Education & Training

  • Continuing Medical Education at NITM Ministry of health and Indigenous medicine in 2000
  • Vidya Certificate of Uptec Computer education in Varanasi India in 2006
  • Trained as a Trainer of Soft skills from University of Colombo 2010 -2013
  • Student Counselling (by University Grant Commission and Ministry of Higher Education),2014
  • Human Genetics from centre for Research and Development Sri Lanka Battaramulla 2015
  • Good Clinical practice (by Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo)
  • Research Ethics course conducted by Institute for research and development Sri Lanka 2016
  • Postgraduate Research (by Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo),
  • Academic mentoring (by Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo)
  • Meditation for developing inner silence (by Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo)
  • Basic Computer Operations Course - Institute of Indigenous Medicine (2021)
  • Educational Organizations- Management system for Educational Organization as per ISO 21001:2018 –(24 hours course module) Organized and Conducted by Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) for conformity Assessment and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) within the framework of the BESPA -FOOD project funded by the European Union (February) 2023
  • Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE) -To produce ``improved`` students, what teaching approach changes have you to re-design? Workshop 1 - in a 4-workshop series 2023
  • (SLAIHEE) Choosing teaching activities that can produce improved students (Workshop 2 - in a 4-workshop series) 2023
  • (SLAIHEE) Designing assessment to improve skills, methods & procedures that students will continue to use Workshop 3 - in a 4-workshop series) 2023
  • (SLAIHEE) Using your inquiry-led teaching improvements to draft a publishable Abstract (Workshop 4 - in a 4-workshop series) 2023

Memberships Professional Associations

  • Served as Council Member of Royal Asiatic Society during 2008 until 2011and life member
  • Life Member of Royal Asiatic Society from 2007
  • Served as Founder member of Council of the International Association of Asian Heritage 2011 -2016
  • Serving as Council Member for 2021 and Life Member of Population Association of Sri Lanka since 2008
  • Life Member of the Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science since 2013
  • Life Member of the Alumni Association Institute of Indigenous Medicine University of Colombo, Rajagiriya since 1999
  • Member of the Advisory committee of wellness tourism, Sri Lanka Export Development Board No 42 Nawam Mawatha in 2018
  • Councill Member of Ayurveda Medical Council since 2014-2016
  • FUTA Council member 2013
  • CUFTA member 2014
  • Member of Faculty Club University of Colombo from 2013

Working Committee memberships

  • Committee member of the revision of the existing syllabus 2018
  • Member of the Curriculum Development and Evaluation Committee of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine University of Colombo Rajagiriya.from 2018 upto the date
  • Member of the Carrier Guidence Committee of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine Universityof Colombo Rajagiriya 2017
  • Member of the exam control board Traditional Ayurveda and Siddha practitioner applicants Ayurveda Medical council 2018
  • Member of the Sub committee of revising the syllabus and by laws of registering traditional medical practitioners Ayurveda Medical council 2018
  • Member of the Revision committee of disciplinary regulations Ayurveda Medical council 2018
  • Member of the committee of evaluation extra Qualifications of Registered Ayurveda Medical practitioners under the clause 62 of Ayurveda act 1962 no 31 Department of Ayurveda 2018
  • Member of the committee of evaluation for quality of education and the institutions of Ayurveda Shasthree in Sri Lanka Department of Ayurveda in 2018
  • Member of the Developing the methodology for registering traditional medical practitioner applicants Ayurveda Medical council 2018

Projects

  • Document preparation for multisectoral research on Ayurveda medicine for the prevention and control of Chronic Kidney Disease
  • CMO Training Project on CKD in North central Province 2015-2016 North Central province 2015-2016
  • Mphil supervision Faculty of Graduate studies University of Sri Jayawardhanapura Mphil Programm 2017

Chairing Sessions

  • Chairperson Session 6: 7th iCAUST - 2021
  • Chairperson of academic session Nutrition health and indigenous knowledge systems Annual Seminar Session 7 of 11th. Annual Research Conference Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) March 22nd – 24th 2018
  • Chairperson Scientific program of the conference International Symposium on Traditional Medicine(iCAUST) 2018
  • Co-chairperson academic session International Conference on Buddhist and Jainism in early Historic Era Centre for Asian Studies University of Kelaniya Day1 16th February 2017
  • Chairperson session 4 - 4th International Symposium on Traditional Medicine (iCAUST) 2016
  • Chairperson academic Session 15: 3rd International Symposium on Traditional Medicine (iCAUST) 2015
  • Co-chairperson 3rd Biennial conference International Association for Ascian heritage(IAAH) University of Kelaniya December 2015 (Day 1 Hall 3 27th December )2015
  • Co-Chairperson session 1 - 3rd National Symposium on Traditional Medicine (NSTM)2015
  • Co-chairperson Academic session 06 1st National Symposium. On Sri Lankan Traditional medicine (NSTM)2014
  • Co- Chairperson academic session of 2nd International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine (iCAUST) – 2014

Conferences Working Committees national and international seminar

  • Co- chairpersons Scientific Sessions Arrangement Committee 7th iCAUST - 2021
  • Chairperson committee of correspondence with foreign delegates and resource persons 6th International Symposium on Traditional Medicine 2018
  • Chairperson web designing, brochure, and publication committee 5th International Symposium on Traditional Medicine 2017
  • Co-chairperson Advertisement and sponsorship Committee 4th International Symposium on Traditional Medicine 2016
  • Chairperson Reception and Catering Committee 3rd National Symposium on Traditional Medicine 2015
  • Chairperson for correspondence with foreign delegates and resource persons 2nd International conference on Ayurveda Unanu & Siddha Medicine 2014

Member Working Committees national and international seminar

  • Member of the Abstract Committee8th iCAUST – 2022
  • Member Organizing Committee 7th iCAUST - 2021
  • Member Steering Committee 7th iCAUST - 2021
  • Member Web Designing, Brochure and Publication Committee 7th iCAUST – 2021
  • Member sub committee of developing CD/DVD for National and International Webinar on “Strength of Ayurveda,Unani Siddha and traditional Medicine in COVID -19 Management” June 2020
  • Member of Scientific Sessions arrangement committee 6th iCAUST - 2018
  • Member of the organizing committee abstracts, research paper review, and editorial committee – 6th iCAUST 2018
  • Member of Abstract Research Paper Review and Editorial Committee 6th iCAUST - 2018
  • Member of the Abstract Committee 5th iCAUST –2017
  • Member Steering Committee 4th iCAUST 2016
  • Member of the Abstract Committee 4th iCAUST –2017
  • Member of the Abstract Committee and 4th national Conferences2017
  • Member Reception Infra structure development and Registration Committee 3rd ICAUST December -2015
  • Member Academic Committee International Association for Ascian heritage (IAAH) First Biennial Conference University of Kelaniya April -2011
  • Member of the academic committee 3rd Biennial conference International Association for Ascian heritage(IAAH) University of Kelaniya December 2015
  • Co- organizer 2nd International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine (iCAUST)–2014
  • Member of Advisory committee 1st National symposium on Sri lankan Traditional medicine 2014
  • Member organizing committee Annual Research symposium National Centre for Advanced Studies (NCAS) March 2012