President’s Awards for Scientific Publication “Association of Serum Ferritin with Diabetes and Alcohol in Patients with Non-Viral Liver Disease-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma” (2017) – August 26^th, 2019, National Research Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

President’s Awards for Scientific Publication “Mapping the Risk of Snakebite in Sri Lanka - A National Survey with Geospatial Analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases” (2016) – November 19^th, 2018, National Research Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Seven senate honors with cash prices received for carrying out high quality research during 2017 and 2018 - October 25^th, 2018, Senate meeting, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Third place poster prize for Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change at the Royal Statistical Society 2018 International Conference, September 3 – 6, Cardiff, Wales.

Best research paper for Concordance between pre-operative and post-operative diagnosis of endometrial epithelial malignancies at the Annual Academic Sessions of College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka – 2018.

Split-Site PhD Scholarship award by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to undertake study at the Lancaster University, United Kingdom during October 2017 to September 2018.

Wilson Peiris Prize for Development of a snakebite risk map for Sri Lanka at the Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association 2016, 20^th September, Colombo.

Best poster presentation - Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2016.

Kumaradasa Rajasuriya award for the best paper in Tropical Medicine - Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association 2014, 15^th-18^th, Colombo.

Best overall oral paper award - Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2012, 15^th – 18^th August 2012, Colombo.

A.E. Senevirathne award for the “Young investigator of the year 2011” - Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and Joint Academic Meeting with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons of SAARC Countries (FAPSS), 24^th – 27^th August 2011, Colombo.

Commendable paper award – Annual academic sessions of the Kandy Society of Medicine, 9^th – 11^th February 2012, Kandy.

Chandrasinghe P, Ediriweera D, Niriella M, Ranwaka C, Fernando A, Gunawardena H, Kumarage S. North Colombo diverticular disease snap shot audit (VISTA study): a collaborative research initiative. The Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery 2023; 41(1): 21-25

Malalasekera AP, Ediriweera D, Goonewardena SA, Perera ND, Abeygunasekara A, Jayasekara RW, Wettasinghe K, Dissanayake VH, Lokuhetty MD. Demographics, pathological characteristics and survival in urothelial bladder cancer in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients. Ceylon Medical Journal. 2022; 67: 81-88

Ediriweera, D. S., de Silva, T., Kasturiratne, A., de Silva, H. J., & Diggle, P. (2022). Geographically regulated designs of incidence surveys can match the precision of classical survey designs whilst requiring smaller sample sizes: the case of snakebite envenoming in Sri Lanka. BMJ Global Health, 7(10), e009500.

Padeniya, P., Ediriweera, D., De Silva, A., Niriella, M., & Premawardhena, A. (2022). Using FIB-4 score as a screening tool in the assessment of significant liver fibrosis (F2) in patients with transfusion dependent beta thalassaemia: a cross sectional study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e061156.

Padeniya, P., Ediriweera, D., De Silva, A. P., Niriella, M., & Premawardhena, A. (2022). The association between steatosis and liver damage in transfusion‐dependent beta thalassaemia patients.British Journal of Haematology.

Hettige, S., Dasanayaka, E., & Ediriweera, D. S. (2022). Student usage of open educational resources and social media at a Sri Lanka Medical School. BMC medical education, 22(1), 1-11.

Premawardhena, A. P., Ediriweera, D. S., Sabouhanian, A., Allen, A., Rees, D., de Silva, S., ... & Olivieri, N. F. (2022). Survival and complications in patients with haemoglobin E thalassaemia in Sri Lanka: a prospective, longitudinal cohort study. The Lancet Global Health, 10(1), e134-e141.

Martín, G., Erinjery, J. J., Ediriweera, D., de Silva, H. J., Lalloo, D. G., Iwamura, T., & Murray, K. A. (2022). A mechanistic model of snakebite as a zoonosis: Envenoming incidence is driven by snake ecology, socioeconomics and its impacts on snakes. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 16(5), e0009867.

