Prof. Sampath Paththinige

Senior Lecturer

Department of Anatomy

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Coordinator

Medical Education Unit

Department of Anatomy

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Previous

Lecturer  (2010-2017)

Department of Anatomy

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Visiting Lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology (2012-2015)

Open University of Sri Lanka

MBBS -  2019

University of Colombo

MSc in Clinical Genetics - 2017

University of Colombo

PGCert (MedEd) -  2016

University of Colombo

• President’s Award for Scientific Research – 2018

• The best poster presentation (First place) at the Annual Academic Sessions, 2017 of the Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka

• The best Oral Communication (First place) at the 54th Annual Scientific Congress 2021 of Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

• The best poster presentation (First place) at the 14th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2022 of the Anuradhapura Clinical Society

• Second place for oral presentations at the Inaugural Colombo Conference on Medical Education. November 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Merit award for E-Poster presentation at 13th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) January 2016, Singapore

• Oral presentations – Special award at the 14th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2022 of the Anuradhapura Clinical Society

• Finalist in free communication sessions at 14th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). January 2017, Singapore

• Dean’s award for research publications 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Ongoing Project

Birth defects awareness among public health midwives of Anuradhapura District

Full Papers

1. Sirisena ND, Samaranayake UJ, Neto OL, Foley AR, Pathirana BS, Neththikumara N, Paththinige CS, Rathnayake P, Donkervoort S, Bönnemann CG, Dissanayake VH. A novel variant in the COL6A1 gene causing Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy in a consanguineous family: a case report. BMC neurology. 2021;21(1):1-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02134-7
2. Kruszka P, Addissie YA, Tekendo‐Ngongang C, Jones KL, Savage SK, Gupta N, Sirisena ND, Dissanayake VH, Paththinige CS, Aravena T, Nampoothiri S, Nampoothiri S, Yesodharan D, Girisha KM, Patil SJ, Jamuar SS, Goh JC, Utari A, Sihombing N, Mishra R, Chitrakar NS, Iriele BC, Lulseged E, Megarbane A, Uwineza A, Oyenusi EE, Olopade OB, Fasanmade OA, Deenas-Roque M, Thong M, Tung JYL, Mok GTK, Fleischer N, Rwegerera GM, de Herreros MB, Watts J, Fieggen K, Huckstadt V, Moresco A, Obregon MG, Hussen DF, Ashaat NA, Ashaat EA, Chung BHY, Badoe E, Faradz SMH, Ruby MOE, Shotelersuk V, Wonkam A, Ekure EN, Phadke SR, Richieri-Costa A, Muenke M. Turner syndrome in diverse populations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2020;182(2):303-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.61461
3. Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Escande F, Manouvrier S, Petit F, Dissanayake VH. Split hand/foot malformation with long bone deficiency associated with BHLHA9 gene duplication: a case report and review of literature. BMC Medical Genetics. 2019;20(1):108. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12881-019-0839-2
4. Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Kariyawasam UGIU, Dissanayake VHW. The Frequency and Spectrum of Chromosomal Translocations in a Cohort of Sri Lankans. BioMed Research International, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9797104
5. Goonasekera HW, Paththinige CS, Dissanayake VH. Population Screening for Hemoglobinopathies. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. 2018;19:355-380. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genom-091416-035451
6. Paththinige CS, Rajapakse JR, Constantine GR, Sem KP, Singaraja RR, Jayasekara RW, Dissanayake VH. Spectrum of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mutations in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients with familial hypercholesterolemia–a preliminary report. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2018;17(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0763-z
7. Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Kariyawasam UGIU, Ediriweera RC, Kruszka P, Muenke M, Dissanayake VHW. A child with multiple congenital anomalies due to partial trisomy 7q22.1 → qter resulting from a maternally inherited balanced translocation: a case report and review of literature. BMC Medical Genomics. 2018;11:44. doi: 10.1186/s12920-018-0366-6
