| Prof. Neelakanthi Ratnatunga |
Senior Professor of Pathology |
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Office Address
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya. |
| Email |
neela72002@yahoo.com |
| Telephone |
+94 812223918 |
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Educational /Professional qualifications |
MBBS, D.Path. MD Pathology, PhD, FRCP Edin |
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| Research Interest |
| Renal Pathology in Sri Lanka, Tissue response to infections and infestations |
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| Positions Held |
- Professor of Pathology Cadre chair
- Senior Professor of Pathology
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Membership and Awards (Selected) |
Presidents Research Bonus 1999
NSF Award 2010
Commonwealth Medical fellowship 1988-89
Senior Commonwealth fellowship 2007- for 6 months |
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Research Interests (Research Fields/Projects) |
- Renal Pathology in Sri Lanka.
- Development of staining techniques in histochemistry, and immuno histochemistry for use in laboratories in
Sri Lanka.
- Study of tissue reactions to infections and infestations.
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| Academic field |
Histopathology |
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| Educational interest |
- Teaching Pathology in interesting and relevant manner to undergraduate medical students.
- Post graduate teaching conducting training programmes for Diploma and MD in histopathology.
- Developing the pathology museum in the department.
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| Selected Research publications |
- Siriwardena, B.S.M.S., Jayasinghe, R.D., Ratnatunge, N., Tilakaratne, W.M.,Solitary mastocytoma: A rare presentation on the buccal mucosa. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2013. 2(3):174-
- Hormone receptor expression and Her2neu amplification in breast carcinoma in a cohort of Sri Lanka.Ratnatunga N Liyanapathirana LVC
Ceylon Medical Journal 2007 52 94 ) 133-136
- A clinic pathological study of primary IgA nephropathy in Sri Lanka Ratnatunga Neelakanthi Wazil AWM Abeysekera DTDJ
Ceylon Medical Journal 2007 16 (2) 5-41
- Acute diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis with atypical presentation in Sri Lanka adults- clinical features and outcome. Ratnatunga N Wazuk AWM Ariyaratne C
Ceylon Medical Journal 2009 54 (3) 101
- Profile of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in Sri Lankans. Is there an increased risk of ancillary pathologies in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? Siriweera HE Ratnatunga NVI
Journal of thyroid research 2010 Article ID 124264, 5 Pages
- A histopathologyical study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka Herath CHP Ratnatunga NVI et al
Ceylon Medical Journal 2010 55 (4) 106-11
- Correlation between the Estrogen Progesterone receptor status and Her2neu expression of primary breast carcinoma and lymph node metastases in a Sri Lankan population Dissanayaka IU Ratnatunga N
In press Ceylon Medical Journal 2011
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