Goonathilake, P., Ediriweera, D., Ruban, R. et al (2022). Prevalence and correlates of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study from a teaching hospital southern Sri Lanka. BMC Psychiatry 22, 716

Malalasekera AP, Ediriweera D, Goonewardena S, Perera N, Abeygunasekara A, Jayasekara RW, et al. (2022). Meta-analysis of global variations in grade of pT1 urothelial bladder cancer and supplementary evaluation of a Sri Lankan cohort. Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery, 40(3),11–9

Nisansala, R., De Silva, S., Ediriweera, D., & Premawardhena, A. (2022). Morbidity and mortality patterns in patients with thalassaemia during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka; A single centre experience.

Abayabandara-Herath, T., Premaratne, I., Ediriweera, D., Chandrathilake, M. and Hapangama, A.(2022). Psychological impact of COVID-19 among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students: Preliminary results. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 13(1), pp.48–50

Baminiwatta, A., Chandradasa, M., Dias, S., & Ediriweera, D. (2021). Revisiting the ATP 30: the factor structure of a scale measuring medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry, 45(6), 716-724.

Ediriweera, D. S., Kasthuriratne, A., Pathmeswaran, A., Gunawardene, N. K., Jayamanne, S. F., Murray, K., ... & Diggle, P. J. (2021). Evaluating spatiotemporal dynamics of snakebite in Sri Lanka: Monthly incidence mapping from a national representative survey sample. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 15(6), e0009447.

Finkelstein EA, Krishnan A, Naheed A, Jehan I, de Silva HA, Gandhi M, Lim CW, Chakma N, Ediriweera DS, Khan J, Kasturiratne A. (2021). Budget impact and cost-effectiveness analyses of the COBRA-BPS multicomponent hypertension management programme in rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The Lancet Global Health, 9(5), e660-e667.

Collaborative, C., & Collaborative, G. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. The British Journal of surgery.

Niriella, M. A., Ediriweera, D. S., De Silva, A. P., Premarathna, B. H. R., Jayasinghe, S., & De Silva, H. J. (2021). Dengue and leptospirosis infection during the coronavirus 2019 outbreak in Sri Lanka. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115(9), 944-946.

Niriella MA, Ediriweera DS, Kasturiratne A, Gunasekara D, De Silva ST, Dassanayaka AS. & de Silva, H. J. (2021). The clinical utility of accurate NAFLD ultrasound grading: Results from a community-based, prospective cohort study. European Journal of Radiology, 136, 109516.

Niriella MA, Ediriweera DS, Kasturiratne A, De Silva ST, Dassanayaka AS, De Silva AP & De Silva HJ (2021). Outcomes of NAFLD and MAFLD: Results from a community-based, prospective cohort study. PloS one, 16(2), e0245762.

Goldstein E, Erinjery JJ, Martin G, Kasturiratne A, Ediriweera DS, de Silva HJ & Iwamura T. (2021). Integrating human behavior and snake ecology with agent-based models to predict snakebite in high risk landscapes. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 15(1), e0009047.

Isuru, A., Hapangama, A., Ediriweera, D., Samarasinghe, L., Fonseka, M., & Ranawaka, U. (2021). Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 59, 102636.

Uragoda, B., Ediriweera, D., Paranahewa, L., Ekanayake, C., Tillakarathna, S., & Siriwardana, R. (2021). Presence of fatty liver disease leads to unusual rise of liver enzymes in patients with common bile duct colic. Annals of Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery, 25(Suppl 1), S334-S334.

Ediriweera DS, de Silva NR, Malavige GN, de Silva HJ (2020) An epidemiological model to aid decision-making for COVID-19 control in Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0238340. 

Kasturiratne, A., Ediriweera, D.S., De Silva, S.T., Niriella, M.A., Thulani, U.B., Pathmeswaran, A., Dassanayake, A.S., De Silva, A.P., Chackrewarthy, S., Ranawaka, U. and Kato, N., (2020). Patterns and predictors of mortality in a semi-urban population-based cohort in Sri Lanka: findings from the Ragama Health Study. BMJ open, 10(9), p.e038772.

Niriella, Madunil A., Dileepa S. Ediriweera, Arjuna P. De Silva, Ranjan Premarathne, Priyantha Balasooriya, Kaluthanthri D. Duminda, Neelika G. Malavige et al. "Hydroxychloroquine for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 among naval personnel in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial." Trials 21, no. 1 (2020): 1-6.