8. Kruszka P, Porras AR, de Souza DH,Moresco A, Huckstadt V, Gill AD, Boyle AP,Hu T, Addissie YA, Mok GTK, Tekendo-Ngongang C, Fieggen K, Prijoles EJ, Tanpaiboon P, Honey E, Ho-Ming L, Lo IFM, Thong M, Muthukumarasamy P, Jones KL, Belhassan K, Ouldim K,Bouchikhi IE, Bouguenouch L, Shukla A, Girisha KM, Sirisena ND, Dissanayake VHW, Paththinige CS, Mishra R,Kisling MS, Ferreira CR, de Herreros MB, Lee N, Jamuar SS, Lai A, Shien TE, Lim JY, Wen-Min CB, Gupta N, Lotz-Esquivel S, Badilla-Porras R, Hussen DF, Ruby MOE, Ashaat EA, Patil SJ, Dowsett L, Eaton A,Inne AM, Shotelersuk V, Badoe E, Wonkam A, Obregon MG, Chung BHY, Trubnykova M, Serna JL, Jugo BEG, Pastor MC, Barriga HHA, Megarbane A, Kozel BA, van Haelst MM, Stevenson RE, Summar M, Adebowale AA, Morris CA, Moretti-Ferreira D, Linguraru MG, Muenke M. Williams–Beuren syndrome in diverse populations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2018;176A:1128–1136. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38672
9. Mishra R, Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Nanayakkara S, Kariyawasam UG, Dissanayake VH. Partial trisomy 16q21➝qter due to an unbalanced segregation of a maternally inherited balanced translocation 46, XX, t (15; 16)(p13; q21): a case report and review of literature. BMC Pediatrics. 2018;18(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12887-017-0980-z
10. Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Dissanayake VH. Genetic determinants of inherited susceptibility to hypercholesterolemia–a comprehensive literature review. Lipids in health and disease. 2017;16(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12944-017-0488-4
11. Kruszka P, Porras AR, Addissie YA, Moresco A, Medrano S, Mok GTK, Leung GKC, TekendoNgongang C, Uwineza A, Thong MK, Muthukumarasamy P, Honey E, Ekure EN, Sokunbi OJ, Kalu N, Jones KL, Kaplan JD, Abdul-Rahman OA, Vincent LM, Love A, Belhassan K, Ouldim K, El Bouchikhi I, Shukla A, Girisha KM, Patil SJ, Sirisena ND, Dissanayake VHW, Paththinige CS, Mishra R, Klein-Zighelboim E, Gallardo Jugo BE, Chávez Pastor M, Abarca-Barriga HH, Skinner SA, Prijoles EJ, Badoe E, Gill AD, Shotelersuk V, Smpokou P, Kisling MS, Ferreira CR, Mutesa L, Megarbane A, Kline AD, Kimball A, Okello E, Lwabi P, Aliku T, Tenywa E, Boonchooduang N, Tanpaiboon P, Richieri-Costa A, Wonkam A, Chung BHY, Stevenson RE, Summar M, Mandal K, Phadke SR, Obregon MG, Linguraru MG, Muenke M. Noonan syndrome in diverse populations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2017;173(9):2323-34. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38362.
12. Galappatthy P, Jayasinghe JD, Paththinige CS, Sheriff RM, Wijayaratne LS. Pregnancy outcomes and contraceptive use in patients with systemic lupus Erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and women without a chronic illness: a comparative study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 2017;20(6):756-54. doi:10.1111/1756-185X.12996
13. Kruszka P, Addissie YA, McGinn DE, Porras AR, Biggs E, Share M, Crowley TB, Chung BH, Mok GT, Mak CC, Muthukumarasamy P, Thong MK, Sirisena ND, Dissanayake VHW, Paththinige CS, Prabodha LBL, Mishra R, Shotelersuk V, Nsikak EE, Sokunbi OJ, Kalu N, Ferreira CR, Duncan JM, Patil SJ, Jones KL, Kaplan JD, Abdul-Rahman OA, Uwineza A, Mutesa L, Moresco A, Obregon MG, Richieri-Costa A, Gil-da-Silva-Lopes VL, Adeyemo AA, Summar M, Zackai EH, McDonald-McGinn DM, Linguraru MG, Muenke M. 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome in diverse populations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2017;173(4):879-88. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38199.
14. Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Kariyawasam UG, Saman Kumara LP, Dissanayake VH. Ring Chromosome 4 in a Child with Multiple Congenital Abnormalities: A case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Genetics. 2016. doi: 10.1155/2016/4645716
15. Kruszka P, Porras AR, Sobering AK, Ikolo FA, La Qua S, Shotelersuk V, Chung BHY, Mok GTK, Uwineza A, Mutesa L, Moresco A, Obregon MG, Sokunbi OJ, Kalu N, Joseph DA, Ikebudu D, Ugwu CE, Okoromah CAN, Addissie YA, Pardo KL, Brough JJ, Lee N-C, Girisha KM, Patil SJ, Ng ISL, Min BCW, Jamuar SS, Tibrewal S, Wallang B, Ganesh S, Sirisena ND, Dissanayake VHW, Paththinige CS, Prabodha LBL, Richieri-Costa A, Muthukumarasamy P, Thong M-K, Jones KL, Abdul-Rahman OA, Ekure EN, Adeyemo AA, Summar M, Linguraru MG, Muenke M. Down syndrome in diverse populations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2017;173(1):42-53. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38043/full

