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Sri Lanka Journal of Emergency Medicine

Editorial Team

Prof. Vajira Weerasinghe
BDS, MPhil, PhD (UK)
Senior Professor of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Dr. H.A.D.M.P. Ariyasinghe
MBBS, MD in Emergency Medicine, MRCEM(UK), POCUS-ARDMS(USA)
Consultant Emergency Physician
Teaching Hospital, Kalutara
Email: [email protected]

Dr. R. Rajavarman
MBBS, MD in Emergency Medicine, MRCEM (UK)
Lecturer in Anatomy, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Honorary Consultant Emergency Physician, Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Nandana Jayathilake
MBBS, MD, Diploma in Emergency Sonography, Dip. in Disaster Management
Consultant Emergency Physician
National Hospital, Kandy
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Senitha Liyanage
MBBS, MD-EM, MRCEM(UK), DCCM, CCA, DDM
Consultant Emergency Physician
Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Dinesh Weerasinghe
MBBS, MD in Emergency Medicine, MRCEM, FRCEM
Consultant Emergency Physician (Acting)
Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura
Email: [email protected]

Surgery & Trauma

Prof. Joel Arudchelvam
MBBS(Col), MD (Sur), MRCS (Eng), FCSSL
Professor in Vascular and Transplant Surgery
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Consultant Vascular & Transplant Surgeon, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Paediatrics

Dr. Viraj Jayasinghe
MBBS, DCH, MD, MRCPCH
Consultant Paediatrician
Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo
Email: [email protected]

Respiratory Medicine

Dr. Neranjan Dissanayake
MBBS, MD(Medicine), MRCP(UK), FCCP(SL), FRCP(London), FCCP(USA)
Consultant Pulmonologist
Teaching Hospital & District Chest Clinic, Kalutara
Email: [email protected]

Anesthesiology

Dr. Subhani Vithanage
MBBS, MD in Anaesthesiology
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Teaching Hospital, Kalutara

Statistics

Dr. Priyanga Dilini Talagala
PhD (Monash), BSc(Hons) in Statistics (SJP)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Computational Mathematics, University of Moratuwa
Email: [email protected]

Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Dilshan Priyankara
MBBS, MD (SL), FRCP (UK), EDIC
Consultant Intensivist
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

International Advisory Board

Dr. Sudath Weerapperuma
BSc Physiology (UK), MbChB(UK), FACEM, CCPU(ASUM)
Consultant Emergency Physician
Mater Adult Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Julina Md Noor
MD in Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor Emergency Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Head of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Department of Hospital UiTM
President, Society of Critical Care & Emergency Sonography Malaysia
President, WINFOCUS
Email: [email protected]

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Mangala Dissanayake
MBBS, MS in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Teaching Hospital, Kalutara
Email: [email protected]

Editorial Assistants

Dr. Sasini Ranasinghe
Medical Officer, A&E Department
Teaching Hospital, Kalutara
Email: [email protected]

Dr. B.S. Weerawardane
Medical Officer, A&E Department
Teaching Hospital, Kalutara
Email: [email protected]

Editorial Advisor

Mr. S. Santharooban
B.Sc(Hons) (Zoo), M.Sc(Envt.Sci), M.LIS, M.Sc (App.Stat), ALA (SL), MIASSL
Deputy Librarian
Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]