Dr. (Mrs.) R. Niranjan

Dr. (Mrs.) R. Niranjan

M.B.B.S.(India) MPhil

Senior lecturer (Grade II),
Department of Anatomy,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jaffna

rominiranjan@yahoo.com
Positions
Qualifications
Publications
Research Interests
2017 – up to date Senior lecturer
2009 — 2016 Lecturer (Permanent)
2008 — 2009 Lecturer (Temporary)
2006—2007 Medical officer

 

Administrative positions

  • Pre-clinical coordinator –   From 2021 to 2022
  • Student counsellor    –    From 2018 to 2024

 

Current positions / member

  1. Member of the World Research Council (WRC)
  2. Member of Jaffna Science Association (JSA)
  3. Member of Faculty of Medicine Teacher’s Association (FMTA)
  4. Member of SLASS

 

Past appointments

  1. Chairperson of JSA –section C (2019-2020)
  2. Exam Evaluator for Personal and Professional Development Stream (PPDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna.
  3. Member of the Research and Higher Degrees Committee (RHDC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna.
  4. A member to the building and planning committee in 2018.
  5. Mentor for undergraduate students of Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
M.B.B.S Coimbatore Government Medical College, Dr. M. G. R. University, India.
M.Phil Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Full papers

      1.  Romini Niranjan, Sivananthini Uthayakumar, Surangi.G.Yasawardene. Location of superior and inferior parathyroid glands in relation to the midpoint of isthmus of thyroid and tracheal rings (Full paper) in the conference proceedings of Jaffna university international research conference, University of Jaffna (JUICE) 2014 Dec 18-19 Pg 213.

 Research Communications

    1. S Udhayakumar  and R Niranjan  (2013). Anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery – A case report. Proceedings of the Twentieth  Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association. P 19
    2. R Niranjan and S Udhayakumar (2013) Communication between the musculocutaneous nerve and median nerve – A case report. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association. P 18
    3. Romini Niranjan, Sivananthini S and Surangi G Yasawardene (2014) Branching pattern of inferior thyroid artery and its relationship to the recurrent laryngeal nerve in Sri Lankans Proceedings of the 1stRuhunu International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2014) pp 37.
    4. R Niranjan, S Udhayakyumar and SG Yasawardene (2014) Variation in position of isthmus of thyroid and location of parathyroid glands in a Sri Lankan population. Poster presentation at Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) 127th Anniversary International Medical Congress 15th – 18th July 2014. pp 149.
    5. Romini N, Udhayakumar S, Yasawardene SG (2014). Anatomical location of parathyroid glands in relation to the cricoid cartilage and tracheal rings. Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas & Local  Alumni Association Joint Scientific Session (JMFOA) 18th -19th of July 2014, pp 48
    6. Romini Niranjan, Surangi. G. Yasawardene. Anatomical variation in number and location of parathyroid glands- A Sri Lankan post mortem study (Poster presentation)in the twentieth proceeding of Jaffna medical association Sep 2013.
    7. Romini Niranjan, Sivananthini Uthayakumar, Surangi.G.Yasawardene, Inferior thyroid artery and its rrelation with the recurrent laryngeal nerve in the proceeding of Jaffna Science Association Vol 21 No 1, 2,3,4 April 2014. Pg 45
    8. Romini Niranjan, Sivananthini Uthayakumar, Surangi.G.Yasawardene, Topographical variation of parathyroid glands in Sri Lankans” in the proceeding of the Peradeya University Internatrional Research Session (iPURSE) University of Peradeneya. Srilanka, Vol 18, 4th & 5th July 2014, pg 258
    9. Romini Niranjan, Sivananthini Uthayakumar, Surangi.G.Yasawardene. Variation in Location of Superior and Inferior Parathyroid Glands in the proceedings of International Conference on multidisciplinary approaches. ICMA Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. 13th, 14th Aug 2014 pg-195
    10. Romini Niranjan, Sivananthini Uthayakumar, P.A.D Coonghe, K. Muhunthan. Comparison of birth weight and umbilical cord diameter of male and female newborns poster presentation in the FIGO-SASFOG- SLCOG International conference 1st Oct 2014.
    11. Location of superior and inferior parathyroid glands in relation to the midpoint of isthmus of thyroid gland and tracheal rings. conference paper in the proceeding of the Jaffna University International research conference (JUICE 2015). Pg 213-217 

Morphometric and morphological study of thyroid and parathyroid glands and its related structures.

Development Anatomy

Histopathology