Abstracts (selected)

1. Liyanage GE, Senanayaka JMCP, Karunarathne HMAG, Vijithananda HHTSM, Paththinige CS. Students’ self-regulation in online learning – A survey among new entrants to a medical faculty in Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic. Colombo Conference in Medical Education 2021. November 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 54- 55.
2. Bandara SMGSA, Bandara SMGSM, Biyanwila BSL, Bombugala BGMS, Chamanthi JHAS, Chandrasekara RPNP, Paththinige CS. Perceived relevance, applications and retention of preclinical sciences in clinical training- A survey among final-year medical students. Colombo Conference in Medical Education 2021. November 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 52-53.
3. Perera KWDSP, Pravanan S, Praveen WMR, Premarathna TKIA, Priyankara PPMH, Paththinige CS. Study-related and lifestyle factors and their association with visual problems – A survey among medical students during the pandemic. Colombo Conference in Medical Education 2021. November 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 53.
4. Sirisena ND, Samaranayake UJME, Paththinige CS, Rathnayake P, Donkervoort S, Mendoza C, Foley AR, Bonnemann C, Dissanayake VHW. A case series of 3 Sri Lankan families with rare autosomal recessive congenital neuromuscular disorders identified through exome sequencing. The 9th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World. February 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 116.
5. Sirisena ND, Samaranayake UMJE, Paththinige CS, Hughes J, Kruszka P,Muenke M,. Dissanayake VHW. Two siblings with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly due to novel compound heterozygous null variants in the ASPM gene. The 9th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World. February 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 116. Page 170.
6. Paththinige CS, Sirisena UND, Kariyawasam UGIU, Dissanayake VHW. The frequency and phenotypic spectrum of cytogenetic abnormalities in Sri Lankan children. The 6th Global Congress for Consensus in Paediatrics and Child Health, CIP 2017. November 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 114-115.
7. Jayawardana SMA, Paththinige CS, Wanniarachchi WADP, Dissanayaka ARUB. The use of Etextbooks among undergraduate students in a Sri Lankan medical school. Inaugural Colombo Conference on Medical Education. November 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 35-36. Awarded the 2nd place for oral presentations.
8. Paththinige CS, Sirisena ND, Kariyawasam UGIU, Dissanayake VHW.The pattern ofchromosomal translocations identified in Sri Lankan patients undergoing cytogenetic analysis.130^th anniversary International Medical Congress 2017 of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. July 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in Ceylon Medical Journal. 2017;62(Suppl.1):265
9. Paththinige CS, Rajapakse JRDK, Constantine GR, Singaraja RR, Jayasekara RW, Dissanayake VHW. Spectrum of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene mutations in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia - a preliminary report. 130th Anniversary International Medical Congress 2017 of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. July 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in Ceylon Medical Journal. 2017;62(Suppl.1):267.
10. Paththinige CS, Mandawala DEN, Abeysekera AAGS, Dissanayake VHW. The spectrum ofmicrodeletion/microduplication syndromes detected using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification test in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients.130th Anniversary International Medical Congress 2017 of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. July 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Abstracted in Ceylon Medical Journal. 2017;62(Suppl.1):237.
11. Paththinige CS, Jayawardana SMA, Atapattu KAMAN. Can the Cadaver Dissection in Anatomy Curriculum be substituted by Alternative Methods? The Perception of the Second Year Medical Students. 14th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). January 2017, Singapore. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 205.Selected as a finalist in free communication session.
12. Paththinige CS, Jayawardana SMA. Students’ Perceptions Regarding an Online Discussion Forum in Anatomy on Facebook.14th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). January 2017, Singapore. Abstracted in the proceedings of the conference. Page 408.
13. Paththinige CS, Sivamynthan S, Gowcikan N. Use of A Facebook Group in Anatomy Education: A Pilot Study. 13th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). January 2016, Singapore. Abstracted in Medical Education. 2016;50(Suppl.2):13. Won a merit award for E-poster presentation.
14. Galappatthy P, Jayasinghe DJD, Paththinige CS, Wijeratne L, Sheriff MHR. A comparative study on pregnancy outcomes and contraceptive use in patients with Systemic lupus erythematous and those with rheumatoid arthritis or no chronic illness. 9th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS2010), June 2010, Vancouver, Canada. Abstracted in Lupus. 2010;19(Suppl):182. Identified by the Abstract Review Committee as one of the outstanding abstracts and selected for Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) Travel Grant Award.
