Dr. Kausala Sithamparapillai

Journal Full Text Published

1. Kausala Sithamparapillai,Ruksha Shanmuganathan, Shamila Rajaratnam Efficacy of cinnamon in treating individuals with diabetes: An updated systematic review and meta –analysis,Jaffna Medical Journal, Vol.37, No.1, Jun 2025,13-22.
   https://doi.org/10.4038/jmj.v37i1.232

2. Santhosh E Kumar, Kausala Sithamparapillai, Ashok Kumar Choudhury, P. Krishna Bharadwaj, Jonel Trebicka, Constantine J. Karvellas, Juan Pablo Arab, Prasanna Samuel Premkumar, C.E.Eapen, Ashish Goel. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure Improves Survival—An Updated Meta-Analysis, Liver International: Volume 45, Issue 5, 23 April 2025.
   https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.70018

3. Leenath Thomas, Kausala Sithamparapillai, Thomas Alex Kodiatte, Felix Jebasingh, Sumita Danda, Santhos E. Kumar & Ashish Goel.Very long‑chain acyl‑coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency —A rare monogenic steatotic liver disease presenting with acute liver injury in adulthood: A case report and brief review on nutrition management. © Indian Society of Gastroenterology. 12^thFebruary 2025.
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12664-025-01739-x

4. Kausala Sithamparapillai, Uday Zachariah, C E Eapen, Ashish Goel Plasma exchange improves survival in acute liver failure – An updated systematic review and meta-analysis focused on comparing within single etiology- 01 May 2024.
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12664-024-01557-7

5. Shalika Kurukulaarachchi, Kausala Sithamparapillai, Dileepa Ediriweera, Madunil Niriella, Effect of pre-transplant vitamin D level on liver transplantation outcome, protocol for a systamatic review; CRD42023489304,December 2023.

https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023489304
 

6. Sithamparapillai,D.Samaranayake and V.P. Wickramasinghe Timing and pattern of growth faltering in children up-to 18 months of age and the associated feeding practices. BMC Paediatrics – 11 April 2022.
   https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-022-03265-7

7. Gamage,  Sithamparapillai, S.N. Perera, Randula Ranawaka, Renuka Jayatissa; Prevalence of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease awaiting cardiac interventions at a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Cardiology, Volume 1: Issue 2 – January 2019.
   https://slcc.lk/2019/03/14/sri-lankan-journal-of-cardiology-volume-1-issue-2-january-2019/

Dissertation:

1. Kausala Sithamparapillai, D. Samaranayake and V.P. Wickramasinghe; Timing and pattern of growth faltering in children up-to 18 months of age and the associated feeding practices;  PGIM, University of Colombo – 2023.

Presentation at International conferences published as abstracts

1. Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Dulani Samaranayake, Kausala Sithamparapillai; Growth faltering during first 18 months of life in a cohort of children in an urban area of Sri Lanka and the associated feeding practices INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NUTRITION in Tokyo, Japan – December 2022.

Presentation at National conferences published as abstracts

1. Suruthivasini K, Lasitha A, Kugatharshan M, Sobanan M, Harshani HDH, Kumar R, Sithamparapillai K ; Breakfast habits, student attentiveness and associated factors among second – year undergradetes  at the University of Jaffna, 9^th Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025,Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, 7^th November 2025, P- 45.

2. Shythaky Jeyarajah, Mahalingam Aravinthan, Kausala Sithamparapillai Unveiling the Knowledge Gaps: A Comprehensive Study on Vitamin D Awareness and Sun exposure practices   annual congress of the Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists,16^thAugust 2025.

3. Shahithiyan, Y., Aaruran, J., Peranantharajah, D., Vithyasahar, S., Shythaky, J., Sithamparapillai, K., Sooriyakanthan, M. (2025, August 1-3) Cognitive function among male school students performing different sports in Jaffna zone – abstract poster presented at the 22^nd Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 2025.

4. Kausala Sithamparapillai, Mathanki Sooriyakanthan, Sivapalan.K; Dietary and Physical Activity Practices and Body Composition of Medical Students in the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Annual academic sessions of the Jaffna Medical Association – 2023.

5. Sithamparapillai, D.Samaranayake and V.P. Wickramasinghe; Feeding practices during the first Eighteen months of life. Annual Scientific sessions of the Nutrition society of Sri Lanka – 2021.
   https://nutritionsocietyofsrilanka.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Abtract-booklet-2021_Final_1.pdf

6. Sithamparapillai, D.Samaranayake and V.P. Wickramasinghe; Timing and pattern of growth faltering in children up-to 18 months of age and the associated feeding practices;
   23^rdAnnual Scientific Congress of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians; January 2020.

         This poster presentation won the award ‘ Best poster of the congress’.
 

7. HKD Jayaweera, K Sithamparapillai, P Wickramasinghe; Successful enteral nutrition in an infant with high-output ileostomy with short bowel – A case study 5^thClinical Nutrition Annual Academic Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association – 21^st November 2020.

8. Gamage, K. Sithamparapillai, S.N. Perera, Randula Ranawaka, Renuka Jayatissa; Prevalence of malnutrition among children under 12 years with congenital;heart disease, admitted to the cardiology unit at a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka; Second Clinical Nutrition Annual Academic Sessions – 2017.

https://slmna.lk/uploads/uploads/b46ddb43a2f69acabe51729eafbf0f30.pdf
 

9. Ranasinghe PDB, Wimalasekera SW, Kaththriarachchi LS, Logenthiran PV, Wimalasiri IU, Sithamparapillai K; Effects of exposure to dust and exhaust fumes on lung functions of road workers Annual scientific sessions of Physiological Society of Sri Lanka – November 2016.

Audits :

1. Kausala Sithamparapillai,Samaranayake and V.P. Wickramasinghe Growth monitoring of Infants in an urban area of Sri Lanka – A Clinical Audit.
   Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine – 24^th August 2022
   https://jpgim.sljol.info/articles/10.4038/jpgim.8385

Guidelines:

1. Contributed to the preparation of National Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines for selected Non-communicable diseases;
   https://www.ncd.health.gov.lk/images/pdf/circulars/6th_December_2022 National_Dieteary_and_Physical_activity_guideline.pdf 

Other Projects:

1. External Consultant for the research project titled ‘Assessment of acceptability of locally produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic food in Sri Lanka’. This community-based study was conducted by the Department of Nutrition, Medical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka and was funded by UNICEF.

Conference Presentations:

1. Annual Academic Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka in collaboration with Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo on the 22^nd November 2025.

          Title of the symposium: Physiology for sustainable health: Nurturing people and the planet

          Topic: Metabolic Harmony: Where Physiology meets Nutrition for Optimal Health.

2. Joint Clinical Nutrition Academic Sessions of  the Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association and Sri Lanka College of Nutrition Physician on the 5^th July 2025.

          Title of the  symposium : Varied challenges.

          Topic : Nutrition for anti-aging.

3. 80^th Anniversary Annual Scientific Sessions of the Jaffna Medical Association on the 30^thOctober 2021.

         Title of the symposium: Optimizing nutritional health.

         Topic : Enteral Nutrition Therapy in Critically ill.

Awards:

1. Best Poster presentation award -23^rdAnnual Scientific Congress of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians – 2020.

1. Paediatric nutrition
2. body composition