Academic Staff-Department of Physiology
Head-Department of Physiology
Professor R S Janaka Lenora


MBBS (Ruhuna), MPhil (Ruhuna), Ph.D (Lund)


Professor in Physiology & Head of the Department.


Teaching Courses:

  • Medical Course- Human Physiology
  • Allied Health Sciences Degree Programme – Human Physiology & Research Supervision
  • PG Diploma in Medical Physiology

E-mail: lenora@med.ruh.ac.lk, rsjlenora@yahoo.co.uk

Mobile: +94 (0)71 7612390

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Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=o1ZUM5MAAAAJ&hl=en


Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Janaka_Lenora2/research


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Senior Professor Sampath Gunawardena


MBBS (Ruhuna), Ph.D (Ruhuna)


Professor of Physiology (Chair Professor) and Senior Professor in Physiology


Special Interests: Behaviour of pulmonary vagal afferents in heart failure, Cardiac rehabilitation, Medical education.


E-mail: sampathgu@yahoo.com

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Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=r4bQkB0AAAAJ


Research Gate Profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sampath-Gunawardena-2


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Senior Professor Mahinda Kommalage


MBBS (Ruhuna) Med Lic (Uppsala) Ph.D (Uppsala) MHPE (Keele, UK).


Senior Professor in Physiology.


Special Interests: Neurophysiology, Biomedical Informatics, Medical education, spinal code pain transmission, social and economic impact of drug use.


Teaching: General Physiology


E-mail: mahinda@med.ruh.ac.lk

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Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O8pACyEAAAAJ&hl=en


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


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Dr. D. C. Wijewickrama


MBBS, M. Phil.


Senior Lecturer in Physiology


Fellow International Society of Nephrology.
Member International Society of Nephrology.


Special Interests: Renal function in pregnancy.


E-mail:

champa.wijewickrama@gmail.com

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Google Scholar Profile :  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xvnUjt0AAAAJ&hl=en


Research Gate Profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Champa-Wijewickrama


Orcid Profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1616-1090


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Professor.  Amaranath Karunanayake


MBBS, Ph.D


Associate Professor in Physiology.


Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Physiology, Physiology of Pain, Functional abdominal pain , colour vision


Teaching commitments:

Internal – MBBS degree programme at the University of Ruhuna

External – Faculty of Allied Health , University of Ruhuna , Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Nurses Training School Galle, Midwifery students and Public health inspectors.


E-mail: a2222nath@gmail.com

Mobile: +094 (0)71 6050048

Intercom Extension: 350/368


Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tE64wRMAAAAJ&hl=en


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


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Dr. U.K. Egodage.


MBBS (Col), MD (Col)


Lecturer in Physiology


Research Interests : Respiratory physiology, Pain management


Email; kaushiegodage@gmail.com

Mobile : 0772604203
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Dr. Yashangi Anjana Wagaarachchige .


MBBS(Ruhuna), MD Anaesthesiology (Colombo)


Lecturer in Physiology


Special Interests: Critical care medicine, medical education, Pain physiology, Respiratory mechanics


Teaching commitments: undergraduate education, ALS/BLS instructor


Email: anjanayw@gmail.com


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Dr. Shanaka Mohotti


MBBS, MD


Lecturer in Physiology


Email: shanaka.mohotti@gmail.com


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Dr. Dayakshi D. K Abeyaratne


MBBS (Pera), MD- Medicine (Colombo), MRCP (UK), MRCP Diabetes and Endocrinology (UK)


Lecturer in Physiology


Special interests: Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic disease, General Endocrinology, Medical education


Email: dayakshi@yahoo.com


Research Gate Profile :https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dayakshi-Abeyaratne/publications

Dr. Menaka Thilakarathna.


MBBS (Peradeniya), MD (Colombo)


Lecturer in Physiology


Email: t.menaka@yahoo.com

Mobile: 0767771955


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Academic Supportive Staff -Department of Physiology
Mrs. D.M.Y. Amerasinghe


BSc (Zoology Special. Hon.), M.Phil.


Scientific Assistant.


Email: yamunaamera@yahoo.com

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Non-Academic Staff-Department of Physiology
Mr.L.A.S.Darmapriya


Staff Technical Officer Grade II


Email: dharmapriyala@admin.ruh.ac.lk

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Ms.D.W.S.Damayanthi


Management Assistant


BA(Special)-USJP, Diploma in Computer Science


Email: damayanthidw@admin.ruh.ac.lk

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Mr.M.L.D.U.Kumara


Lab Attendant


Email: kumaraml@admin.ruh.ac.lk

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