15. Herath D, Koralegedara I, Gunarathne N, Hewabosthanthirige D, Jinasena S, Paththinige S, Jayawardana A. Public health midwives’ attitudes and practices on birth defects reduction: A descriptive study in Anuradhapura district. 14th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2022. Anuradhapura Clinical Society. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 97.
16. Hewabosthanthirige D, Dinasena J, Dissanayaka C, Paththinige S, Jayawardana A, Koralegedara I, Thilakarathna G, Rajapaksha G. COVID-19 treatment by micro-RNA interference using aerosol delivery system. 14th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2022. Anuradhapura Clinical Society. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 76.
17. Chamanthi JHAS, Bandara SMGSA, Bandara SMGSMW, Biyanwila BSL, Bombugala BGMS, Chandrasekara RPNP, Paththinige CS. Attitudes and perceptions of the final year medical students and intern medical officers regarding the application and relevance of basic sciences in clinical training and practice. 14th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2022. Anuradhapura Clinical Society. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 72
18. Dissanayake CS, Karunarathne HMAG, Desmen RSC, Koralegedara KIS, Paththinige CS. Risk factors, comorbidities and complications associated with preterm births in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka College of Obstertricians and Gynaecologists, 54th annual scientific congress. Published in Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Supplement issue, November 2021. Page 39-40.
19. Senarath DMKN, Sandamali AAK, Wijekoon WMMU, Ilangarathne IPSD, Ranaweera SMKA, Koralegedara KIS, Wickramage SP, Paththinige CS. Knowledge, awareness and perception regarding physiotherapy services among clinical students in Rajarata University. Annual Academic Sessions, 2019 of the Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 14. Published in Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal. 2019;3(2):92. Doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/slaj.v3i2.78 20. Ilangarathne IPSD,
20. Dissanayake CS, Rodrigo PWDCH, De Silva CL, Koralegedara KIS, Jayawardana SMA, Paththinige CS. A study of students’ perception on a formative ‘mini-viva’ examination in Anatomy. Annual Academic Sessions, 2019 of the Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 13. Published in Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal. 2019;3(2):91. Doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/slaj.v3i2.77
21. Ranaweera SMKA, Nanayakkara NGGCS, Sanjeewa WA, Perera HTC, Warnasekara YPJN, Koralegedara KIS, Paththinige CS. Students’ perception of the educational environment in an evolving medical school in Sri Lanka. Annual Academic Sessions, 2019 of the Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 12. Published in Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal. 2019;3(2):90. Doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/slaj.v3i2.76
22. Vijithananda HHTSM, Senarath DMKN, Perera HTC, Dharmarathna KND, Abeyrathne IANP, Adikari SB, Paththinige CS, Jayawardana SMA. Learning style preferences among second year medical students in Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Annual Academic Sessions, 2019 of the Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 11. Published in Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal. 2019;3(2):89. Doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/slaj.v3i2.75
23. Rodrigo PWDCH, Lasanthi SS, Vijithananda HHTSM, Dissanayake CS, Sanjeewa WA Warnasekara YPJN, Koralegedara KIS, Paththinige CS. Psychological effects of Anatomy dissections among preclinical medical students in Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Annual Academic Sessions, 2019 of the Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 36. Published in Sri Lanka anatomy Journal. 2019;3(2):114. Doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/slaj.v3i2.100
24. Paththinige CS, Kariyawasam UGIU, Perera ADS, Amalka BAT, Saumya WAKS, Sirisena UND, DissanayakeVHW.Cytogenetic and phenotypic spectrum in a cohort of infants with congenital abnormalities. Annual Academic Sessions, 2017 of the Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the sessions. Page 43-44.
25. Kariyawasam UGIU, Cooray PHJ, Nisansala PKDS, Saumya WAKS, Perera ADS, Amalka BAT, Paththinige CS, Sirisena UND, Dissanayake VHW. Chromosomal abnormalities in a cohort of women with primary amenorrhoea. Annual Research symposium, University of Colombo. November 2017. Abstracted in the proceedings of the symposium. Page 223.
26. Jayawardana SMA, Walpola VR, Paththinige CS, Warnasooriya N. Precaval right renal artery: A case report. The 2nd Annual Research Symposium, 2011 of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the symposium.
27. Walpola VR, Paththinige CS, Jayawardana SMA. Retroaortic left renal vein: A case report. Inaugural Research Symposium, 2010 of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Abstracted in the proceedings of the symposium.

Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

• Senior Lecturer- Grade II: 01st September 2017 to present
• Lecturer (Probationary): 01st June 2011 to 31st August 2017
• Temporary Lecturer: July 2009 to April 2010

Visiting lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology, Open University of Sri Lanka. 2012 – 2015

Visiting lecturer in Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2022

Ongoing Project

Birth defects awareness among public health midwives of Anuradhapura District