Prof. Narada Warnasuriya
Senior Professor of Paediatrics
Email : naradaw@kdu.ac.lk
Qualifications
Experience
Publications
Awards and Grants
Involvement with Other Organizations
Qualifications
- MBBS (Ceylon)
- MRCP (UK)
- DCH (ENG.)
- FRCP (London)
- FCCP
- FSLCP
Experience
PRESENT OCCUPATION:
- Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, University of Sri Jayawardanepura,
- Senior Professor of Paediatrics (contract)Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
PAST EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
- Registrar to the Professor of Paediatrics Lady Ridgeway Hospital 1971-1972
- Lecturer in Public Health. Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, 1973
- Lecturer in Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, 1974
- Research Associate Department of Child Health, Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1975-1976)
- Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo (1977 – 1989)
- Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport Gwent, UK, (1984 – 1985) (during sabbatical Leave)
- Senior Consultant Paediatrician, Postgraduate Tutor, Armed Forces Hospital,Tabuk Saudi Arabia (1989 – 1996)
- Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Paediatrics, USJP, April 1996- April 1997
- Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics,USJP, May 1997 – May 2005
- Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, July 2004 – July 2005
- Vice Chancellor, University of Sri Jayawardanepura, July 2005 – September 2008
- Senior Professor of Paediatrics, University of Sri Jayawardenepura May2005 – November 2009
EXPERIENCE IN TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMITTEES AND CONSULTANCIES
Education:
- Member, Advisory Committee on Special Education, Ministry of Education 2004-5
- Chairman, Expert Committee on Medical Education, SLMA 2012
- Member, Advisory Committee on ICT, Ministry of Education, 2012-13
- Member, Panel of Reviewers, Research Studies on Education prepared as Policy briefs to the National Education Commission 2014
- Member of the Institutional Review Panel to review the performance of the Open University of Sri Lanka 2007, QAAC, UGC.
Health:
- Member Editorial Committee to develop a Manual of Training for Young Child Workers, Children’s Secretariat. 1987
- Chairman, Working group on clinical guidelines for Management of Dengue Fever, Ministry of Health 2004-2005
- Member, Expert Committee on Adverse Reactions to Immunization, Ministry of Health 2008-2014
- Member, Advisory Committee on Communicable Disease, Ministry of Health2011-2014
- Member, Clinical Trials Committee, Ministry of Health 2011-2014
- Member, Committee on Adverse Reactions to Drugs, Ministry of Health 2o11-2013
Nutrition:
- Training Advisor, Participatory Nutrition Improvement Programme, (PNIP), Ministry of Plan Implementation, UNICEF 1997-1998
- Member, Technical Committee for monitoring National code for marketing of breast milk substitutes
- Member, Committee Drafting Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Sri Lankans
- Member, Technical Committee Monitoring National Programme for iodisation of salt
- Member, Panel of Civil Society representatives, Sub Committee for Nutrition (SCN), United Nations
- Member, WHO/Expert Consultation on Optimal Duration of Exclusive breast feeding
- Member, National Food and Nutrition Coordinating Committee, Ministry of Plan Implementation
- Chairman, Committee for M.Sc(Human Nutrition)PGIM, University of Colombo. 2011-2012
- Consultant for training of Community Health/ Nutrition workers to;
- Sarvodaya Movement
- Saukyadana Movement
- Red Cross Society of Sri Lanka
- Red Barna
- Save the Children Fund (UK)
- Consultant in curriculum development in nutrition and health to the Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education & National Institute of Education
- Consultant on developing training courses in Nutrition, Food & Nutrition Policy Planning Division Ministry of Plan Implementation (FNPPD)
- Editorial advisor to develop manuals on nutrition for estate and rural sectors, FNPPD, Ministry of Plan Implementation
- Consultant to evaluate a supplementary feeding program in the estate sector, NOVIB, (Netherlands Organization for International Aid)
- Member, Food Advisory Sub Committee, (Labeling and regulations) Ministry of Health
- Member, Committee on Nutraceuticals and Food Supplements, Ministry of Health
- Member, Committee drafting a National Nutrition Policy, Ministry of Health
- Member, National Nutrition Steering Committee, Ministry of Health, 2012-2014
- Member, Technical Advisory Committee, National Nutrition Council, Presidential Secretariat 2012-2014
- Chairman Expert Committee on Nutrition, SLMA
- Chairman Expert committee on Food and Nutraceticals, SLMA
- Chairman Expert Committee on Alcohol &Tobacco, SLMA Science& Technology
- Chairman,Institutional Review Committee appointed by NASTEC to review the performance of National Science Foundation (NSF) 2009-2012.
