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| Prof. Padma Badra Hewavithana |
Professor / Head of the Department
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Dept. of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya |
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padmabh@gmail.com |
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+94812396551 |
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| Educational /Professional Qualifications |
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| Special Interests and Experience |
- Special interest in vascular and interventional radiology.
- Special interest in early breast cancer detection.
- Fellowship in General Radiology, John Hunter hospital, NSW, Australia, August 1991 to August 1992
- Special Training in Vascular and interventional Radiology, from August 1994 – November 1994, John Hunter Hospital, Australia, under Dr Ajith De Silva ( FRCR), Consultant Radiologist
- Training on Off site Planning and Countermeasures for Radiological Emergencies, Organized by IAEA / RCA, September 1994, ACT, Australia
- Short term training in Interventional Radiology in the department of cardiac radiology at the All India Institute of Medical sciences: 2010 March – 2010 April
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| Professional Positions Held |
- Acting Radiologist, General hospital Kurunegala, 1992 October– 1993 February
- Consultant Radiologist, General hospital Kegalla, 1992 December – 1994 March
- Trainer in Radiology – Teaching Hospital Peradeniya from year 1994 to date
- Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Vascular and interventional Radiology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2009.
- Professor in Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka from 2010 to date.
- Member of the Board of Study in Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo from 1998 to date
- Member of the Board of management of Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, from 1995 to Date
- Coordinator, Kandy - Peradeniya Radiology training program, University of Colombo from year 2000 to date
- Coordinator, Medical physics, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya from year 2004 to date
- Managing editor, Bulletin of Nursing and Allied Health sciences, Faculty of Allied Health sciences, University of Peradeniya
- Honorary Consultant Radiologist, Chest clinic Kandy, January 2003 to January 2005.
- Chairperson, Board of Study, Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Colombo, 2003 – 2006
- Vice President, Sri Lanka College of Radiologists, July 2006 - August 2008
- President, Sri Lanka College of Radiologists, July 2008 - August 2009
- President, Radiological Society of SAARC Countries, 2008 - 2009
- Vice President, The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2011
- Founder, Pioneering Head of the Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2015
- Member of the Board of Study in Allied Health sciences, Post Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya from 2008 to date
- President Elect, The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2012
- President, The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2013
- Co –Editor Sri Lanka Journal of Radiology from 2011 – 2013 and 2015 to date
- Founder, Pioneering Head, Course coordinator, BSc radiography and Radiotherapy programme, Faculty of Allied Health sciences, University of Peradeniya
- President, Sri Lanka College of Radiologists, 2008-2009
- Chairperson, Board of study, Radiology, 2003- 2006
- Vice President, Sri Lanka College of Radiologists , 2006- 2008
- President, Kandy Society of Medicine, 2013- 2014
- Member, Health sector development Project organized by the Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition and formulated national level best practice guidelines on chronic abdominal pain(2008)
- Member, Steering committee, Health sector development project, Kandy
- Member, transplant committee, Teaching hospital, Peradeniya
- Founder and the current honorary secretary of Radiological care fund, Peradeniya
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| Memberships in Associations / Professional Bodies |
- Member, Radiological society of SAARC countries
- Member, Asian Oceania society of Radiologists
- Council member Sri Lanka College of Radiologists, 2005- 2009
- Life member, Sri Lanka College of Radiologists, from 1992
- Life member, Sri Lanka Medical association
- Life member, Kandy society of Medicine, from 1994
- Life member, Peradeniya Medical Faculty alumni association, since 1995
- Member, Peradeniya Medical Faculty Teachers association, since 1995
- Committee member, Peradeniya Medical Faculty Teachers association 2004 - 2005
- Council Member, Kandy society of Medicine, 2009 – 2010
- Council Member, Kandy society of Medicine, 2005 – 2006
- Life member, Buddhist doctors association
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| Special Academic Awards / Distinctions |
- Best Free paper at the 26th Annual Academic sessions of the Kandy society of Medicine, Assessment of Renal size by Ultrasonography, February 2004
- Best research paper award on clinical research, Hysterosonography by using a Foley Catheter, An alternative method, 25th Annual sessions of the Kandy society of Medicine February 2003
- Best scientific paper at 4th annual academic sessions of Sri Lanka College of Radiologists, 2006, Assessment of splenic size using ultrasonography in a selected sample of normal individuals in Kandy district
- Best poster presentation- chest radiographic manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis, at the 30th Annual sessions of the Kandy society of Medicine, 2008
- Dr SNB Talwatte memorial oration at the annual academic sessions, 2013 titled “ Breast Cancer: Radiologist’s point of view and future perspectives”
- President of a professional body in the region – President, Radiological society of SAARC countries, 2008-2009
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