• Clinical Surgery

• Common surgical diseases among military personals
• Clinical governance  

1. Keerthi Rajapaksha. Step-by-step approach to setup a guideline-based varicose vein program in a publicly funded hospital in a developing country: A personal experience. Vascular Investigation and Therapy 6(2):p 52-54, Apr–Jun 2023
2. Keerthi Rajapaksha. Drill From Military to Operating Theater and Safe Reuse of Single Use Items to Combat the Cost of Optical Fibers and Consumables in Endovenous Laser Ablation of Varicose Veins. Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 10(2):p 113-117, Apr–Jun 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/ijves.ijves_14_23
3. Keerthi Rajapaksha , Rehan Wijayananda. Management of thalidomide induced impaired wound healing in a patient with multiple myeloma: a case study. Wounds Asia 2023 | Vol 6 Issue1 | ©Wounds Asia 2023 | www.woundsasia.com
4. Keerthi Rajapaksha. Tropical diabetic hand syndrome: case report of successfully salvaged threatened dominant hand. J Med Trop 2020;22:156-9
5. Keerthi Rajapaksha. Negative pressure wound therapy after revascularization in the management of full- thickness heel pad necrosis, Wounds Asia, 2020,vol 2, No 2; 26-28
6. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Analysis of guideline conformity, surgical techniques, devices, consumables, and outcomes of the first 100 cases of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in adults during institutional hernia programme in a single surgical center, International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery.2020; 3(1)18
7. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Samaraweera SR. Amyand's hernia without appendicitis; case report with 4-year follow-up. Int J Abdom Wall Hernia Surg 2019;2:157-8
8. Keerthi Rajapaksha , Silva L J, Herath A, D Anandappa M J,Bandara T M. Impact of institutional hernia programme on guideline conformity of surgical approach and mode of anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair and analysis of the outcomes. Int J Abdom Wall Hernia Surg 2019;2:83-8
9. Keerthi Rajapaksha, HMAAS Herath, MJD Anandappa, LJCM Silva, TMIG Bandara Prophylactic antibiotic for open meshrepair of inguinal hernia; from principe to nécessité, Inter J of Abdominal wall and hernia surgery Year : 2019 2:50-3
10. Keerhi Rajapaksha . Local anesthesia for open mesh repairof recurrences after previous total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, Inter J of Abdominal wall and hernia surgery Year :2019, Volume: 2, Issue Number: Page: 1
11. Kingsfield Ong, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Chin Siang Ong, Ali Akbar Fazuludeen, and Aneez Dokeu Basheer Ahmed, “Triple Cultures Increase the Diagnostic Sensitivity of Mycobacterial Tuberculosis Empyema,” Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, vol.2017,ArticleID4362804,4pages,2017.doi:10.1155/2 017/4 362804
12. Wee HE, Fazuludeen AA, Rajapaksha SK, Aneez DBA : Complete Anterior Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2015 Sep 11;2015
13. Tina Lee, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Atasha Asmat, Images in Cardiothoracic Medicine and Surgery; Intact vertebral bone lodged in right lower lobe bronchus, requiring lobectomy, Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Sep 4;24(7):730
14. Cheryl LY Hui, Atasha Asmat, A. Fazuludeen, Rajapaksha Keerthi, Cora Chau Yukping, Aneez DB Ahmed, Pleural fat- forming variant of solitary fibrous tumor; case report, Asian Cardiovasc and Thorac Ann 2015 Nov;23(9):1103-5
15. Hide Wee, Ali Akbar Fazuludeen, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Atasha Asmat, Dokeu Basheer Aneez Ahmed A Case of Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Epithelioid Choriocarcinoma World Journal of Medical and Surgical Case Reports 2017, 6:4
16. Rajapaksha SK, Sirisena KKD, Dissanayaka AN, WijesinghaA, Colon and rectal injuries Caused by high velocity penetrating trauma; can we stand with the current trends? The Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery 2009:27:13-16