- Chairman, Health Research group, Research & Devlopment Investment Strategy Panel, Ministry of Research & Development, 2014
Publications
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- R.Q. Blackwell, P.E. Soysa, W.A.S. De Silva, N. Nagaratnam, N. Warnasuriya, D.D. Abeyratne, N.D. Obern & M.I. Went, Structural Identification of Haemoglobin E in Ethnic Groups from Sri Lanka Tropical Geographical Medicine, 26 (1974) 214 – 215
- Working Party for Childhood Deaths in Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle Survey of deaths in Early Childhood 1974/76 with Special Reference to Sudden Unexpected Deaths, (*Member – Working Party), Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol. 52, No. 11, November 1977
- N. Warnasuriya M.A.P.S. Downham J. F. Soothill Atopy in Parents of Children Dying with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Archives of Disease in childhood. Vol. 55,
- N. Warnasuriya Pattern of formula feeding in the latter part of infancy. A preliminary survey, Ceylon Medical Journal, December 1989. 34 (4) 191 – 194
- Tara De Mel. Narada Warnasuriya. Carlo Fonseka Growth hormone deficiency in Sri Lanka, The Ceylon Medical Journal. Vol. 36 No. 3 September 1991
- S. Shalash, N. Warnasuriya, Z. Al – Shareef, P. Fillobbos & E. Sarkans. Eight years experience of a regional burns unit in Saudi Arabia. Clinical and epidemiological aspects. Burns. Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries (1996 Elecvir.)
- N. Warnasuriya Middle East migration and Health Sri Lanka Journal of Population studies Vol. 1 No 1 Feb. 1998 57 – 63
- S.Ekanayaka, N.D.Warnasuriya, P.S.Samarakoon, H.Abeywickrama, N.D. Kuruppuarachi A. S. Dissanayake An unusual “infection” of a child in Sri Lanka, with taenia taeniformis of the cat. Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology Vol. 93. No. 8869 – 873 (1999)
- A.E. Jelly, N. Warnasuriya, R. K. Pejaver A Study of Infant deaths in a Regional Hospital in Saudi Arabia Saudi Medical Journal Vol. 19-2 136-40 (1998)
- N. Warnasuriya Some reflections on clinical teaching Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health Vol. 29 No. 1. – 2000
- Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, Nihal Abeysingha, Nimali De Silva Devaka J.S.Fernando, Rohan Dayaratne, Deepthi De Silva, N.D. Warnasuriya, M. Hotopf Sri Lanka Twin Registry Twin Research Volume 5 Number 5 pp 424-426 (2002)
- Chandrika UG, Jansz ER, Wickramasinghe, SMDN and Warnasuriya, ND (2003) Carotenoids in yellow and red – fleshed papaya. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture: 83:1279-1282 (2003)
- Chandrika UG, Jansz ER, Warnasuriya, ND (2004) Carotenoid composition of ripe jackfruits (Artocarpus heterophyllus) kernel and its bioconversion. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 85:186 – 190
- Chandrika UG, Jansz ER, Warnasuriya, ND (2004) Identification and HPLC quantification of ß-carotene and lutein in some green leafy vegetables commonly used in Sri Lanka. Journal of National Science Foundation Sri Lanka. 33 (2): 141-145
- N. Warnasuriya Improving nutrition. The Message or the Messenger? Nutrition Goals for Asia. Vision 2020 Proceedings IX Asian congress of Nutrition 776-772 (2003)
- Azeem Dad Gadi1*, Michiyo Higuchi1, Narada Warnasuriya2, Leo Kawaguchi1, Atsuko Aoyama Medical students’ willingness to work in post-conflict areas: A qualitative study in Sri Lanka Vol.4, No.10, 824-831 (2012) Health doi:10.4236/health.2012.410127
- A S L Bandusena1 and N D Warnasuriya Selected determinants and sequelae of exclusive breastfeeding up to six months among infants attending chosen well baby clinics in the Colombo District Ceylon Medical Journal, Vol. 54, No. 4, December 2009, 124 -127
