| Prof. P.S.K. Nanayakkara |
| Professor in Anaesthesiology / Head of the Department |
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Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya. |
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nsaman@y7mail.com |
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+94 77 160 1212 |
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| Educational / Professional Qualifications |
- MD in Anaesthesiology
- MBBS
- Member of Acupuncture Foundation of Sri Lanka
- Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology
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| Research Interests |
- Pain Medicine
- Labour analgesia
- Covid-19
- History of Medicine in Sri Lanka
- History of Surgery in Sri Lanka
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| Present Posts |
- Head/Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
- Consultant Anaesthetist, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
- Consultant Anaesthetist, Dental hospital Peradeniya
- Visiting Lecturer in Anaesthesiology & Critical care-Faculty of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health sciences, University of Peradeniya
- President/ Cancer Care Service
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| Positions held |
- Secretary/Faculty of Pain Medicine, College of Anaesthesiologists & Intensivists of Sri Lanka (2018-2020
- Vice President/Sri Lanka Association for the Study of pain (SLASP)(2018-2020)
- Past President/ Sri Lanka Association for the Study of pain (SLASP)2016-2018
- Former Head/ Faculty of Pain Medicine, College of Anaesthesiologists & Intensivists of Sri lanka (2017/2018)
- Former Head/ Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya (2015-2018)
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| Memberships and Affiliations |
- Kandy Society of Medicine – Life Member since 1996
Member of executive committee for year 2021
- Member of Collage of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka - 2008
- Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain – Life member since 2012
President of the association from 2015 to 2018 and the current president
- International Association for the Study of Pain – Life member since 2012
- Physiological Society of Sri Lanka – Life Member since 2005
- Cancer Care Service- Life member since 2010
- Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association (PeMSAA)- (Pem0250)
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| Current Research |
- Pain assessment and pain relief strategies in relation to - Post-operative pain relief, labour pain relief, cancer pain relief
I have engaged in several research projects that probes into aspects of post-operative pain relief.
- Aspects of COVID 19 infection
Epidemiology, body handling and certain sociological aspects of COVID 19 infection was studied by me.
- The role of dehydration in Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology
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| Awards |
- Research Publication Award from the Faculty of Medicine - 2019 for a paper published in an International Journal with impact factor > 1.
- Maanawa Hithawaadhi Keerthi Sri Deshamannya Award from All Island Cultural environment protection authority – 2021 February
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