• What is Crohn's disease?

• What is Ulcerative Colitis? 

     Tillakaratne M.S.B.,Samarasekara D.N.,De Silva J.(ISBN 978-955-1803-03-02)

• The role of Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency (PNTML) in the assessment of external anal sphincter function. Tillakaratne M.S.B., Samarasekara D.N. The Galle Medical journal, 2006; 1:3-6.Graduates’ perception regarding their final year training.

• Olupeliyawa,K.Gooneratne,S.Tillakaratne,K.Wickramasinghe,I.Karunathilake,D.Samarasekara. South East Asian Journal of Medical Education, 2007; 1:25-29.
• Teaching behavioural sciences: looking back at the Colombo experience.Olupeliyawa AM, Gooneratne IK, Wickramasinghe WAKK,ThilakaratneMSB,Karunathilake IM, Samarasekera DD. South East Asian Journal of Medical Education;2(1):83-88.
• Use of a rectus abdominis muscle cube to seal presacral venous haemorrhage M.S.B. Tillakaratne , C.S. Ekanayake , W. Wijenayake , K.I. Deen. The Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery 2014; 32(4): 22-23.

• Endoanal ultrasound (EAUS) in the management of recurrent fistula in ano.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,H.N.S.Gamage,D.N.Samarasekara.Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2006.
• Management of recurrent fistula in ano: Should it be managed in a specialized unit? H.N.S.Gamage,M.S.B.Tillakaratne,D.N.Samarasekara.Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2006.
• Impact of endoanal ultrasound in the diagnosis of anorectal disorders.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,M.I.M. De Zoysa,D.N.Samarasekara.Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2006.
• Ulcerative Colitis: is it only a distal disease in Sri Lanka?M.S.B.Tillakaratne,M.I.M. De Zoysa,D.N.SamarasekaraAcademic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2006.
• The role of ostomy in gastrointestinal surgery.HNS Gamage   MSB Tillakaratne,MIM de Zoysa,DN Samarasekera. Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons,  2006.
• Impact of Ano-rectal Physiology (ARP) Studies on the management of anorectal disorders.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,D.N.Samarasekara.Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2006.
• Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency (PNTML) in the assessment of External Anal Sphincter. Tillakaratne M.S.B., Samarasekera D.N.Student Scientific Sessions, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, July 2006.

• The role of oesophageal manometry and 24 hour pH monitoring in the     diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Tillakaratne M.S.B., Samarasekera D.N. Student Scientific Sessions, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, July 2006.
• Factors associated with habitual smoking among males in an urban populationTillakaratne M.S.B.,Vengketeshwara R,Ugyen T.Student Scientific Sessions, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, July 2006.
• Teaching Behavioural sciences: looking back at the Colombo experience.Olupeliyawa A.M.,Wickramasinghe W.A.K.K.,Tillakaratne M.S.B.,Gooneratne, I.K.,Samarasekara D.D.Student Scientific Sessions, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, July 2006.
• Knowledge about menopause among  a population of learned Sri Lankan Women.C.Siriwardena,S.J.Senanayake,I.K.Gooneratne,M.S.B.Tillakaratne,C.Randeniya.Scientific Sessions of Menopause Society of Sri Lanka,2006.
• Knowledge about Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT) among  a population of learned Sri Lankan Women.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,C.Siriwardena,S.J.Senanayake,I.K.Gooneratne,C.Randeniya.Scientific Sessions of Menopause Society of Sri Lanka,2006.                                                                        
• A study comparing the macroscopic appearance with histology in assessing the extent of colonic inflammation in ulcerative colitis. MSB Tillakaratne DN Samarasekera. Academic Sessions of the Galle Medical Association. Sepetmber 2006.
• The role of Endo-anal Ultrasound Scan(EAUS) in  the assessment of anatomical integrity of the anal sphincter.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,D.N.Samarasekara.
• Academic Sessions of the Galle Medical association, 2006.
• Endo-Anal  Ultrasound (EAUS) in the management of RecurrentFistula-in-AnoMSB Tillakaratne, NS Gamage, DN Samarasekera.Academic Sessions of the Association of GI Surgeons of India, Sept. 2006.
• The impact of anorectal physiology studies on the management of anorectal disorders. NS Gamage, MSB Tillakaratne, DN Samarasekera.
• Academic Sessions of the Association of GI Surgeons of India, Sept. 2006.
• Is chronic constipation a causative factor of complete rectal prolapse? SW Kotalawala, MSB Tillakaratne,SA Seneviratne, DN Samarasekera. Academic Sessions of the Association of GI Surgeons of India, Sept.2007.
• Teaching behavioral sciences: Looking back at the Colombo experience.Olupeliyawa A.M.,Wickramasinghe W.A.K.K.,Tillakaratne M.S.B.,Gooneratne.I.K.,Samarasekara D.D.Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference,Singapore 2007.
• Graduates’ perception regarding their final year training. Karunathilake IM,Olupeliyawa AM,Gooneratne IK,Tillakaratne M.S.B.Wickramasinghe W.A.K.K.Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference,Singapore 2007.   
• Thyroid Cancer,thyroiditis and multinodular goiter:Single unit data on co-existing common pathologies of the thyroid gland.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,M.U.Dias,L.A.Ranasinghe,B.L.Perera.Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka 2011.
• Comparison of transhiatal with transthoracic oesophagectomy with three field                 lymphadenectomy   A.N.Senanayake,M.S.B.Tillakaratne,D.M.A.S.Dissanayake,I.Y.Amarasinghe.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2012.
• Quality assurance in colonoscopy – Experience of a Gastrointestinal Surgical Unit.M.S.B.Tillakaratne,T.G.A.Priyantha,B.R.C.P.Bulathsinghhela,C.T.Keppetiyagama.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2015.
• Laparoscopic  proctocolectomy and J pouch: Initial  Experience.T.G.A.Priyantha,R.Manathunga,C.T.Keppetiyagama,M.S.B.Tillakaratne,B.C.A.R.P.Bulathsinghela. Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2015.
• Evaluation of Demographic data of patients with esophageal carcinoma presented to a   tertiary care unit.B.C.A.R.P.Bulathsinghela,T.G.A.Priyantha,M.S.B.Tillakaratne,I.Athukorla Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2015.
• Case series of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in two GI  Surgical Units.C.T.Keppetiyagama,T.G.A.Priyantha,I.Athukorala,F.S.Samaranayake,M.S.B.Tillakaratne.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2015.
• Standard local infiltration Vs.laparoscopic guided transverse abdominis plane(TAP) block in laparoscopic cholecystectomy:interim analysis of double blinded randomised control study.MSB Tillakaratne,B Gunathilake,S Kumarage,RC Siriwardena.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2016.
• Significance of pre-treatment alpha-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma of non-viral aetiology.MSB Tillakaratne,RC Siriwardana,MA Niriella,AA Anuradha,CAH Liyanage,B Gunathilake,HJ de Silva.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2016.
• A comparative study of the outcome of hepatocellular in the back ground of cirrhotic and non cirrhotic livers.MSB Tillakaratne,RC Siriwardana,MA Niriella,AA Anuradha,CAH Liyanage,B Gunathilake,HJ de Silva.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2016.
• Endoscopic treatment for GI tumours: initial experience from a tertiary care centre in Sri Lanka.D Subasinghe, MSB Tillakaratne, Ponkovan, TG Amal Priyantha.Annual Academic Sessions of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2016.