Academic Staff-Department of Psychiatry
Head of the Department of Psychiatry
Dr. S.A.C.Senadheera


BSc (Psychology), MSc (Clinical Psychology, St.Petersburg, Russia), PhD (Ruhuna)


Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychologist and Head of the Department of Psychiatry


Special Interests: Neurodevelopmental assessments, Deliberate self-harm of youth.


Email: chandaniesenadheera@yahoo.co.uk

Intercom Extension:380

Prof. Harshini Rajapakse


MBBS, MD Psych. PhD (Durham), FRCP (London), FSLCPsych


Professor in Psychiatry


Special Interests: Liaison Psychiatry, Qualitative research, psychotherapy and Medical Humanities.

Email : harshini@med.ruh.ac.lk

Intercom Extension: 375/377


Research Gate Profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harshini-Rajapakse-2


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Dr. Ajith Jayasekara


MBBS, MD(Psych)


Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry


Special Interests: Old age psychiatry.


Email: jayasekara.ajith@yahoo.com

Intercom Extension: 376

Dr. Gayani D. Punchihewa


MBBS, MD Psych


Senior Lecturer & Psychiatrist.


Special Interests: General Adult Psychiatry, Maternal Mental Health.


Email: punchihewagd@gmail.com, gpunchihewa@medi.ruh.ac.lk

Intercom Extension: 375


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Non Academic Staff-Department of Psychiatry
Mrs. G.K.B Mallawaarachchi


Senior Staff Management Assistant.

BSc (Public) USJP, Post graduate diploma in Development Planning (UOR)


Email: mallawarachchigk@admin.ruh.ac.lk

Intercom Extension: 381

Mr.M.M.N.V. Ruvan Pushpakumara


Work Aid


Email: pushpaknm@admin.ruh.ac.lk

Intercom Extension: 381