Dr Dunya Luke
MBBS, MD(Medicine ), MRCP(UK), MRCP (Neurology SCE)
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
Department of Physiology
Department of Physiology
Specialization
Neurology
Research Interests
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Autonomic Neuropathy
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Peripheral neuropathy
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Neuro ophthalmology
Qualifications
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MBBS 2014- with 2nd Class Upper Division Honors – University of Kelaniya
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MD (Medicine) 2021 Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo
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MRCP (UK) 2022- Royal College of Physicians, London
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MRCP SCE in Neurology ( 2023)
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Board Certification as a Consultant Neurologist – January 2024
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Entered the specialist registry as a Specialist in Neurology in the United Kingdom – July 2025
Memberships
- Member of Royal College of Physicians
- Life Member of Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists
- Member of Sri Lankan Medical Association
- Junior member of American Association of Neurologists
- Member of the International Movement Disorder Society
Distinctions and Awards
- Final MBBS—second class upper division 2014
- First examination for medical degrees – First Class 2010
- Distinction in Anatomy 2010
- Distinction in Biochemistry 2010
- Distinction in Physiology 2010
- Distinction in Pathology 2012
- Distinction in Parasitology 2012
- Distinction in Family Medicine 2012
- Distinction in Medicine 2014
- Gold Medal in Anatomy
- Gold Medal in Biochemistry
- Gold Medal in Parasitology
- Gold Medal in Family Medicine
- Gold Medal in Medicine
- Gold Medal for the best performance at the second examination for Medical degrees o Gold Medal for the best performance at the Final MBBS
- Professor Carlo Fonseka Gold Medal for the best overall performance
Publications
- Plasmapheresis in neurological disorders – Experience from a tertiary care Neurology Unit in Sri Lanka
Luke D, Senanayake B
e-poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2025
- A rare presentation of smoldering Myeloma with vasulitis, peripheral neuropathy and rhabdomyolysis
Dunya Luke, K Thirumawalawan
e- poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2025
- A dissecting carotid aneurysm presenting as Villaret syndrome
Luke D, Senanayake B
e- poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2025
- CNS vascular abnormalities in patients with heritable thoracic aortic disease and other heritable disorders
Dunya Luke, Ei Ei Phyu, Rosemary Rusk, Sarju Mehta, Smriti Agarwal
e- poster presentation world congress of neurology 2025
- Varicella Zoster virus infection complicated with acute sensory ganglionopathy in a health care worker
Jayasena P, Luke D, Samir M et al
e-poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2023
- Creutzfeldt jakob disease a great masquerader in neurology- a single unit experience” Vithoosan S, Jayasena P, Luke D, Ranasinghe KMIU, Senanayake S.
Poster presentation at 16th annual congress of Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists - 2023.
- Autonomic functions among fuel handlers in Gampaha District (2022)
Warnakulasuriya T, Madagoda K, Luke H P D P et al
Ceylon College of Physicians
- Acute haemorrhagic encephalomyelitis mimicking cerebral metastasis – A diagnostic dilemma Luke H P D P, Sahathevan S, Senannayake B , et al
e-poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2021
- Small cell carcinoma of lung presenting with ataxia due to paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. S.A.A. Senevirathne, D. Luke
e-poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2021, DOI : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.118778
- Sodium valproate induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy presenting with personality changes and dressing apraxia.
S.A.A. Senevirathne, D. Luke, V. Sahathevan, B. Senanayake,
e-poster presentation at world congress of neurology 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.119154
- An Uncommon Case of Septic Arthritis of Sacroiliac joint due to Streptococcus pyogenes – S.A.A. Senevirathne, D. Luke, H. M. M. Perera
Published as a case report in postgraduate institute of medicine journal of Sri Lanka 2021
- Hypokalemic quadriparesis in a patient with leptospirosis in the absence of renal potassium wasting.
S.A.A. Senevirathne, D. Luke, H. M. M. Perera
Published as a case report in postgraduate institute of medicine journal of Sri Lanka 2021
- Lung function of Fuel handlers exposed to volatile organic compounds (2021) Warnakulasuriya T, Madagoda K, Luke H P D P et al
Ceylon College of Physicians
- An Elderly patient with Graves’ disease presenting with hypercalcemia and Gitelman syndrome. S.A.A. Senevirathne, D. Luke, H. M. M. Perera, A.W. Wickramarachchi
Abstract publication at annual academic sessions of Sri Lanka college of endocrinologists – 2021.
- Gastric motility and autonomic functions in trained athletes, a comparison with healthy, age and sex matched controls (2020)
Devanarayana N M, Warnakulasuriya T, Luke H P D P
- Clinical predictors of poor disease outcome for inflammatory bowel disease in Sri Lanka Niriella, M.A, Liyanage I, Kodisinghe S K, Nanayakkara S D, Luke H P D P et al (2017)
- Genetic Associations of inflammatory bowel disease in a South Asian population Niriella, M.A, Liyanage I, Kodisinghe S K, Nanayakkara S D, Luke H P D P et al
Article – World journal of Clinical Cases (2018)
- Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections and their relationship to injectable drug use in a cohort of Sri Lankan prison inmates.
Niriella, M.A., Hapangama, A., Luke, H.P.D.P., Pathmeswaran, A., Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. and de Silva, H.J.
Full article – Ceylon Medical Journal (2015)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
- Meningoenephalomyeloradiculitis – A rare presentation of SARS CoV2 infection Luke H P D P, Senanayake B
platform presentation in AOCN-IANCON 2022
- Patient with Susac Syndrome – presenting with the classic clinical triad
Luke H P D P, Senanayake B
platform presentation in AOCN-IANCON 2022
- Another diagnostic challenge
SLCTRIMS 2022 - a case-based discussion at 4th Annual Congress of the Sri Lanka Committee for the Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis 2022
in collaboration with the European Charcoat Foundation
- Aypical demyelination - Presentation at young Neurologists’ Forum 2021
- Changing phenotype, early clinical course and clinical predictors of IBD in Sri Lanka Niriella, M.A, Liyanage I, Kodisinghe S K, Nanayakkara S D, Luke H P D P et al
Oral presentation - 130th Anniversary International Medical Congress, Sri Lanka Medical Association (2017)
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
- Audit on first seizure referrals to the Neurology department – West Suffolk Hospital, UK
- CNS vascular abnormalities in a cohort of patients with heritable thoracic aortic disease- service evaluation done Cambridge University Hospital
- CNS imaging in ICH - a clinical audit done in Cambridge University Hospital
- Audit on knowledge regarding disease, medications and the treatment setting with assessment of satisfaction after being educated by trained doctors
OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Sub Investigator - TRIDENT and INTERACT 3 - Clinical Trials

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