SLAGM Conference

Speakers

Prof Susan Kurrle

President, Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine

Prof Surekha Viggeswarpu

Sr. Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Christian Medical College Vellore, India

Prof Ian Cameron

Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Kenneth Koncilja

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, USA

Prof. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake

Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Dr Lalith Wijayaratne

Consultant Rheumatologist

Dr. Dilhar Samaraweera

Consultant Physician

Dr Sabin Thapaliya

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Maharajgunj Medical Campus/Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr Victoria Hedges

Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom

Dr. Philip Finny

Professor & Head - Endocrinology Department, Believers Church Medical College & Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India

Dr Chia Chong

Consultant Geriatrician

Dr Kunal Shah

Consultant Geriatrician

Prof Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman

Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine

Prof Ogochukwu Chinedum Okoye

Professor of Medicine, Delta State University, Nigeria

Dr Ruvan Ekanayake

Consultant Cardiologist

Prof Prasad Katulanda

Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetologist, National Hospital Sri Lanka

Dr Kapila Ranasinghe

Consultant Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health Vice president, Sri Lankan Association of Geriatric Medicine

Prof Chandanie Wanigathunga

Professor of Pharmacology, University of Sri Jayawardenapura

Prof Priyadarshani Galappaththi

Professor of Pharmacology

Prof Kemal Deen

Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon

Pof Neville D Perera

Consultant Urological Surgeon

Prof Saroj Jayasinghe

Emeritus Professor in Medicine, University of Colombo

Dr Gamini Pathirana

Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital Sri Lanka

Dr Kishara Gooneratne

Consultant Neurologist

Senior lecturer, University of Moratuwa

Prof Ranil Jayawardena

Professor in Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Dr Sithira Senevirathne

Consultant Geriatrician, National Hospital Sri Lanka

Dr Maheshi Wijayabandara

Consultant Geriatrician, National Hospital Kandy

Joint Secretary -SLAGM

Dr Saumya Darshani

Consultant Geriatrician, Colombo South Teaching Hospital

Treasurer - SLAGM

Dr Vinya Ariyarathne

Director General of the Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning

Dr Shiromi Maduwage

Consultant Community Physician

Ministry of Health

Dr Yasara Samarakoon

Consultant Community Physician

WHO

Dr Nishani Ubeysekara

Director, Directorate of Youth, Elderly and Disabled persons

Ministry of Health

Mr Chathura Mihidum

Director, National Secretariat for elders

Mr Chaminda de Silva

Head of Programmes at HelpAge Sri Lanka.

Prof Chathuranga Ranasinghe

Professor in Sport and Exercise Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Prof Shehan Silva

Professor in Medicine and Consultant Physician

Prof Dilshani Dissanayake

Professor in Physiology,Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Dr Kumarangie Vithanage

Consultant Neurologist

Lecturer in Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Dr Chamila Dalpatadu

Senior Lecturer in Physiology ,Faculty of Medicine ,University of Colombo

Dr Dumitha Govindapala

Senior Lecturer in Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Dr. Padma S. Gunaratne

Consultant Neurologist

Past President - Sri Lankan Association of Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Madhushani Dias

Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist

Dr. Malsha Gunathilake

Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr Chamara Jayatunga

MBBS, MD (Medicine) Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka