| Prof. Amal Vadysinghe |
| Professor in Forensic Medicine |
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Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya |
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amal_vadysinghe@yahoo.com |
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071-8040320 |
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081-2396605 |
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081-2389106 |
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https://www.researchgate.net |
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https://orcid.org/ |
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https://www.linkedin.com |
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| Educational Qualifications |
| MBBS, DLM, MD (Col.), D-ABMDI (USA) |
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| Research Interest |
| Child Abuse, Gender Base Violence & Trauma Pathology |
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| Positions Held |
- Head of the Department- Department of Forensic Medicine (2014-2017)
- Academic coordinator- College of forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka (2012, 2013, 2017)
- Treasure- College of forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka (2014)
- Secretary- College of forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka (2016)
- Editor- College of forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka (2015, 2018)
- Council member- College of forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka (2002,2005,2012,2013,2014, 2015)
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| Awards and Memberships |
- Best research – “Is Knowledge on ‘Medico-Legal Aspects of Child Abuse’ adequate among Police Officers who are more than 10 years in police service in central province” in Annual Scientific Sessions of the Medico-Legal Society, Sri Lanka – July 2010
- Best Case Report - “Better Safe Than Sorry?: A Critical Look at The Prescription of Long-Term Reversible Contraceptives to Teenage Girls in North-Central Province, Sri Lanka; reviewing five cases” in Annual Scientific Sessions of the Medico-Legal Society, Sri Lanka 12th September 2015
- Best research Paper – “Comparison of deaths due to lethal weapons during and after civil strife in Sri Lanka: A Medicolegal analysis” in 13th Annual Academic Sessions-CFPSL February 2015
- Best Research Paper - “Unnatural Deaths of the Elderly Population of Sri Lanka:A descriptive Analysis” in Annual scientific Session Medicolegal Society of Sri Lanka 27th August. 2016
- Best Case Report – “Unusual case of suicide with a Modified Trap Gun” in Annual scientific Session Medicolegal Society of Sri Lanka 27th August. 2016
- Member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
- Member of the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka (since 2001)
- Member of the Medico-Legal Society of Sri Lanka (2001)
- Member of Y Committee of Academic program in Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
- Member as a Physician - The Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (since 2007)
- Member as a Physician in Canadian Medical Association (since 2007)
- Member of Board of Study Forensic Medicine Post Graduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo Sri Lanka (since 2012)
- Member of the Infrastructure committee (since 2012)
- Member of the Expert committee on Forensic Testing Laboratory of Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment. Sri Lanka
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