyamali Jayasekara, Namal Wijesinghe. A middle-aged woman with shortness of breath: A rare. Cause of dyspnoea. The official newsletter of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Volume12, issue 06, June 2019

• Internal Medicine
• Haematology

• Obesity in Asians
• Liver disease
• Tropical Medicine

• Niroshan Sri Dev Memorial Gold medal for Clinical Medicine
• CCP research Grant 2019

PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS /MEMBERSHIPS

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians London, United Kingdom
• Fellow of the American College of Physicians
• Life Member: Ceylon College of Physicians of Sri Lanka
• Life Member; Sri Lankan society of Internal Medicine
• Life Member, Sri Lanka Medical Association

POSITIONS HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• Member of the Ethics Review Committee of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2020
• Council member of the Ceylon College of Physician 2020
• Member of the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University 2019 – 2020
• Member of the MRCP PACES organizing commit-tee of Sri Lanka, 2016 – 2020
• Honorary Joint Secretary of the Ceylon College of physicians, 2018 – 2019
• Member of the scientific committee of the Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon college of physicians, 2018 – 2019
• Secretary of the exhibition committee – “Mahajana Suwadana “, health care exhibition organized by the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2017
• Council Member of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2017