Department of Padeatrics
Introduction
Aim of our department is to provide adequate training opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and attitudes to produce a medical officers self empowered to practice at a primary care level and manage common childhood diseases and health care problems of children in any part of the country.
Courses Involved
Undergraduate:
- MBBS
Postgraduate:
- MD Paediatrics
- Diploma in family Medicine (DFM)
- Diploma in Child Health (DCH)
- Diploma in Reproductive Health
Other:
- Maternal Child Health & Gynaecological Nursing I & II
Services and Facilities
Facilities available for the student
Department of paediatrics
- one seminar room
- Internet facilities
- Library in the Wd 15b
- Proposed reading room
Common facilities
- Five lecture halls ( 3 in faculty & 2 in hospital)
- One examination hall
- Library (main library& hospital library)
- Resource centre
- IT Lab
- Language & communication laboratory
- Skills laboratory
Clinical training
Colombo South Teaching Hospital(CSTH)/
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital(SJGH)
- Paediatric wards (WD 15a & wd 15b in CSTH)
- Neonatal intensive care unit/intermediate care unit)
- Space for ward classes / examinations
Clinical training in the Lady Ridgeway Hospital
- Cardiology
- Rheumatology & Rehabilitation
- Dermatology
Every Profesorial unit student group have one visit for each unit
Teaching/Learning methods for the Under Graduates
Clinical Appointments - 2 prior to Professorial Unit
Pre Clinical Skills Training Course on Neonatal & Paediatric Life Support
Final year (Professorial Unit)
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Professorial Clinical Appointment
- Neonatal Teaching
- Clinical Lecture Demonstrations (CLD)
- Family Attachment (Social Paediatrics)
- Classes held by Consultant
Paediatricians
CSTH WD 15A
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
Lady Ridge way Hospital
Department Staff
Academic Staff
| Prof. Narada Warnasuriya MBBS, FRCP ,DCH | Senior Professor of Paediatrics |  |
| Prof. Dulani Gunasekera MBBS, MD, FRCP(London) | Head of the Department Professor of Paediatrics |  |
| Dr Deepthi Samarage MBBS, MD, MRCP | Head / Department of Medical Education Senior Lecturer |  |
| Dr Rohitha Senevirathna MBBS ,MD ,DCH ,MRCP, MRCPCH | Senior Lecturer |  |
| Dr Guwani Liyanage MBBS, MD ,DCH, MRCPCH | Senior Lecturer |  |
| Dr Nawamalika De Silva MBBS, MD, MRCPCH | Senior Lecturer |  |
| Dr Manori Gamage MBBS, MD ,DCH | Lecturer |  |
Non academic Staff
| Mr. Saliya Aberuwan | Technical Officer |  |
| Miss. Dulani Silva | Clerical staff |  |
| Mr. D Kularathne | Lab assistant |  |
| Mr. S. Dewamulla | Laborer |  |
Contact Details
Telephone: +94112758649
email:attdulag@sltnet.lk