History - University of Peradeniya

Dr. Rasnayake Mudiyanse (2009 to date)
Dr. Rasnayake Mudiyanse has served as a Consultant Paediatrician in many hospitals in Sri
Lanka prior to joining the Department of Paediatrics in 2009. He counts 27 years of service in
the Ministry of Health. His main interests are thalassaemia and its prevention, dengue fever,
paediatric emergencies and life support.
He is a very committed teacher who is keen in taking paediatric knowledge to the grass root level
He was instrumental in founding the Sri Lanka Association for Nurses in Paediatrics and
successfully launched the First Paediatric Nursing Congress in conjunction with the annual
sessions of the SLCP in 2008. He is the Chairman of the Techinical Committee of the Wayaba
Thalassemia Elimination Project and a Member of the National Thalassemia Committee. He is
the Course Organiser for Cental Province Paediatric Life Support Course (CePELS).
He is an Instructor of the Sri Lanka Neonatal Life Support Group and the Sri Lanka Advanced
Paediatric Life Support Group. He has organized several Life Support Courses for Medical
Officers. He is a member of the National Dengue Management Committee. Through these
committes he disseminates his expertise and help at national level for the benefit of the
population . He has organized many programmes and been a resource person at many workshops
nation wide. He has been in charge of the Birth Defect Unit of the Teaching Hospital, Kandy He
is widely experienced and knowledegeable on many aspects of paediatric care and has attended
many conferences, seminars and workshops both locally and internationally. He has delivered
several invited lectures and has presented research papers at local and international symposiums
and conferences. He has translated a book published by the Thalassemia International
Federation into Sinhala and has written the CePELS Course Manual.
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