Dr. KSR Pushpakumara

MBBS (Colombo), MRCS (England), MD (Colombo)
Senior Lecturer Surgery
Consultant Neurosurgeon, Head-Division of Neurosurgery UHKDU
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Areas
Superspecialized Training
Awards & Grants
Involvement with other Organizations
Publications
Working Experience
  • Qualifications

  • Qualifications

    • MBBS Second Class Honours, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
    • MRCS (England)
    • MD (Surgery), Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
  • Teaching Areas

  • Teaching Areas

    • Neurosurgery
    • Surgery
    • Clinical Physiology
    • Clinical Anatomy
  • Research Areas

  • Research Areas

    • Neurosurgery
    • Endoneurovascular therapy
  • Superspecialized Training

  • Superspecialized Training

    • Fellowship in Endoneurovascular therapy/ Interventional neuroradiology, Postgraduate Training Centre for World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan
    • Training in Endoneurovascular therapy/ Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Centre, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
  • Awards & Grants

  • Awards & Grants

    • Fellowship in Endoneurovascular therapy/ Interventional neuroradiology, Postgraduate Training Centre for World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan
  • Involvement with other Organizations

  • Involvement with other Organizations

    • Member of Subspecialty Board for postgraduate training in Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, up to date since 2018
    • Editor, Neurosurgical Association of Sri Lanka
    • Visiting Lecturer, Diploma in Emergency Medicine and Diploma in Family Medicine, Postgraduate Institute in Medicine, University of Colombo
    • Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardenapura
    • Former visiting Lecturer and Examiner, Faculty of Medicine, Eastern University
    • Former member of the editorial board, Batticaloa Medical Association

    Professional memberships

    • Life member of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
    • Editor, Neurosurgeons Association of Sri Lanka
    • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
    • Member of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons
    • Member of the Uva Clinical Society, Sri Lanka
  • Publications

  • Publications

    Books

    • Co-author of e book on Endoneurovascular Therapy to be published by the Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan

    Other Publications

    • A Novel Technique for Performing Craniotomies in Improvised Situations. Pushpakumara KSR, Kovoor L, Selected as the best oral presentation in the Annual Scientific Sessions of Batticaloa Medical Association, Batticaloa, September 2016
    • Importance and Proposed Recommendations for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Spontaneous Arterial Acute Subdural Haemorrhages. Pushpakumara KSR, Balakrishnan V, Presented in the Annual Scientific Sessions of Batticaloa Medical Association, Batticaloa, September 2016
    • A Novel Technique for Performing Craniotomies in Improvised Situations. Pushpakumara KSR, Kovoor L, Presented in the Annual Scientific Sessions of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, Colombo, August 2016
    • Importance and Proposed Recommendations for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Spontaneous Arterial Acute Subdural Haemorrhages. Pushpakumara KSR, Balakrishnan V, Presented in the Annual Scientific Sessions of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, Colombo, August 2016
    • Proposed Recommendations for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Spontaneous Arterial Acute Subdural Haemorrhages. Pushpakumara KSR, Khan BA, Gan YC, Balakrishnan V, Presented in the Annual Scientific Sessions of Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA, October 2014
    • Proposed Recommendations for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Spontaneous Arterial Acute Subdural Haemorrhages. Pushpakumara KSR, Khan BA, Gan YC, Balakrishnan V, British Journal of Neurosurgery
    • Proposed Recommendations for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Spontaneous Arterial Acute Subdural Haemorrhages. Pushpakumara KSR, Khan BA, Gan YC, Balakrishnan V, Presented in Autumn Scientific Sessions of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, UK, September 2014
    • Dorsal Spinal Arachnoid Web: Case Series and Review of Literature. KSR Pushpakumara, Y C Gan, Z Hussain, T Muthu, V Balakrishnan. Presented in the Annual Scientific Sessions of Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA, October 2014
    • Dorsal Spinal Arachnoid Web: Case Series and Review of Literature. KSR Pushpakumara, Y C Gan, Z Hussain, T Muthu, V Balakrishnan. Presented in the Autumn Scientific Sessions of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, UK, September 2014
    • Dorsal Spinal Arachnoid Web: Case Series and Review of Literature. J Merola, KSR Pushpakumara, Y C Gan, Z Hussain, T Muthu, V Balakrishnan. Annual scientific sessions of Singapore, 2014
    • An unusual presentation of a CNS Tuberculoma in a child. KSR Pushpakumara, Y C Gan, Z Hussain, T Muthu, V Balakrishnan. Annual scientific sessions of Neurological Association of New Zealand, 2013
    • Dorsal Spinal Arachnoid Web: Case Series and Review of Literature. KSR Pushpakumara, Y C Gan, Z Hussain, T Muthu, V Balakrishnan. Annual scientific sessions of Neurological Association of New Zealand, 2013
    • An analytical study on antiepileptics in the prevention of seizures following traumatic brain injury; short term vs. long term treatment. KSR Pushpakumara, MHA Jayathilaka, MP Gunawardena, S Dharmarathna, SSL Perera. Annual scientific sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2008.
    • Aetiology and outcome of victims of major traumatic brain injuries in Sri Lanka. KSR Pushpakumara, MHA Jayathilaka, L Siriwardena, SSL Perera. Annual scientific sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2008.
    • Aetiology, injury pattern and outcome of victims of spinal injuries in Sri Lanka. KSR Pushpakumara, S Srigrishna, GL Punchihewa. Annual scientific sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2008.
    • Preconceptional care of women at booking visit at De Soysa Maternity Hospital and Castle Street Hospital for Women. VP Wickremasinghe, PPC Prageeth, DSP Pulleperuma, KSR Pushpakumara. Ceylon Medical Journal. 2003; 48 (3): 77- 9.
    • Perspectives, presentation and clinical scenario of the victims of snakebites presenting to the government hospitals in Mahaweli zone H. KSR Pushpakumara, LDW Gunawardena. Scientific sessions 2002, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
    • A patient with Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl Syndrome. KSR Pushpakumara. Scientific sessions 2000, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Working Experience

  • Working Experience

    Present Employment

    • Head, Division of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
    • Consultant Neurosurgeon, University Hospital, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
    • Senior Lecturer, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

    Past Employment

    • Consultant Neurosurgeon, Provincial General Hospital Badulla, 2017 - 2019
    • Consultant Neurosurgeon, Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, 2014 - 2018
    • Acting Neurosurgeon, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, 2014
    • Fellow in Neurosurgery, Waikato Hospital, New Zealand, 2012 - 2014
    • Acting Neurosurgeon, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, 2011 - 2012
    • Senior Registrar in Neurosurgery, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, 2009 - 2011
    • Registrar in Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2006 - 2009

    Additional Professional Activities

    • Undergraduate graduate examiner in Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, up to date since 2014
    • ERPM examiner, 2014 - 2017