Prof. Sujeeewa Thalgaspitiya

In the University setting

• 01/03/2011 – Present

Professor in Surgery & Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences,

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

• 01/04/2011 – 10/06/2020

Head of Department of Surgery

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences,

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

• 2020- Present

Clinical Coordinator,

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences,

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

• 01/02/2000 to 24/09/2000

Demonstrator in the Department of Psychiatry,

Faculty of Medicine,

University of Peradeniya

As  a health care professional

• 01/02/2012 - Present

Honorary Consultant Surgeon

Professorial Surgical Unit

TH Anuradhapura

• 18.08.2010- 28.02.2011

Acting Consultant Surgeon,

Accident Service National hospital of Sri Lanka

• 01.07.2010-17.08.2010

Acting Consultant Surgeon,

District General Hospital Trincomalee

• 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2010

Specialty Registrar in Surgery,

Cavan General Hospital, Co Cavan, Ireland

• 26.07.2008-30.06.2009

Specialty Registrar/ Lecturer in Surgery,

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital/University College of Dublin.

Eccles Street, Dublin 7 Ireland.

• 01.04.2008-25.07.2008

Supernumerary Senior Registrar in Surgery,

Teaching Hospital Kandy

• 01/04/2007 to 31.03.2008.

Senior Registrar in Surgery,

Teaching Hospital Kandy

• 15.11.2006-31.03.2007

Registrar in Urological surgery,

Teaching Hospital Kandy

• 15.09.2006-14.11.2006

Registrar in Paediatric  Surgery,

Lady Ridgeway Hospital

• 15.07.2006-14.09.2006

Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery ,

National Hospital Sri Lanka

• 15.05.2006-14.07.2006

Registrar, Accident service

National Hospital of Sri Lanka

• 15.04.2006-14.05.2006

Registrar in  Intensive care

Teaching Hospital  Kandy

• 14.02.2006-14.04.2006

Registrar in Onco surgery,

Teaching Hospital Kandy

• 15.11.2005-14.02.2006

Registrar in Neuro Surgery,

Teaching Hospital Kandy.

• 15.10.2005-14.11.2005

Registrar in Urological Surgery,

Teaching Hospital Kandy.

• 15.04.2005-14.10.2005

Registrar in General Surgery (Peripheral appointment)

District General Hospital Nawalapitiya

• 15.10.2004-14.04.2005

Registrar in Orthopedic surgery.

Teaching  Hospital Kandy

• 15/10/2003 to 14/10/2004

Registrar in General Surgery at University Surgical Unit,

Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila

• 22/7/2002 to 14/10/2003

Medical Officer in charge  Central Dispensary

Yahalatenna, Kandy

• 25/09/2001 to 21/07/2002

Relief House Officer (RHO) in Surgery and Gynaecology and Obstetrics,

University Surgical unit & University Gynaecology and Obstetrics units,

Teaching Hospital Peradeniya

• 25/03/2001 to 24/09/2001

Intern Medical Officer in General Paediatrics

University Paediatric unit Teaching Hospital Peradeniya

• 25/09/2000 to 24/03/2001

Intern Medical Officer in General Surgery

University Surgical unit Teaching Hospital Peradeniya

2017

Fellow of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India

2016

Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery IRCAD France

February 2007

Master of Surgery (MS)

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

University of Colombo

January 2000

MBBS

Faculty of Medicine,

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Fellowships

• Member College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2011
• Fellow of the Minimal Access Surgeons of India 2017

• Mildred Jayasooriya Prize for Best Undergraduate Project in Physiology 1995.
• Dean’s Award for publications 2018: Awarded by the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka for research publications published in Indexed journals

