Prof. Pathum Vindana Dissanayake
Professor in Paediatrics / Head of the Department
 
Books
  1. LEARNING FROM ERRORS PAEDIATRIC SHORT CASES A guide for medical students : Publisher by Samudra Book Publications 2021
Chapters in Books
  1. Dissanayake P. Growth monitoring and management of growth related problems in children. In the book “What to do in Paediatrics?”.  Chapter 4 ; 28-37 ISBN :978-955-97102-4-0
  2. Dissanayake P, Kularatne WKS. Diarrheal disease and Enteric fever. In Tropical Medicine with special reference to Sri Lanka. Chapter 12; 1st edition 2020: 128-159
Articles in Scientific Magazines
  1. Article on Duschenne muscular dystrophy – For Blooming moms magazine – 4th volume, 7th issue Dec 2019
  2. Article on hiccups in infancy – For Blooming moms magazine 4th volume, 6th issue Nov 2019
  3. Article on Intergrating good behaviour in children – For Blooming moms magazine 4th volume, 5th issue Oct 2019
Journal Articles
  1. Banerjee, S., Dissanayake, P.V. & Abeyagunawardena, A.S. Vaccinations in children on immunosuppressive medications for renal disease. Pediatr Nephrol 31, 1437–1448 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3219-y

  2. Dissanayake P V, Muthukumarana T.G.W, Aslam W.A.M, Chaminda S.A.A, Munasinghe T.S, Kularatne S.A.M.An unusual case of gross myoglobinuria in a child following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenomation. Toxicon 2019.157:77-79.ISSN 0041-0101,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.299

  3. Abeyagunawardena, A.S., Thalgahagoda, R.S., Dissanayake, P.V. et al. Short courses of daily prednisolone during upper respiratory tract infections reduce relapse frequency in childhood nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol (2017) 32: 1377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-017-3640-5

  4. Seneviratne, T., Alexander, A., Gunawardhana, J., Dissanayaka, P.V, Liyanage, C., Menike, N. and Somaratne, K., 2019. Safety and efficacy of current gentamicin dosing schedules used in neonates in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 48(1), pp.19–25. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v48i1.8647

  5. Dissanayake P V, Sriharanadan P Jayaweere A H H M.Use of birth weight in screening for retinopathy of prematurity in sri lanka. do we need a change in cut- off birth weight? International Journal of Advanced Research and Review 2016.1:127-134

  6. Senanayaka MP, Rupasinghe S, Dissanayake PV. Margosa (Kohomba) oil induced toxic encephalopathy following home remedy for intestinal worms. Ceylon medical Journal 2009; 54(4): 140

  7. Senanayake MP, Dissanayake PV, Kumarasinghe G, Gunaratna INA and Lamahewage A. Chronic Intrathoracic Gastric Volvulus.  Ceylon Medical Journal 2010; 55: 91

  8. Manouri P Senanayake,  Dissanayake P V,  Rupasinghe S, Seneviratne J K. Unusually large Mongolian blue spots in GM1 gangliosidosis: Is there an association? Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2010; 39: 117-118

  9. Senanayake M, Wanigasinghe J, Gamaethige N, Dissanayake P V (2012) A case of possible familial Guillain–Barré syndrome. Ceylon Medical J 55(4):135–136

  10. Wanigasinghe, J., Rodrigo, R. and Dissanayake, P. 2013. Epidermal naevus syndrome: 2 cases with a rare triad. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 42(1), pp.52–53. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v42i1.5298
Abstracts and Peer Reviewed Presentations
  1. Dissanayake P V, Wasala R. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Diagnosed Following Binge Drinking associated Arrythmia. Selected as a Poster presentation under British Congenital Heart Association for The RCPCH Annual Conference May 2012, Glasgow, Scotland

  2. Dissanayake PV, Jayatunge R and Ahmed A. Zero Tolerance Multidisciplinary Approach Can Minimise Medication Errors in Paediatrics. Arch Dis Child 2013;98:A60 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304107.138

  3. Dissanayake PV, Jayatunge R. Audit of detection and management of vitamin d deficiency in childhood in the United Kingdom. Arch Dis Child 2012;97:A119-A120 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-301885.285

  4. Dissanayake PV, Abeyasekara C. A rare case of Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy in non-identical twins following in-vitro fertilization.
    Poster presentation - International conference on birth defects (ICBD) 2014 held in Sri Lanka.

  5. Use of Birth weight in screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Sri Lanka. Should we change our cut-off limits?
    presented as an oral presentation at the annual academic sessions of Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka 2014.
    presented as an oral presentation at the XIIth Congress of the SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology, 23rd Scientific Congress of College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka 2014 (28/09/2014 - 01/10/2014)
Audits
  1. Dissanayake P V, Jayatunge R.  An Audit on Detection And Management of  Vitamin D Deficiency and insufficiency in Childhood in United Kingdom. Setting – Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals United kingdom
  2. Basnayake S, Dissanayake P V, Takaya V, Broggio P. An Audit on Management of Hyperglycemia in premature, small for age Neonates. Setting – City Hospital, Birmingham
  3. Dissanayake PV, Jayasinghe V. Quality of Data Entry on  Badger Database for NNAP (National neonatal Audit Programme). setting - City Hospital, Birmingham
Oral Presentations
  1. Zero Tolerance Multidisciplinary Approach Can Minimise Medication Errors in Paediatrics
    Presented at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health annual conference 2013 in Glasgow,Scotland.
  2. Audit of detection and management of vitamin d deficiency in childhood in the United Kingdom.
  3. Presented at The Spring Scientific meeting of The Sri Lankan Medical And Dental Doctors Association in UK 2012.
  4. Audit of detection and management of vitamin d deficiency in childhood in the United Kingdom
    Selected for the Rosemary Sheppard Award for the best oral presentation at annual scientific meeting of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
  5. Use of Birth weight in screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Sri Lanka. Should we change our cut-off limits?
    Best free paper at the annual academic sessions of Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka 2014.
Posters
  1. Dissanayake P V, Wasala R. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Diagnosed Following Binge Drinking associated Arrythmia. Selected as a Poster presentation under British Congenital Heart Association for The RCPCH Annual Conference May 2012, Glasgow, Scotland.
  2. Dissanayake PV, Jayatunge R. Audit of detection and management of vitamin d deficiency in childhood in the United Kingdom. Arch Dis Child 2012;97:A119-A120. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-301885.285
    Presented as a Poster presentation at the RCPCH annual conference 2013- Glasgow
  3. Dissanayake PV. Abeyasekara CK. A RARE CASE OF HOMOZYGOUS SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IN DIZYGOTIC TWINS   FOLLOWING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
    Presented at International conference on birth defects 2014 Colombo Sri Lanka. Organized by The Human Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
    in Collaboration with The Indo-UK Genetic Education Forum, Wales Gene Park, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
 
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