- M.Kumararatne A. Nimalasuriya & N.Warnasuriya Impact of formal continuous Medical Education programme by an expatriate medical organization Medical Education 35:1Jan 2001 87
- Pathmeswaran, N.R de Silva, N.de Silva, S.Edirisinghe, S.C.Parameswaran, R.Seneviratne N Warnasuriya, H de Silva Limitations of current measures use for selection of students to medical schools in Sri Lanka Ceylon Medical Journal 2009
- N. Warnasuriya Brand Endorsement by Professional Associations Guest Editorial, Chemistry in Sri Lanka, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, January 2009 Vol 26-1
- N. Warnasuriya The quality of University Libraries: A Sri Lankan perspective Proceedings of the conference of University Librarians Association in Sri Lanka, 45-56
- N Warnasuriya Some Aspects of the care of Children Abandoned in Hospital. Report of a Symposium on “The Child with Social Handicap” Save the Children Fund – United Kingdom 1983.
- N. Warnasuriya Social Medicine in the Colombo Medical Curriculum. Report of a WHO Sponsored Seminar on Teaching of Social Paediatrics and Social Obstetrics in Medical Schools, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna. August 1986.
- N. Warnasuriya, N. Beech, J. S. D. K. Weeraman Atopy in childhood Asthma in Sri Lanka, Abstracts of the Centenary Congress, Sri Lanka Medical Association, March 1988.
- N. Warnasuriya Problems Associated with Initiation of Breast Feeding A Message to Health Personnel. Proceedings of Seminar to Review Implementation of Sri Lanka Marketing Code on Breast Feeding and Regulation of the use of Breast Milk Substitutes. Food and Nutrition Policy Planning Division. Ministry of Plan Implementation. 17th August 1988.
- N. Warnasuriya The morning reports its role in clinical training. Abstracts of the International Medical Congress, Kandy, Sri Lanka, July 1992.
- N. Warnasuriya, I. Al Hifzi, J. Turp, & N. Bell. Genetic component of Paediatric Morbidity and Mortality: Overview and Tabuk experience. Abstracts of the symposium on Epidemiologic transition and health in developing countries. King Saud University, Riyadh, November, 1994
- N. Warnasuriya Pattern of short stature as seen in a growth clinic Proceedings of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Annual Scientific Congress. 16th – 20th July 1997. Vol. 1 No. 1 50 (FP 16)
- A .Ranasinghe, Y. Witharana, W.A. H. Sujeewa, N. Warnasuriya An Audit of deaths in a newly commissioned Paediatric unit in a Teaching Hospital Proceeding of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Annual Scientific Congress – August 2000
- N. Warnasuriya, Y. Witharana, W.A.H. Sujeewa The Paediatric Core Curriculum: to what extent was it Taught & Assessed? Proceeding of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Annual Scientific Congress – August 2000
- H. S. Jayawickrema, L.C. Rajapakse, N.D. Warnasuriya Impact of responsive feeding on feeding behavior and growth of young children.
Abstracts of the 11th Annual Sessions, College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka 2006 (won award for best paper at the sessions) - N. Warnasuriya Role of the Nurse in Infant Nutrition. Proceedings of the 12th Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatrics and 2nd Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatric Nursing 2007
- N. Warnasuriya Opportunities for promoting ECD in the social sector Promoting early childhood development in South- East Asia Report of the WHO-UNICEF meeting Colombo Sri Lanka, July 2009
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS/ EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL/CLINICAL GUIDELINES BENCHMARKS & POLICY DOCUMENTS:
- N. Warnasuriya Chapter on “National Health Policy” Senaka Bibile the Man & His Work Pharmaceuticals A Third World Experience, September 1978.
