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PAST PRESIDENTS

 

Vidya Jyothi Emeritus Professor Rohan W. Jayasekara

 Founder President

President from 2011 - 2016

 

Prof. Jayasekara was Chair and Senior Professor of Anatomy and the Founder Director of the Human Genetics Unit of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo from 1983. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya in 1972 and obtained a Commonwealth Scholarship to read for a doctorate in Human Genetics under the renownedProf. Derek Roberts at the Department of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. After returning to Sri Lanka, he established the Human Genetics Unit of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in 1983. Through the years, he has held many posts in the Faculty of Medicine including the prestigious post of Dean from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed Chair in Anatomy in the year 2000 and became Senior Professor in 2008. He contributed in numerous ways to both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Sri Lanka. Some of his achievements included being admitted as a Fellow of the Galton Institute London, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London and Honorary Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. He is also a fellow of the college of ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor (Dr) B. Ganananda Nanayakkara PhD, BDS, FICCDE

Specialist Dental Surgeon

 President 2016 - 2017

 Senior Professor B.G. Nanayakkara, a distinguished academic, enthusiastic researcher, specialist in restorative & maxillo-facial prosthetic dentistry and academic par excellence who served the University of Ruhuna for over 25 years with distinction.

Professor B.G. Nanayakkara received his primary & secondary education at Richmond College, Galle, graduated from the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya in 1978 and obtained a doctorate from University of Ruhuna in 1997. He was awarded a British Council Scholarship to UK for his postgraduate studies where he read on Restorative Dentistry and Maxillo-facial Prosthesis at Kings College, Guys University, Great Ormand Street Sick Children Hospital & Queen Mary's Hospital, UK. He was also awarded a prestigious membership in the British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry (BSSPD).

He was the founder of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory, the only such facility in the Southern Sri Lanka. He has authoured 15 text books on various aspects of Anatomy, six colour atlases of Human Anatomy and has an extensive publication record in science citation indexed and refereed journals to his credit.

Professor B.G. Nanayakkara was the president of three national bodies: Sri Lanka Dental Association 2002/2003, Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka 2016/2017 and College of General Dental Practitioners of Sri Lanka 2018.

He served as the Director, Center for International Affairs (CINTA), Head, Department of Anatomy, Head, Medical Illustration & Photographic Unit, Head, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, President, RFMTA, Chairman, Fundraising Committee, University of Ruhuna Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Chief co-ordinator of the University for Dayata Kirula National Development Exhibition to mention a few among numerous committees he has led.

Professor Nanayakkara played a major role in establishing the 90-room STEMCOR student hostel at Faculty of Medicine, served as the Sri Lankan Director of the Cleft Lip and Palate Project conducted in collaboration with the Great Ormand Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK and was also instrumental in establishing a new field hospital consisting of maternity, neonatal unit following the tsunami disaster through the Medical Aid to Galle Environs (MAGE) project.

 

Currently Professor Nanayakkara is serving as the President of the College of General Dental Practitioners of Sri Lanka.


   

 

 

Professor Surangi G. Yasawardene

Senior Professor of Anatomy

 President 2017-2018

Professor Surangi G. Yasawardene, Senior Professor of Anatomy and Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura graduated from the Faculty of Medicne, University of Colombo in 1992. Soon after completing her internship she joined the Faculty of Medical Sciences as a probationary lecturer in Anatomy in 1993. As a pioneer member of the department of Anatomy, she together with the senior staff was instrumental in organizing the curriculum and setting up the department. She obtained her PhD in Molecular Genetics in 2000 and progressed academically getting promoted to Professor in Anatomy on merit in 2007, Chair Professor of Anatomy in 2010 and Senior Professor of Anatomy in 2015. During this time she continued to actively participate in all areas of academia in undergraduate and postgraduate activities. She also functioned as the administrative Head of the Department of the Anatomy from 2001 until she assumed duties as the Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2014.

 

 

 

Prof DJ Anthony 

President 2018-2019

Prof. D J Anthony Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya in 1987. He joined the Department of Anatomy as a Demonstrator in 1991 and became a lecturer in 1993. At present is an associate Professor in Anatomy. He completed his overseas surgical training at the Princes Royal hospital in Farnborough, London and obtained his fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Prof. Anthony has been a member of the panel of examiners for the Royal College of Surgeons of London for more than ten years.  Prof. Anthony has served the PGIM as a Board member in Radiology and Basic medical sciences and has been the Chairman of the Specialty Board in Anatomy. He is currently the chairman of the Board of Study in Basic Medical Sciences. Prof Anthony has held the positions of Head - Department of Anatomy and that of the department of Allied health Sciences. He is also the past president of the Faculty of Medicine Teachers Association.  In the Anatomical society of Sri Lanka, he was the first Treasurer. He is a postgraduate examiner in Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, and Sports medicine and serves as an undergraduate external examiner in both Anatomy and Surgery at other universities.  As a researcher he has authored numerous publications in indexed and high impact SCI journals. He has also received the National Research Council (NRC) Merit Awards for scientific publications. He is a reviewer of many journals including the Journal of Clinical Anatomy. Prof. Anthony is the immediate past President of the Arts Council of the University of Colombo.

 

Prof. S B Adikari Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya in 1998. He joined the Department of Anatomy as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer in 1998 and became a lecturer in year 2000. At present he is the Chair Professor of Anatomy at Peradeniya. He completed his PhD in 2005 at Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Prof. Adikari has been a member of the panel of examiners for the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo for more than six years.  He has served the PGIM as a Board member in the Board of Basic medical sciences and the Specialty Board in Anatomy. Further He has held the positions of Head - Department of Anatomy from 2011 to 2014 and is serving the department as a Professor since 2013. He has also served as the Vice President and the President of the Peradeniya Faculty Medicine Teachers Association.  He is a founding member of the Anatomical society of Sri Lanka.  

He has supervised four completed MPhil research projects and has authored numerous publications in indexed and high impact SCI journals for some of which he received the National Research Council (NRC) merit awards for scientific publications. He is also a reviewer of several journals including the Journal of Clinical Anatomy and authored a dissecting manual for physiotherapy undergraduates and an illustrated handbook on human anatomy for advanced level students.

He has served as a senior student counselor and the senior treasurer of the medical faculty student union and the Buddhist association on several occasions.   He received the Endeavour Executive Award in 2010 to study the medical curriculum at Griffith University, Australia. He received the best undergraduate Anatomy teacher award in 2018.

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