Dr. Kausala Sithamparapillai

Dr. Kausala Sithamparapillai

MBBS (Jaffna), MSc in Human Nutrition (Colombo), MD in Clinical Nutrition (Colombo)

Lecturer (Unconfirmed),
Department of Physiology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jaffna

kausala@univ.jfn.ac.lk
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  1. Lecturer (Unconfirmed)- 28 June 2022- to date
  2. Temporary Lecturer- 14 June 2021- 27 June 2022
  3. Senior Registrar in Clinical Nutrition (2019 – 2020)
  4. Registrar in Clinical Nutrition (2017 – 2019)
  5. Lecturer, Department of Physiology, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Colombo, Sri Lanka (2015 – 2016)
  6. Trainee – Masters degree in Human Nutrition, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2013 – 2014)
  7. Medical Officer in Paediatrics – Durdans Hospital, Colombo 3 (2006 to 2015)
  8. Senior House Officer in Paediatrics – The General Hospital, Chilaw (2001-2003)
  9. Intern House Officer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, De Soyza Hospital for Women, Colombo
MD in Clinical Nutrition 2019 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
MSc in Human Nutrition 2014 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
MBBS 1999 University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Journal Full Text Published
  1. 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

 

  1. P. Gamage, K. 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

 

Presentation at National conferences published as abstracts
  1. 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

 

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

 

  1. 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

 

Clinical Audit:
  1. Sithamparapillai, D. 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 – 24th August 2022
    https://jpgim.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/jpgim.8385/

 

  1. Evaluation of the practices in assessing iron status of patients with possible iron deficiency in a general medical unit in National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) – a clinical audit

 

Poster presentation at International Conference.

  1. Sithamparapillai K , D. Samaranayake and V.P. Wickramasinghe  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.

 

Poster Presentation at National Conference
    1. 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. Annual academic sessions – Sri Lanka college of Paediatricians -2020,This poster presentation was awarded the ‘Best poster of the Congress’
  1. Paediatric nutrition
  2. body composition