Professor Pathirage Kamal Perera

PhD in Pharmacology (Nanjing/P.R.China), MSc (USJ/SL), BAMS (Hons.) (SL),
CTHE (SL), SEDA accredited in higher education (UK),
Dip in Research and Development of Products to Meet Public Health Needs (Japan) (Post Doc training),
Certified and trained in Pharmacovigilance and Drug safety – Uppsala Monitoring Center, Sweden
Professor, Consultant Physician, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo

Professor Pathirage Kamal Perera, BAMS (Hons) (Colombo), MSc (USJ), Master’s Degree/PhD in Pharmacology (PR China), is a Professor in Ayurveda medicine at the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo (FIMUOC), Sri Lanka. He is a specialist in Pharmacology, Therapeutics, and Clinical Immunology, with recognized expertise in integrative medicine, clinical pharmacology of herbal, Ayurveda, and traditional medicines. He is a senior honorary consultant in professorial Unit Ayurveda National Hospital, Sri Lanka. Professor Perera has received advanced professional training in Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety at the WHO Collaborating Centre– Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), Sweden. In addition, he completed postdoctoral training in the clinical drug development process and was awarded the Diploma in Research and Development of Products to Meet Public Health Needs from Nagasaki University, Japan. His interdisciplinary training has enabled him to bridge traditional medicine systems with modern clinical research and practices. He is a leading clinical researcher in Sri Lanka in the fields of integrated medicine, herbal clinical pharmacology, Ayurveda medicine, and traditional medicine research. His research portfolio includes pharmacology, clinical trials, safety evaluation, and regulatory aspects of natural products. He has supervised and mentored a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate researchers, including MSc, MD (Ayu), MPhil, and PhD candidates, contributing substantially to research capacity building in traditional systems of medicine.
Together with his students and collaborators, Professor Perera has received numerous awards for research excellence and innovation at university, national, and international levels. He was a pioneer in establishing the Unit for Research and Development of Natural Products at the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, which conducts preclinical studies, clinical trials, and translational research on traditional medicinal products.
Professor Perera has held several key academic leadership positions within the University of Colombo. He is the Founder Dean of the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, and has served as Head of the Department of Allied Sciences and Head of the Department of Ayurveda Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Community Medicine. He was also among the pioneers involved in the development of the first MD (Ayurveda) programme at the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine and served as the first Programme Coordinator of the MD (Ayu) degree. At the national and international levels, Professor Perera has contributed as a Senior Consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO). His consultancies include the WHO projects on “A Review of Traditional Medicine Research in Sri Lanka (2015–2019)” and “Intellectual Property Rights and Trade in Traditional Medicines in Sri Lanka (2015)”, supporting evidence-based policy development and regulatory frameworks for traditional medicine systems.

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

2011

Ph.D. in Pharmacology
China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
2006

M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
2003

B.A.M.S. (Hons)Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery, and Allopathic Medicine
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2007

Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE)
Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo and accreditation with SEDA teaching qualification from United Kingdom
2013

Diploma in Research & Development
Nagasaki University Japan (Post-Doctoral training)
2016

Certified and trained in Pharmacovigilance and Drug safety
Uppsala World Health Organization Monitoring Center, Sweden (Post-Doctoral training)

Positions

Now2023

Dean
Faculty of Indigenous Medicine
Now2023

Vice President
Sri Lankan Ayurveda Medical Association
Now2023

Council member
University of Colombo
Now2023

Board member
Board of Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo
Now2020

Professor I
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20202011

Senior Lecturer grade I
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20232023

Head Department of Ayurveda Pharmacology, Pharmaceuits and Community Medicine
Faculty of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20152012

Head Department of Allied Sciences
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20182015

Head Department of Ayurveda Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
Now2005

Consultant Physician
National Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Borella, Sri Lanka
Now2017

Honorary consultant – Ayurveda Community Medical service
Department of Ayurveda, Western Province
Now2016

Honorary consultant and Executive committee member - National Ayurveda drug standardization committee
National Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Borella, Sri Lanka
20182014

Secretary , Ethics Review committee IIM
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20182017

Secretary -Committee for Postgraduate studies
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20182017

Coordinator for Postgraduate Studies
Postgraduate Section , Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
Now2017

Visiting Professor in Pharmacology
Management and Science University, Malaysia
Now2018

Coordinator – career guidance unit
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
2018

President
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLASS) - (Medical category)
2017

Vice president
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLASS) - (Medical category)
20192018

President
Teachers Association, Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
20182015

Executive board Member
National Ayurveda Formulary Committee, Ministry of Health , Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
20172012

Coordinator (MD (Ayu) post graduate programme )
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
2011

Coordinator, postgraduate Diploma in Ayurveda
Institute of Indigenous Medicine , University of Colombo
Now2017

Editorial board member
Journal of Clinical Trials in Degenerative Diseases (CTDD)
2017

Coordinator, Certificate course in Ayurveda Pharmacy
Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo
2014

Consultant - Study on intellectual property rights (IPRS) and trade in traditional medicines (TM) in Sri Lanka
World Health Organization- South East Asian Region Office (SEARO )
20152015

Acting Additional Director
Postgraduate section, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo
Now2016

Executive /expert board member - National Ayurveda Pharmacopeia development committee
Ministry of Health , Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
20182012

Editorial board member and Associate Editor
The Sri Lanka Journal of the Indigenous Medicine (SLJIM)- Publication of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
20162014

Expert member , Health sector, National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC) , National Research and Development Framework (NRDF)
Ministry of Technology and Research
Now2021

Coordinator, Research and Development of Natural Products Unit
Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, https://iim.cmb.ac.lk/radnpu/expert-panel/
Now2021

Chairman: Fallback option development committee
IIM, University of Colombo
Now2021

Expert member Committee for Codify the Law related to Ayurveda system and Drug regulatory council
Now2021

Member, Ethics review committee, Tobacco of National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Sri Lanka (NATA)
Now2021

Chairman, Ph.D. Development committee
Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo
20222021

Member of the Working Group on Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Herbal Products Entering the Market of the Technology Development Arm
National Science foundation, Sri Lanka
Current2020

Board Member to the subcommittee of Smokeless Tobacco of National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Sri Lanka
Current2020

Executive Member: Technical Advisory Committee on Oral Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Control Programm
end2020

Review Board Member, Commissioned report : Performance Review of Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurvedic Research Institute , commissioned by the National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC), Sri Lanka
20202019

Senior Consultant – Traditional Medicine World Health Organization- South East Asian Region Office (SEARO ) - A review of traditional medicine research in Sri Lanka: 2015–2019. World Health Organization.
Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/347359
end2016

Expert member, Commissioned report on Sri Lanka Ayurveda Pharmacopeia development strategy. This report was commissioned by the Minister of Health,
Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka
Now2014

Member - Ethics Review Committee (ERC)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Now2014

Member - Ethics Review Committee (ERC)
IIM, University of Colombo
20182017

Management Committee member, Forum for Ethics Review Committees of Sri Lanka (FERCSL)