• Medical Oncology, Radiotherapy

• Breast Cancer and Genito Urinary Cancers

1. Sri Lanka Sikhamani, Sri Lanka National Honours 2005
2. Cancer care Excellence award for 2017
3. V.T. Pasupathy Oration 2004 Jaffna Conservative breast management; breast cancer patients in Sri Lanka
4. K.Weerasekara Oration 2014 Colombo Evolution of breast cancer treatment; biology matters

1. Wijesuriya RE, Deen KI, Hewavisenthi J, Balawardane J, Perera M. Neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer down-stages the tumour but reduces lymph node harvest significantly. Surgery today. 2005 Jun 1;35(6):442-5.
2. Wijenayake W, Perera M, Balawardane J, Deen R, Wijesuriya SR, Kumarage SK, Deen KI. Proximal and distal rectal cancers differ in curative resectability and local recurrence. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2011 Aug 27;3(8):113.
3. Balawardane J, Skandarajah T, Ratnayake W, Joseph N Breast Cancer Survival in Sri Lanka. JCO Global Oncol by ASCO 2020

Presentations

1. Balawardane J, Successfully Treated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Early Second Trimester of Pregnancy with Chemotherapy.
   Annual Academic Sessions SLCO, Pp. 19-2016
2. Poster; ESMO ASIA, Nimotuzumab post marketing safety study in Head And Neck Cancers, Sri Lankan Experience

Other Publications
Book ; [Sinhala] Pilikawe Seba Thathu; Published in 2014 BSN; 978-955-99911-1-3

1. Executive Director, University Hospital KDU [Present]
2. R/Senior Superintendent of the Sri Lanka Police and Visiting Consultant to the Police Hospital [June 1997 to date]
3. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
4. Member, European Society for Medical Oncology
5. Head of the Dept. of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Asiri Group of Private Hospitals, Colombo [Nov. 2014 to date]
6. Head of the Department of Radiology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka [2017-2019]
7. Senior Consultant Oncologist & the Head of the Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Sri Lanka [2006-2016]

1. President, Sri Lanka College of Oncologists [July 2011 to January 2013]
2. Vice President, Government Medical Officers Association [2009 to 2011]
3. Chairperson, Board of Study in Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine [May 2012 to April 2015]
4. Member, Board of Study in Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine [ 2000 to 2016]
5. Member of Evaluation and monitoring committee of National Science Foundation Research Programme and Health [Nov. 2016 to date]
6. Member Advisory Committee, National Cancer Control Programme [2009 to date]
7. Member, Board of Directors, Consumer Affairs Authority, Ministry of Trade [Oct 2007- Feb. 2015]
8. Senior Advisor, Ministry of Wildlife conservation Sri Lanka [April 2013 to February 2015]
9. Honorary Consultant, Medical Supplies Division, Ministry of Health [ 2018]
10. Member, Drug evaluation Sub-committee, Ministry of Health [September 2006 to February 2013]
11. National Coordinator, International Atomic Energy Authority, Asia-Pacific regional project designing [2009-2010]
12. Chairperson, Board for Palliative Care Curriculum Development for Post Graduate Institute of Medicine [December 2013 to November 2015]
13. Trainer in endocrine training Programme for Board of Study in Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine [May 2007-May 2011]
14. Nikon Brand Ambassador for Sri Lanka [2014 to date]