Awards and Orations

Awards

• 2010
  Bobby Somasunderum Gold Medal for the best performance in selection examination in Psychiatry
• 2012
  Dr. Raghavan Kulanayagam Gold medal for best essay in Psychiatry
• 2013
  Ranked first in the order of merit in MD psychiatry examination
• 2014
  CNAPT award for the best publication in medical science by the Sri Lanka Medical Association in 2015 for Metformin for treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in a South Asian population with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: A double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study in Journal of Psychopharmacology

  De Silva V, Dayabandara M, Wijesundara H, Henegama T, Gunewardena H, Suraweera C, Hanwella R. Metformin for treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in a South Asian population with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: A double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study. J Psychopharmacol 29: 353–362 PMID: 26510448
• 2021
  Prof K Rajasuriya Award for the best poster presentation at the Annual Academic Session

  Post stroke depression – Prevalence and associated factors in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka
• 2021
  National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka Award for the best presentation on Stroke, 2021

  Post stroke depression – Prevalence and associated factors in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka
• 2022 and 2023
  Teaching Excellence Awards

  Teaching Excellence Awards of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in 2022 and 2023