Jafar, Tazeen H., Mihir Gandhi, H. Asita De Silva, Imtiaz Jehan, Aliya Naheed, Eric A. Finkelstein, Elizabeth L. Turner, COBRA-BPS Study Group. "A community-based intervention for managing hypertension in rural South Asia." New England Journal of Medicine 382, no. 8 (2020): 717-726.

Hettige, Samankumara, Eshani Dasanayaka, and Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera. "Usage of cloud storage facilities by medical students in a low-middle income country, Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study." BMC medical informatics and decision making 20, no. 1 (2020): 10.

Padeniya, Padmapani, Shirom Siriwardana, Dileepa Ediriweera, Nayana Samarasinghe, Sasanka Silva, Ishari Silva, Nizri Ahamed, Madunil Niriella, and Anuja Premawardhena. "Comparison of liver MRI R2 (FerriScan®) VS liver MRI T2* as a measure of body iron load in a cohort of beta thalassaemia major patients." Orphanet journal of rare diseases 15, no. 1 (2020): 26.

Warnakulasuriya, Tania, Senani Williams, Thiwanka Weerakkody, Mangala Dabarera, Kusum Rodrigo, Vajira Ariyaratna Waduge, Dileepa Ediriweera, Niroshan Siriwardena, and Rajitha Wickremasinghe. "Background radiation levels near a mineral sand mining factory in Sri Lanka: Correlation of radiation measurements with micronuclei frequency." Radiation Protection Dosimetry (2020).

De Silva, Arjuna P., Madunil A. Niriella, Dileepa S. Ediriweera, Jerome P. De Alwis, Isurujith K. Liyanage, Ushanthani Ettickan, Kasun V. Liyanapathirana, Chandimani Undugodage, H. Asita de Silva, and H. Janaka de Silva. "Low‐dose melatonin for sleep disturbances in early‐stage cirrhosis: A randomized, placebo‐controlled, cross‐over trial." JGH Open.

Siriwardana, Rohan Chaminda, Thenuka Sivasundaram, Lakmali Paranaheva, and Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera. "Computed tomography–based evaluation of segmental variation of liver density and its implications." Indian Journal of Gastroenterology (2020): 1-6.

Ediriweera, Dileepa S., Peter J. Diggle, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul K. Gunawardena, Shaluka F. Jayamanne, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Andrew Dawson, David Lalloo, and Janaka de Silva Hithanadura (2018). "Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change." International journal of epidemiology.

Hettige, Samankumara, Eshani Dasanayaka, and Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera. "Usage of cloud storage facilities by medical students in a low-middle income country, Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study." BMC medical informatics and decision making 20, no. 1 (2020): 10.

Warnakulasuriya, Tania, Senani Williams, Thiwanka Weerakkody, Mangala Dabarera, Kusum Rodrigo, Vajira Ariyaratna Waduge, Dileepa Ediriweera, Niroshan Siriwardena, and Rajitha Wickremasinghe. "Background radiation levels near a mineral sand mining factory in Sri Lanka: Correlation of radiation measurements with micronuclei frequency." Radiation Protection Dosimetry (2020).

Isuru, A., D. Ediriweera, A. Pathmeswaran, A. Embuldeniya, H. Narammalage, S. Warnakulasuriya, K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi, and A. Hapangama. "Betel-quid use and its effects on symptoms of schizophrenia and extrapyramidal symptoms among a group of patients in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka." Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry 11, no. 1 (2020).

Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith, Sharmini Gunawardena, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Devika Iddawela, Selvam Kannathasan, Arumugam Murugananthan, Channa Yahathugoda, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Peter John Diggle, and Nilanthi de Silva. "Reassessment of the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Sri Lanka to enable a more focused control programme: a cross-sectional national school survey with spatial modelling." The Lancet Global Health (2019)

Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith, Anuradhani Kasthuriratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardene, Shaluka Francis Jayamanne, Kris Murray, Takuya Iwamura, David Griffith Lalloo, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva, and Peter John Diggle. "Adjusting for spatial variation when assessing individual-level risk: A case-study in the epidemiology of snake-bite in Sri Lanka." PloS ONE 14, no. 10 (2019): e0223021

Madunil Anuk Niriella, Anuradhani Kasturiratna, Thulani Beddage, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Shamila Thivanshi De Silva, K. Ruwan Perera, Chamila Erandaka Subasinghe, S Kuleesha Kodisinghe, T. Chathura Piyaratna, Vithiya Rishikesawan, Anuradha Supun Dassanayaka, Arjuna Priyadarshin De Silva, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Ananda Rajitha Wickramasinghe, Norihiro Kato, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva. "Non-resolution of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among urban, adult Sri Lankans in the general population: A prospective, cohort follow-up study”. PLoS ONE 14 (10), (2019): e0224474.