- N. Warnasuriya, A. Nikapotha, C. Abeydeva, V. Wickramaratne, C. Punchiappuhamy, R. Cantley, S. Wanniarrachi, D.P. Wanasinghe A manual of training for young child workers (in sinhalese) Published by the Children’s Secretariat, Ministry of Plan Implementation 1983. #
- N. Warnasuriya Sorting out Short Stature Health Watch. Ceylon Daily News
- N. Warnasuriya Growth & Development (Chapter in Your child/your family) Ed. H.A. Aponso, D.G.H.De. Silva, D.J. Aloysius 1999 387-398
- Food based dietary guidelines for Sri Lankans Ministry of Health, Welfare & Nutrition Sri Lanka / UNICEF (Member of working group) Edited by R. Jayatissa and D. Goonaratne
- Report of an expert consultation on the optimal duration of exclusive breast feeding, WHO Geneva (Member of the Expert Committee)
- Guidelines for Health & Nutrition related brand endorsement of food products by a professional organization/institution (Sri Lanka Medical Association), (Chairman of the Committee), 2002
- “Advertising and Health” chapter in publication on “Media and Health” Sri Lanka Medical Association 2003
- Subject bench mark statement in Medicine, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors and University Grants Commission October 2003 (Chairman of the Committee)
- Clinical Guidelines on Management of Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorragic Fever Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health (member – working group) 2005
- National Nutrition Policy 2008 (Member of the Advisory panel).
- Guidelines for feeding infants & young children (1- 5 years) including orphans & those who not living with mothers (Tsunami affected areas) Formulated by the Family Health Bureau (Member of the panel of experts)
- N. Warnasuriya Book review Nutrition throughout the life cycle, T.W. Wickramanayake Ceylon Journal of Medical Sciences
- N. Warnasuriya, U.Coomaraswamy, N, DeSilva, B.D. Nandadeva, H. Abeygunawardane Manual for Institutional Review of Sri Lankan Universities and Higher Educational Institutions UGC/HETC/MoHE publication 2015
- Health Expert Group Report, Investment Framework for Research & Development NASTEC, 2014 (Chairman, Expert Group)
- Institutional Review Report: National Science Foundatio 2010-2015 (Chairman. Review Team)
SELECTED PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSE / ORATIONS / KEY NOTE ADDRESSES/ INVITED LECTURES AT ACADEMIC MEETINGS:
- “Some controversies in child nutrition” Presidential address Biennial Scientific Sessions Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka – 1987
- Developing curriculum material for real life needs in Health and Nutrition Plenary lecture, UNESCO Regional workshop on Curriculum Development to meet real life needs – 1988*
- “Practical possibilities in primary prevention of birth defects” Symposium on Reducing Birth anomalies. Birth Defects Research Unit. /SLCOG. 1997*
- “Determinants of Cognitive ability” Review Lecture SLMA Annual Sessions 1997
- “Paediatric priorities for the next decade” Symposium on “Future of medicine in Sri Lanka” Sri Lanka Medical Association of North America – 1999*
- “Some reflections on clinical teaching” Induction address as president. Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians – 1999**
- “Role of fish in health and nutrition” Keynote address, Annual Sessions Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLFAR) 2000*
- “Right to nutrition and health” SAARC regional workshops on children with special focus on decade of the girl child. YWCA Colombo -2001*
- “Infant nutrition in an urban setting” Plenary lecture: Scientific meeting of the Los- Banos Alumni Association in Sri Lanka -2002*
- “Improving nutrition: the message or messenger?” Symposium on capacity building in nutrition Asian congress of Nutrition, New Delhi-2003*
- “Towards evidence based infant feeding” Plenary lecture, SAARC Paediatric congress – 2004
- “Clinical and epidemiological aspects of short stature in Sri Lanka” E.C.M. Waas Oration North Western Chapter, College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka – January, 2004
- “Science Technology and social goals in (Nutrition)” Sessional Presentation International Conference on Science and Technology Policy Research and Statistical indicators National Science Foundation, November 2006*
- “Nutrition Interventions and Strategies for Improving Nutritional status” UNICEF/MOH Meeting Ministry of Health 2006
- Convocation address, External Degree Convocation, University of Ruhuna, 2006**
- Senaka Bibile, his life and times Senaka Bibile Oration, State Pharmacutical Corporation 2007
- Convocation address Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2007**
- “University Governance & Student Unrest” 11th Nandadasa Kodagoda Memorial Oration, August 2008**
- “The Kannangara Legacy in Today’s context. The role of the state in Higher Education”’ C.W.W. Kannangara Memorial Lecture, National Institute of Education, 2008**
- Commencement address, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2009 “What makes a good Doctor?”
