Academic Staff-Department of Paediatrics
Head of the Department of Paediatrics
Dr. P.P. Jayawardana


MBBS(Ruhuna), DCH(Paed-Col.), MD(Col.)


Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics & Head of the Department


Special Interests: Pediatric Asthma and Allergy, Metabolic bone disease in children


E-mail:pushpikaj@med.ruh.ac.lk, pushpikaja@yahoo.com.au

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Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jayawardena_Pp


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Senior Prof. U.K. Jayantha


MBBS (Ruhuna), DCH(Col.), MD(Paed-Col.)


Senior Professor of Paediatrics & Chair


Special Interests: Special interest in Paediatric Nephrology and research mainly involving steroid therapy in Nephrotic Syndrome and Mycoplasma Pneumonie infection. Study on steroid therapy in Nephrotic therapy in Nphrotic Syndrome is one of the largest study available. Data has been published in the Cochrane renal library since 2002.


E-mail: u_k_jayantha@yahoo.com

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Prof. T.S.D. Amarasena


MBBS (Ruhuna), DCH(Col.), MD(Paed-Col.), DCH(Syd.)


Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna and Senior Professor in Paediatrics


Special Interests: Special interest in Neonatology including ventilation and Neonatal Intensive Care, Management Child Abuse and Neglect.


E-mail: sujeewa_amarasena@yahoo.com

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Research Gate Profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sujeewa-Amarasena


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Prof. Vasantha Devasiri


MBBS(Ruhuna), DCH(Paed-Col.), MD(Col.), FSLCP


Professor in Pediatrics


Special Interests: Infectious Diseases and Medical Education.


Email: vdevasiri@gmail.com, dean@med.ruh.ac.lk

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Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BohESxwAAAAJ&hl=en


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Dr. N.D. Liyanarachchi


MBBS(Ruhuna), DCH(Col.), MD(Paed-Col.), MRCP(UK)


Senior Lecturer


Special Interests: Special interest in Growth and Nutrition, Endocrinology.


E-mail: liyanarachchiuk@yahoo.co.uk

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Research Gate Profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Nayana_Liyanarachchi


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Dr. T.P.J. Gunawardana


MBBS(Ruhuna), DCH(Paed-Col.), MD(Col.)


Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics


Email: tpjgunawardena@yahoo.com

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Dr. M.H.A.D. de Silva


MBBS(Ruhuna), DCH(Paed-Col.), MD(Col.)


Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics


Special Interests: Childhood Nutrition


E-mail: arunamh@yahoo.com

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Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aruna-Silva


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Dr. Imalke Kankananarachchi


MBBS (Col) DCH (Col) MD- Paediatrics (Col), DCH (UK) MRCPCH (UK)


Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics


Special Interest: Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Nutrition


Email: imalke@med.ruh.ac.lk

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Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=7N4hEi0AAAAJ


Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imalke_Kankananarachchi


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Dr. Thilina Munasinghe


MBBS (Pera) , DCH (Col) MD (Col)


Lecturer in Paediatrics


Email: thilinam4u@gmail.co

Mobile: 071819431 / 0762354321


Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thilina-Munasinghe


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Non Academic Staff-Department of Paediatrics
Mrs. Sammani Gunathilake


Management Assistant


Email: wcpsammani@gmail.com

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Mobile: 0772299454

Mrs J.K.K.M Udeni


Lab attendant


Email: jkkudeni@gmail.com, neethaujn@admin.ruh.ac.lk

Intercom Extension: 286

Mobile: 0766269560

Mr. S.M.S A. Jayarathna


Work aid


Email: jayarathnasm@admin.ruh.ac.lk

Intercom Extension: 286

Mobile: 0718306623