De Silva, Shamila T., Madunil A. Niriella, Dileepa S. Ediriweera, Dulani Kottahachchi, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arjuna P. de Silva, Anuradha S. Dassanayaka et al. "Incidence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome among urban, adult Sri Lankans: a prospective, 7-year community cohort, follow-up study." Diabetology & metabolic syndrome 11, no. 1 (2019): 1-7

Anuja P. Premawardhena, Shamila T. De Silva, M. D. Dilith C. Goonatilleke, Dileepa S. Ediriweera, Sachith Mettananda, B. K. Rexan P. Rodrigo, Angela Allen and David J. Weatherall. "Marriage patterns in Sri Lanka and the prevalence of parental consanguinity in patients with β-thalassaemia: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis". Journal of Biosocial Science (2019): 1: 12

Perera, Manuja, Chamini Kanatiwela de Silva, Saeideh Tavajoh, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Nathathasa Vihangi Luke, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Channa D. Ranasinha, Helena Legido-Quigley, H. Asita de Silva, and Tazeen H. Jafar. "Patient perspectives on hypertension management in health system of Sri Lanka: a qualitative study." BMJ open 9, no. 10 (2019): e031773

Perera, K., S. K. Kodisinghe, D. S. Ediriweera, D. Moratuwagama, S. Williams, A. Pathmeswaran, M. A. Niriella, and H. J. de Silva. "Percentage of small platelets on peripheral blood smear and Child-Turcott-Pugh class can predict the presence of oesophageal varices in newly diagnosed patients with cirrhosis: development of a prediction model for resource limited settings." BMC gastroenterology 19, no. 1 (2019): 134

Somasundaram, Noel, Ishara Ranathunga, Kavinga Gunawardana, Muneer Ahamed, Dileepa Ediriweera, C. N. Antonypillai, and Nishan Kalupahana. "High Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in Urban Sri Lanka: Findings from the Colombo Urban Study." Journal of Diabetes Research 2019 (2019).

N. P. Somasundaram, I. Ranathunga, K. Gunawardana, D. S. Ediriweera. "High prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lankan urban population – Data from Colombo Urban Study". Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism 09, no. 2 (2019): 11-19.

Chandrika Jayakanthi Subasinghe, Kavinga Gunawardane, Dileepa Ediriweera, Noel P. Somasundaram. "Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency/Insufficiency and its metabolic associations in an urban setting in Sri Lanka: Data from Colombo Urban study". Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism 09, no. 2 (2019): 20-29.

Ediriweera, Dileepa S., Peter J. Diggle, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul K. Gunawardena, Shaluka F. Jayamanne, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Andrew Dawson, David Lalloo, and Janaka de Silva Hithanadura. "Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change." International journal of epidemiology (2018).

Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith, Palitha Karunapema, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, and Mahendra Arnold (2018). "Increase in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka during the first decade of the twenty-first century." BMC public health 18, no. 1: 584.

Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith, Nuwani Dilina, Vipula Saparamadu, Inoka Fernando, Buddhika Kurukulasuriya, Deepika Fernando, and Janakie Kurera (2018). "Aspirin is associated with low oral pH levels and antacid helps to increase oral pH." BMC research notes 11, no. 1: 137.

Malalasekera AP, Sivasuganthan K, Sarangan S, Thaneshan K, Weerakoon DN, Mathangasinghe Y, Gunasekera CL, Mallawaarachchi S, Nanayakkara ND, Anthony DJ, Ediriweera D (2018). “Morphological variations of the human ejaculatory ducts in relation to the prostatic urethra”. Clinical Anatomy 31, no. 4:456-61.

