Professor Udaya Ranawaka
MBBS (NCMC), MD (C'bo), MRCP (UK), FRCP (London), FAAN, FAHA, FCCP
Professor in Neurology
Department of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Specialization
Neurology
Research Interests
- Stroke
- CNS Infection
- Tropical Medicine
Awards and fellowships
Awards:
RESEARCH AWARDS - INTERNATIONAL
RESEARCH AWARDS - INTERNATIONAL
- Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology - American Academy of Neurology, 2007 – Boston, USA
- National Brain Foundation, Victoria - Young Investigator Award - 4th World Stroke Congress, 2000 - Melbourne, Australia
- 2nd Prize for research presentation - - Asia Pacific Congress Against Stroke, 2007- New Delhi, India
- Runner-up Award for Poster Presentation - 5th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology, 2011– Beijing, China
RESEARCH AWARDS - NATIONAL
- J B Peiris Award for best presentation in Neurology – 52nd Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2019
- National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka Award for best research presentation on Stroke - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2018
- J B Peiris Award for best presentation in Neurology - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2018
- National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka Award for best research presentation on Stroke - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2017
- Vice Chancellor’s Award for bringing honour to the University, University of Kelaniya - 2016
- J B Peiris Award for best presentation in Neurology - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2016
- National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka Award for best research presentation on Stroke - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2015
- J B Peiris Award for best presentation in Neurology - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2015
- President’s Award for Scientific Publications - 2013 (Awarded 2015)
- Vice Chancellor’s Award for Scientific Publications, University of Kelaniya - 2015
- Senate Honors for Scientific Publications, University of Kelaniya - 2015
- Award for the Best Publication by a Physician - 2013 - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians (Awarded 2015)
- President’s Award for Scientific Publications - 2012 (Awarded 2014)
- National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publications - 2010 (Awarded 2014)
- Vice Chancellor’s Award for Scientific Publications, University of Kelaniya - 2014
- Senate Honours for Scientific Publications, University of Kelaniya - 2014
- National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka Award for best research presentation on Stroke - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2014
- M Wijerama Award for best research paper - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2013
- National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka Award for best research presentation on Stroke - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2013
- J B Peiris Award for best presentation in Neurology - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2013
- M Wijerama Award for best research paper - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2011
- Special Prize for Cardiology - Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association – 2008
- HKT Fernando Award - Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association – 2003
- M Wijerama Award for best research paper - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 2002
- Wilson Peiris Award - Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association -1998
OTHER AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS
- M Wijerama Award for Young Physician of the Year - Young Physicians’ Forum of the Ceylon College of Physicians - 1998
- Faculty Member, Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum - American Academy of Neurology - 2015
- Graduated from Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum - American Academy of Neurology - 2010
- World Federation of Neurology - Glaxo Wellcome Travelling Fellowship - 2000
- World Federation of Neurology - Glaxo SmithKline Travelling Fellowship - 2003
- JB Peiris Award for the Neurology Quiz – Neurologist category - Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians – 2002, 2004, 2005
Fellowships:
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FCCP - Fellowship of the Ceylon College of Physicians – 2009
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FAHA - Fellowship of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – 2009
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FRCP - Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London – 2010
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FAAN - Fellowship of the American Academy of Neurology - 2012
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications in Indexed journals:
- Ranawaka, Udaya. "The challenge of treating central nervous system infections." Ceylon Medical Journal 60, no. 4 (2016).
- Ranawaka, Udaya, Anushka Peiris, K. Thirumavalavan, Gayani Premawansa, and Anuradhani Kasthuriratne. "Differences in Ischaemic and Haemorrhagic Strokes in Sri Lanka: 7-year data from the Ragama Stroke Registry (P1. 092)." Neurology 84, no. 14 Supplement (2015): P1-092.Abstract
- Phan, Tung Gia, Daisuke Mori, Xutao Deng, Shaman Rajidrajith, Udaya Ranawaka, Terry Fei Fan Ng, Filemon Bucardo-Rivera, Patricia Orlandi, Kamruddin Ahmed, and Eric Delwart. "Small circular single stranded DNA viral genomes in unexplained cases of human encephalitis, diarrhea, and in untreated sewage.." Virology 482 (2015): 98-104.Abstract
- Mori D, Ranawaka U, Yamada K, Rajindrajith S, Miya K, Perera HK, Matsumoto T, Dassanayake M, Mitui MT, Mori H, Nishizono A, Söderlund-Venermo M, Ahmed K. Human bocavirus in patients with encephalitis, Sri Lanka, 2009-2010. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1859-62. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.121548.
- Ranawaka UK, Lalloo DG, de Silva HJ.Neurotoxicity in snakebite--the limits of our knowledge. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Oct 10;7(10):e2302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002302.
- Hankey GJ, Ford AH, Yi Q, Eikelboom JW, Lees KR, Chen C, Xavier D, Navarro JC, Ranawaka UK, Uddin W, Ricci S, Gommans J, Schmidt R, Almeida OP, van Bockxmeer FM; VITATOPS Trial Study Group. Effect of B vitamins and lowering homocysteine on cognitive impairment in patients with previous stroke or transient ischemic attack: a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial and meta-analysis. Stroke. 2013 Aug;44(8):2232-9. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001886. Epub 2013 Jun 13.
- Ranawaka UK, Rajindrajith EG, Perera KV, Dassanayake KM, Premaratne BA, de Silva HJ. Clinical profile and difficulties in diagnosis of central nervous system infections in adult patients in a tertiary care hospital. Ceylon Med J. 2013 Mar;58(1):26-8. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v58i1.5360.
- Chackrewarthy S, Gunasekera D, Pathmeswaren A, Wijekoon CN, Ranawaka UK, Kato N, Takeuchi F, Wickremasinghe AR. A Comparison between Revised NCEP ATP III and IDF Definitions in Diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome in an Urban Sri Lankan Population: The Ragama Health Study. ISRN Endocrinol. 2013;2013:320176. doi: 10.1155/2013/320176. Epub 2013 Feb 27.
- Pinidiyapathirage MJ, Kasturiratne A, Ranawaka UK, Gunasekara D, Wijekoon N, Medagoda K, Perera S, Takeuchi F, Kato N, Warnakulasuriya T, Wickremasinghe AR. The burden of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in an urban population of Sri Lanka. Diabet Med. 2013 Mar;30(3):326-32. doi: 10.1111/dme.12013.
Professional Contributions
Positions held and holding in academic and scientific bodies
- Member, Best Practice Working Group on Clinical Trials – International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, World Health Organization
- President, Ceylon College of Physicians
- President, National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka
- Administrator and Honorary Secretary, Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry
Contact Details
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