- Presidential address Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), 2010 “Role of the Doctor in Health Equity”
- Convocation address, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2010**
- Guest Lecture, Annual Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka College of Paediatrician, 2010 ”Determinants of Cognitive ability” *
- Prof. Nandasena Ratnapala 5th Memorial Oration A Sociological insight into determinants and squeal of Malnutrition in Sri Lanka August 2012*
- Convocation address, National Diploma in Teaching, National Institute of Teaching, October 2012*
- Prof. J.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Lecture “Some reflections on Pre –school education in Sri Lanka, February 2012*
- Convocation address, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2015
- Hon Bernard Soysa Memorial Oration, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) 2015: Bernard Soysa-A case study of a Professional politician
* Published abstract available
** Full oration published
Awards and Grants
- Loos Gold Medal for Pathology (1967) Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
- Adigar Sellamuttu Gold Medal for Best Scientific Paper (1971) Sri Lanka Paediatric Association.
- Special Award for outstanding contribution to the Nutrition Society of SriLanka (1997)
- Award for Best Paper, Annual Sessions Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians (2000)
- Award for Best Paper, Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka College of Community Physicians (2001)
- President’s Award for Research 2002 & 2003
- Award for Outstanding Asian Paediatrician, Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatrics, Shanghai (2009)
Involvement with Other Organizations
PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS /MEMBERSHIPS:
- Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians, London (FRCP)
- Fellow of The Ceylon College of Physicians (FCCP)
- Fellow of The Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians (FSCP)
- Fellow of The College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (Honorary) (FCGP)
- Honorary Senior Fellow Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM)
- Life Member, College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka
- Life Member, Sri Lanka Medical Association
- Life Member Nutrition Society of SriLanka
- Life Member, Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka
- Life Member, SriLanka Association for Advancement of Science
- Life Member, Royal Asiatic Society
POSITIONS HELD IN IMPORTANT STATUTORY BODIES:
- Member, Board of Management, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, 1985 – 1989
- Member, Board of Management, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 1997 – 2001, 2004 – 2005
- Chairman, Subject Benchmarking group for Medicine CVCD/UGC, 2004
- Member, Standing Committee for Quality Assurance and Accreditation, UGC 2005-2011
- Member, Academic Affairs Board, National Institute of Education, 2005 – up to date
- Member, Council of The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2005 – 2008
- Member, Board of Management, Postgraduate Institute of Archeology, 2006 – 2008
- Member, Steering Committee on Higher Education Policy Ministry of Higher Education, 2007 – 2008
- Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD), 2007
- Member, Committee on Higher Education, National Education Commission (NEC), 2011 – 2012
- Member, Sri Lanka Medical Council, 2012-2015
- Member, Academic Governing Council, National School of Business Management (NSBM), 2012
- Member Standing Committee on General Education, Nation Education Commission (NEC), 2013-2014
- Member, Council, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) 2007
- Member, National Medicines Regulatory Agency (NMRA) 2015
- Member, National Science & Technology Commission (NASTEC) 2015
POSITIONS HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCAITIONS/OTHER ACADEMIC / RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
- Chairman, Committee for Popularization of Science, Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science 1982/1983
- Editor, Ceylon Journal of Child Health, 1985 – 1988
- President, Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, 1986 – 1987
- President Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 1999 – 2000
- Vice President Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka 2001
- Chairman, Supervisory Committee, Sri Lankan Twin Registry, 2002 – 2004
- President, Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010
MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
- Member, Board of Trustees, SLAAS 2011-2014
- Member, Board of Management Nandadasa Kodagoda Trust 2007-2014
- Member, Board of Management Dr. N.M. Perera Trust 2009-2012
- Member, Board of Trustees Dr. Reintjes School for the Deaf Trust 2014