Karuppiah, D., M. S. A. Cooray, N. Somasundaram, and D. S. Ediriweera (2018). "Screening of cushings syndrome in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes with hypertension and obesity."International Journal of Advanced Research, 6, no. 1: 603-610.

Ediriweera DS, Kasturiratne A, Pathmeswaran A, Gunawardena NK, Wijayawickrama BA, Jayamanne SF, et al. (2017). “Health seeking behavior following snakebites in Sri Lanka: Results of an island wide community based survey”.  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11(11): e0006073.

Chandrasinghe, P. C., D. S. Ediriweera, J. Hewavisenthi, S. K. Kumarage, F. R. Fernando, and K. I. Deen (2017). "Colorectal cancer burden and trends in a South Asian cohort: experience from a regional tertiary care center in Sri Lanka." BMC Research Notes 10, no. 1: 535.

 Siriwardana, Rohan C., Madunil A. Niriella, Anuradha Dassanayake, Dileepa Ediriweera, Bhagya Gunetilleke, Thenuka Sivasundaram, and Janaka de Silva (2017). "Association of Serum Ferritin with Diabetes and Alcohol in Patients with Non-Viral Liver Disease-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma." Liver Cancer 6, no. 4: 307-312.

Isuru, Amila, Asiri Rodrigo, Chamara Wijesinghe, Dileepa Ediriweera, Shan Premadasa, Carmel Wijesekara, and Lalith Kuruppuarachchi (2017). "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on the role of preemptive analgesia with acetaminophen [paracetamol] in reducing headache following electroconvulsive therapy [ECT]." BMC Psychiatry 17 (1) : 275.

 Ediriweera DS, Dilina N, Pereral U, Flores F, Samita S, (2017). Risk of low birth weight on adulthood hypertension - evidence from a tertiary care hospital in a South Asian country, Sri Lanka: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Public Health 17(1): 358.

Wijesooriya, W. R. P. L. I., Y. B. Herath, R. A. I. Sugandhi, A. Weerawardhana, and D. S. Ediriweera (2017). "Antibiotic sensitivity pattern for non-beta lactam antibiotics and carbapenems in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing uropathogens versus non-ESBL producing uropathogens." Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 7 (2): 92-99.

Ediriweera, D.S., Kumarage, S. and Deen, K.I., (2016). Comparison of hazard of death following surgery for colon versus rectal cancer. Ceylon Medical Journal. 61(2), 52–55.

Sigera, Shamithra, Jennifer Perera, Jeyanthakumar Rasarathinam, Dulani Samaranayake, and Dileepa Ediriweera, (2016). Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis specific Immunoglobulin G antibody levels among asymptomatic individuals aged 4 to 24 years: a descriptive cross sectional study from Sri Lanka.BMC Infectious Disease. 16 (1), 729.

Adhihetty D, Kitulwatte KL, Hathagoda CT, Weeraratne S, Ediriweera EPDS (2016). "Outcome of children transported for pediatric intensive care to a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka." Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health 45 (2), 103-106.

Attidiya DSR, Wickramasinghe A, Balasuriya A, Ediriweera D, Manuelpillai S (2016). "Post War Psychological Morbidity among Internally Displaced, Married Females in Northern Sri Lanka." Journal of Trauma Treatment 5 (3).

Kahandawa, Shyaminda, Noel P. Somasundaram, Dileepa S. Ediriweera, D. P. Kusumsiri, S. Ellawala, G. H. T. N. K. Chandrika, and K. G. H. Ransarini (2014). Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among type 2 diabetic patients attending the Diabetes Clinic, National Hospital of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism 4(1), 43-48

Chandrasinghe, Pramodh Chitral, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Janaki Hewavisenthi, Sumudu Kumarage, and Kemal Ismail Deen (2013). The total number of lymph nodes harvested is associated with better survival in stages II and III colorectal cancer. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 33(3): 249-253

PC Chandrasinghe, EPDS Ediriweera, SK Kumarage, KI Deen (2013). Pre-operative hypoalbuminaemia predicts poor overall survival in rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis. BMC clinical pathology, 13(1), 12-17.

Ediriweera, E. P. D. S., P. E. K. B. Ranatunga, and B. D. W. Jayamanne (2011). Mobile software prototype-Patient guidance for laboratory investigation preparations. Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics, 1: S39.