Publications

1. Ratnayake, A. S., Bala, M., Fox, C. J., Jayatilleke, A. U., Thalgaspitiya, S. P. B., & Worlton, T. J. (2022). A critical appraisal of impact of compounding factors in limb salvage decision making in combat extremity vascular trauma. BMJ military health, 168(5), 368–371. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001508
2. Thalgaspitiya, S. P. B., Siriwardana, A., Chenthuran, V., & Wijerathne, B. T. B. (2022). Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) Attacks on Humans. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2022.07.007
3. GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. (2022). Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study. The Lancet. Global Health, S2214- 109X(22)001681. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00168-1
4. COVIDSurg Collaborative (2022). The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study. Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 24(6), 708–726. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16117
5. COVIDSurg Collaborative, & GlobalSurg Collaborative (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 77(1), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15563
6. COVIDSurg Collaborative, & GlobalSurg Collaborative (2021). Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76(11), 1454–1464. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15560
7. COVIDSurg Collaborative, & GlobalSurg Collaborative (2021). Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76(6), 748–758. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15458
8. GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. (2021). Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries. Lancet (London, England), 397(10272), 387–397. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00001-5
9. Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wijekoon HS, Wijerathne BTB. Penetrating Injuries Following Spotted Deer Axis axisceylonensis Attack. Wilderness Environ Med. 2020;31(4):462–5.
10. Ratnayake A, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Jayatilleke A, Worlton TJ. From elusive dogma to plausible hypothesis in extremity vascular injury ischemic threshold. Injury. 2020;51(12):2990–1.
11. Silva A, Hlusicka J, Siribaddana N, Waiddyanatha S, Pilapitiya S, Weerawansa P, et al. Time delays in treatment of snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka and the need for rapid diagnostic tests. PLoSNegl Trop Dis. 2020;14(11):e0008914.
12. Thalgaspitiya S, Isbister G, Ukuwela K, Sarathchandra C, Senanayake H, Lokunarangoda N, et al. Bites by snakes of lesser medical importance in a cohort of snakebite patients from rural Sri Lanka. Toxicon. 2020;187:105–10.
13. Ratnayake AS, Bala M, Fox CJ, Jayatilleke AU, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Worlton TJ. A critical appraisal of impact of compounding factors in limb salvage decision making in combat extremity vascular trauma. BMJ Mil Health. 2020;bmjmilitary-2020-001508.
14. Ratnayake A, Reva VA, Bala M, Jayatilleke AU, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Kauvar DS, et al. A new ischemic grading system to aid combat extremity vascular injury decision making [Internet]. bioRxiv. 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 4]. p. 2020.08.03.20166827. Available from: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.03.20166827v1
15. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy: Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019;106(2):e103–12.
16. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection: Anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection. BJS Open. 2019;3(3):403–14.
17. Ratnayake A, Worlton TJ, Thalgaspitiya SPB. Sri Lankan perspective of combat extremity vascular trauma: lessons learned and implications for future directives. Sri Lanka J Surg. 2019;37(2):17.
18. Liyanage A, Liyanage A, Kalaiselvan R, Rajaganeshan R, Thalgaspitiya SPB. A rare case of life-threatening bleeding caused by a Jejunal GIST. Surgical Case Reports. 2019;1–2.
19. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018;18(5):516–25
20. Thalgaspitiya SPB, Liyanage ASD, Handapangoda H, Jayatilleke AU. PW 1958 Occupational injuries in the north central province of Sri Lanka. In :Abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; 2018 p A 213-A213
21. Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wijerathne BTB, Thennakoon BDB. Close encounter with a prickly soccer ball: An injury from an Indian crested porcupine. Wilderness Environ Med. 2018;29(2):239–42.
22. Wijerathne BTB, Rathnayake GK, Dias RKS, Wickramasinghe ND, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Karunaratne AH, et al. Uncommon skin response to the stings of tropical fire ant Solenopsisgeminata. Wilderness Environ Med. 2018;29(4):551–4.
23. Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wijerathne BTB, Siriwardhana NP. Freshwater catfish envenoming in a tropical country. Wilderness Environ Med. 2017;28(3):259–66.
24. Wickramasinghe RS, Karunarathne A, Perera M, Thalgaspitiya S, Liyanage A. Attitudes towards learning communication skills and factors affecting learning communication skills of final year medical students. Anuradhapura Med J. 2015;9(2Supp):09.