Conference Abstracts

1. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Return to work after varicose vein surgery in the social class VI (Armed Forces ) in Sri Lanka: A retrospective study, 12^th -16^th Main venue of Grand Ballroom, XI’ an International Convention Center, XI’ an, China 
2. Keerthi Rajapaksha, KIS Bandara, Akila Herath, Endovenous laser ablation and ultrasound guided microform sclerotherapy based institutional varicose vein programme in a military hospital: A paradigm shift, Eighth Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 15^th-16^th February 2025. Grand Ballroom - Galadari Hotel, Sri Lanka
3. Keerthi Rajapaksha, NS Jayasundara, TINA Iddamallena, Pattern of use of wound dressing in a publicly funded military hospital during a wound care program, Eighth Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 15^th -16^th  February 2025. Grand Ballroom – Galadari Hotel, Sri Lanka
4. Keerthi Rajapaksha, In search of links in the management of recalcitrant venous leg ulcers; Experience of a single surgical Centre, Eighth Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 15^th -16^th February 2025. Grand Ballroom – Galadari Hotel, Sri Lanka
5. Keerthi Rajapaksha, KMPN Kumara, Minimum Hospital Stay in a Military Hospital: Day Surgery or overnight stay? Results of feasibility study, Fourth Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 13^th -15^th March 2020. Eagle Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Sri Lanka
6. Keerthi Rajapaksha, AN Senanayaka, Ranga Perera, SMD Chandraguptha. Effect of Quality Improvement Project on Wait Times For Consults and Elective surgeries For Inguinal Hernia and Societal Effect in a Military Environment. Third Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 22^nd -24^th March 2019. Eagle Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Sri Lanka
7. MJD Anandappa, Keerthi Rajapaksha, RDCT Kumara. Modified cobbling needle for stab avulsions of Varicose Veins; ;Poster Presentation at Annual Academic Sessions of the college of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and joint International Conference with The Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the SAARC Surgical Care Society, 15^th -18^th August 2018, Cinnamon grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka
8. MMTS Kumari, HUS Silva, HMAAS Herath, RMSK Rajapaksha, Occupation Related Burn Injuries Among Military Persons; Poster Presentation at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanaka College of Military Medicine, 23^th-25^th March 2018, Cinnamon grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
9. KKTD Aruggoda, HMAAS Herath, HUS Silva, MAS Gunawardane, WMAK Wijesinghe, KGKL de Silva, RMSK Rajapaksha, Satisfaction of patients attended to clinics and surgeries at general surgical unit of Navy General Hospital Colombo; Oral presentation at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 23^th-25^th March 2018, Cinnamon grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka
10. HUS Silva, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Occupational Burn Injury Caused By Fire of Petrol powered Grass Cutter; Poster Presentation at Annual Academic Sessions of the Anuradapura Clinical Society Manago Mango Resort Anuradapura, Sri Lanka
11. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Chester Choo, Fazuludeen AA, Paul Goh, Aneez DB Ahmed, Single Chest Tube Insertion Following Decortication for Non-Mycobacterial Thoracic Empyema; Poster Presentation at 27^th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 2017. 16^th – 19^th November 2017 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
12. Kingsfield Ong, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Aneez D.B. Ahmed. Primary Pulmonary Meningioma: Rare Tumor with Malignant Potential; Poster Presentation, at World Lung Cancer Conference 5^th -8^th December 2016,Viena, Austria
13. Kingsfield Ong, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Aneez D.B. Ahmed, Surgical perplexities in a Rare Case of Mediastinal Lymphangioma; Poster Presentation, at World Lung Cancer Conference 5^th -8^th December 2016,Viena, Austria
14. Kingsfield Ong, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Fazuludeen Ali Akbar, Aneez D.B. Ahmed, Surgical Stabilization of Chest Wall Fractures; From Obsolete to Necessitae; Poster Presentation, at 24th Annual Meeting of The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,11^th -14^th May 2016, Thaiwan
15. Aneez D.B. Ahmed, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Ali A. Fazuludeen, Atasha Asmat, Beginning of a Robotic Thoracic Surgery Programme, Poster presentation at International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, 3^rd - 6^th June 2015, Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany
16. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Kingsfield Ong, AA Fazuludeen, Asmat A, Aneez DB Ahmed; Mycobacterial Empyema; Current findings of an old disease in a surgical cohort; Oral Presentation, at 23rd Annual Meeting of The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,11^th -14^th May 2015, Hong Kong
17. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Kingsfield Ong, AA Fazuludeen, AsmatA, Aneez DB Ahmed: Comparing Surgical Outcomes of Mycobacterial and Non-mycobacterial Empyema; Retrospective Review ; Oral Presentation at 24^th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Oral Presentation November 5^th - 8^th 2014, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
18. Keerthi Rajapaksha, Heidi Chang, Asmat A, Aneez DB Ahmed: Non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection presenting as a cold abscess in the chest secondary to empyema in an immune competent patient; Oral Presentation at 24^th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Oral Presentation November 5^th -8^th 2014, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
19. Ali. A. Fazuludeen, Benjamin Loh, Rajapaksha M.S. Keerthi, Atasha Asmat, Dokeu. B.A. Aneez Ahmed: Sublobar Resection of Early Primary Non-Small Cell Lung cancer in elderly Patients; 24^th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Oral Presentation at November 5^th -8^th 2014, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
20. SK Rajapaksha, F AliAkbar, Hoh T, Cherk C, Aneez D : The Changing Facets of Chest Wall Reconstruction; A Mini Case Series; Poster presentation at 22^nd Annual Meeting of The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, April 3^rd -6^th 2014,Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.
21. Ong K, SK Rajapaksha, Fazuludeen A, Aneez D: Middle Lobe Syndrome: Is Influenza A H1N1 Infection Another Elusive A etiological factor? ; Poster presentation at 22^nd Annual Meeting of The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, April3^rd -6^th 2014,Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.
22. Hyde EW, Fazuludeen A, Aneez D, Rajapaksha SK : An Unusual Case of Pulmonary Artery Psudoanurism Secondary to Metastatic Epithelioid Choriocarcinoma; Poster presentation at 22^nd Annual Meeting of The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, April 3^rd - 6^th,Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.
23. Wee HE, Fazuludeen AA, Rajapaksha SK, Aneez DBA : Complete Anterior Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer ; Video presentation at 28th annual meeting of the European association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, October 11^th -15^th 2014, MiCo - Milano Congressi, Milan, Italy
24. Rajapaksha SK, Sirisena KKD, Wijesinghe A, Dissanayaka N:Pattern of abdominal organ injury and negative celiotomies in war victims. Oral presentation at Annual Scientific Sessions of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and the International Conference of The SAARC Surgical care Society, August 26^th -29^th ,2009, Bandaranayke Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo
25. Rajapaksha SK, Perera N, Samarajeewa U, Amarasinghe I, Manathunga R: Melanoma; we need to pay more attention to less common malignancies too. Oral presentation at Annual Scientific Sessions of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and the International Conference of The SAARC Surgical care Society, August 26^th -29^th ,2009, Bandaranayke Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo.
26. Rajapaksha SK, Sirisena KKD: Hand sewn small bowel repair and anastomosis; its convenience in penetrating abdominal trauma, Poster presentation at Annual Scientific Sessions of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and the International Conference of The SAARC Surgical care Society, August 26^th -29^th ,2009, Bandaranayke Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo
27. Senanayaka JK, Jayathilake A, Rajapaksha SK: Anatomical Variations of cystic artery among Sri Lankans; Poster presentationat Annual Scientific Sessions of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and the International Conference of The SAARC Surgical care Society, August 26^th -29^th ,2009, Bandaranayke Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo

• Air vice marshal Lalith Jayaweera honarary award for best poster presentation Eighth Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine, 15th -16th February 2025. Grand Ballroom – Galadari Hotel, Sri Lanka
• SAARC Surgical Care Society Oration and Gold Medal -2019, Sri Lanka Surgical Congress and joint Academic Sessions with SAARC Surgical Care Society and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2019, Galle, Sri Lanka
• 3^rd place in poster presentation, Annual Academic Sessions 2020, 13-15 March 2020, Eagles Lakeside banquet and Convention Hall, Sri Lanka.
• 3^rd place in poster presentation, Annual Academic Sessions 2020, 23-24 March 2019, Eagles Lakeside banquet and Convention Hall, Sri Lanka.
• Uttama Seva Padakkama
• Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal-1979 Clasp I
• Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal-1979
• East Humanitarian Operation Medal
• North Humanitarian Operation Medal
• Seva Padakkama
• Sewabhimani Padakkama
• 75^th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal

• Fellowship in Minimally Access Surgery, Association of the Minimally Access Surgeons of India- since 2017
• Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka- since 2022
• Life member of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka –since 2010
• Life member of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine. Since 2017
• Life Member of College of Palliative Medicine of Sri Lanka since 2023
• Secretary to the board of study for MSc in Military Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo- 2022to 2024 
• Member of the board of study for MSc in Military Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo 2020 to 2022
• Visiting Lecturer in Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda.
• Member of the Curriculum development committee for MSc in Military Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
• Clinical Tutor and final MBBS examiner (Surgery) - Yong Loo Lin Medical faculty, National University of Singapore-2014
• Visiting Lecturer in Surgery- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka -2011
• Visiting Lecturer in Anatomy- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka – 2008

• Consultant General Surgeon, Navy General Hospital
• Head, Surgical Division , Navy General Hospital