Scientific abstract presentations at International or National conferences (oral/poster)

1. Thalgaspitiya S P B, Hewapathirana R, Jayatillake A U. A mobile app for the management of Trauma victims at rural hospitals in Sri Lanka. Poster presented at Sydney trauma conference. Sofitel Wentworth Sydney NSW Australia-2019; (3rd-6th Oct)
2. Chandralal HKS, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wickramaratne SJD, Kaushalya NKY. Association between the side of direct inguinal hernia and side of the dominant hand11^th   Annual Academic sessions of Anuradhapura Clinical Society 2017
3. Chandralal HKS, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wickramaratne SJD, Kaushalya NKY. Association between prevalence of thyroiditis in multinodular goiter in North Central Province of Sri Lanka11^th   Annual Academic sessions of Anuradhapura Clinical Society 2017
4. Chandralal HKS, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wickramaratne SJD, Kaushalya NKY. Nodular involvement of isthmus in multinodular goiter in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka11^th  Annual Academic sessions of Anuradhapura Clinical Society 2017
5. Ranaweera JHMM, K Senanayake K, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wickramaratne D. Colonic intussuception due to submucosal lipoma in an adult. A rare case report 46^th Annual academic sessions College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. 2017.
6. Ranaweera JHMM, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wickramaratne D. Are ASGE guidelines are applicable for Sri Lanka patients  presented with dyspeptic symptoms . Is cut off age of 50 applicable .  10^th   Annual Academic sessions of Anuradhapura Clinical Society 2016
7. Ranaweera JHMM, Thalgaspitiya SPB, Wickramaratne D. Is there an association between inflamed appendix and its internal diameter 45^th Annual academic sessions College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2016
8. Edirisinghe KH, Thalgaspitiya SPB, De Silva GKS.
   A new modification of the Orringer’s operation for Oesophageal malignancy.
   Presented at the Annual academic sessions of the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka July 2006
9. Thalgaspitiya SPB, Jayasinghe JALA, Weeratunge PS, Samaraweera PGDS
   Prostate enlargement and relationship to Prostate Specific Antigen level.Presented at the 28^th Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine Sri Lanka 2006
   Abstract Published in the meeting booklet

01/03/2011 - up to date

Senior Lecturer (Grade II) in Surgery

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences,

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

2013-2016

Examiner in theory and viva components of MD surgery selection examination

2016-2018

examiner MD exit examination in the theory component

Since 2018

examiner MD exit examination in clinical component

Since 2012.

instructor for the National Trauma Management Course

conducted by the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka

2014-2020

Have organized a basic surgical skills workshops,

Endoscopy workshops and Laparoscopic workshops for senior house officers and Post graduate trainees in collaboration with College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and the Royal College of Surgeons England

Since 2016

Supervised and trained first year surgical registrars and our unit is accredited for training first year surgical registrars by the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine

Since 2012

Have been a member Board of Study in Surgery since 2012 and secretary since 2018 which is the apex body of post graduate surgical training in Sri Lanka . I have contributed to the revision of the surgical curriculum and assessment process of the Post Graduate trainees.

2014-2019

member of the Board of Management (2014-2019) which is responsible for policy making, administration, academic program of medical education in Sri Lanka.

• 17^th and 18^th of September 2020 National Trauma Management Course  in collaboration with Anuradhapura Clinical Society and College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
• 4^th of July 2018 Suturing Skills and Soft Tissue Management  for Medical officers  in collaboration with Anuradhapura Clinical Society and College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
• Diabetic foot risk assessment for Medical officers of  North Central Province  in collaboration with Anuradhapura Clinical Society and College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka
• 20^th and 21^st of October 2017. 8^th International ELSA OP Advanced Workshop on Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery in  collaboration with Anuradhapura Clinical Society and Department of Surgery University of  Colombo
• 27 ^th of March 2017 Laparoscopic Surgical workshop for  Surgeons  and Surgical trainees in collaboration with Anuradhapura Clinical Society and College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka.
• 12^th of October 2016 Master class on Laparoscopic colorectal surgery organized by the Department of Surgery, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in collaboration with Anuradhapura Clinical Society
• 4^th and 5^th of April 2014 Basic Surgical Skills Program in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons England   for Senior  surgical house officers.
• 18^th of August 2004. Pre congress workshop on Endotherapy. (Annual scientific sessions College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka) Colombo South Teaching Hospital Kalubowila