Dr. (Mrs). M. Sooriyakanthan

Journal Full Text Published

1. Mathanki Sooriyakanthan, Mark W Orme,Kanagasabai Sivapalan,Gowry Selvaratnam,Sally J. Singh and Savithri Wimalasekera A feasibility trial of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD in a low resource setting: Jaffna Sri Lanka BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2022) 22: 302, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02092-x

2. Sooriyakanthan M, Aravinthan V, Kajananan S, Thuvaraka P, Nimalan S, Sivapalan K. Simple visual, choice and discrimination reaction times of young adults and correlation with intelligence quotient and working memory. Jaffna Medical Journal, 2019; 2: 21-25.

3. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Establishment of reference norms for lung function parameters of healthy Sri Lankan Tamils. Pulmonary Medicine, 2019. Article ID 2169627, 8 pages.

4. M Sooriyakanthan, N Vasikaran, A Puvana, K Shobijah, MPF Nusra, K Sivapalan. Reference values for Blood Pressure of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2018; 48: 257-264.

5. Shobijah K, Vasikaran N, Puvana A, Nusra MPF, Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K. Peak expiratory flow rate of healthy Sri Lankan tamil children in Jaffna district. Indian J of Physiol and Pharmacol.2017; 61(4):333-339.

6. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Kinthusa S, Nishanthy V, Dilani M. Effect of dual- tasking on Visual and Auditory simple reaction times. Indian J of Physiol and Pharmacol2015; 59(2)194-198.

7. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Thuvarathipan R. Lung function parameters of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil young adults. Ceylon Medical Journal2014; 59 (2): 49-53.

Presentation at International conferences published as abstracts

1. Sooriyakanthan M,Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K, Selvaratnam G, Sally Singh Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients in low resource setting in Sri Lanka  10^th World Conference of IPCRG, May 2021 (Award-winning abstract presentation).

2. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Development and validation of reference equations for lung function in healthy Sri Lankan Tamils- Presented at weekly clinical webinar series of IPCRG, July 2020.

3. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Establishment of normal lung function parameters in adult Sri Lankan Tamil population. ICMA, Faculty of Graduate Studies, USJP. Aug 2018.

4. Balasubramanim M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Spirometric values of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil children aged 14-20 years in Northern Province of Sri Lanka: A preliminary results.1 st IPCRG south Asian Scientific conference. 3-5 th August 2017. Pp 45.

5. Balasubramanim M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Preliminary results on lung function parameters of Sri Lankan Tamil adults in Northern Province. SAAPCON- 2016, poster session 1/28, Nov 10-12, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal. pp 249.

6. Vasikaran N, Puvana A, Shobijah K, Balasubramanim M, Nusra MPF, Sivapalan K. Reference values for blood pressure of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district. SAAPCON- 2016, poster sesseion 2/08, Nov 10-12, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal. pp 269.

Presentation at National conferences published as abstracts

1. Chayini K, Nilaxsan P, Thurusika S, Maleesha Ashani WA, Hasrif JM, Sooriyakanthan M, Sasrubi S, Quality of sleep and its associated factors among Nursing Officers working in Teaching Hospital Jaffna; 9^th Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025,Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, 7^th November 2025, P- 41.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Aravinthan V, Kajananan S, Thuvaraka P, Nimalan S, Sooriyakanthan M, Sivapalan K. Simple visual, simple auditory, choice and discrimination reaction times of young adults and correlation of reaction times with intelligence quotient and working memory. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 24-25 November 2017, p 42.

5. Sooriyakanthan M, Achutan K, Prasath P, Pranavan S, Kapilesan P, Sivapalan K. Comparision of body fat estimated by skin fold thickness and bioelectrical impedance and correlatin with obesity indicators in students at Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. JMA annual session 2017. Pp41

6. Shobijah K, Vasikaran N, Puvana A, Nusra MPF, Balasubramanim M, Sivapalan K. A normogram for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district. Jaffna Medical Association. Annual Scientific sessions 2016, July 29-31 st, pp 60-61.

7. Balasubramanim M^,Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Peak expiratory flow rate of Sri Lankan Tamil adults aged between 20 to 60 years in Jaffna district- A preliminary finding. Proceedings of the Scientific sessions 2016 FMS, USJP in collaboration with SJGH, pp 8.

8. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Tharsha J, Sivatharushan V, Nishanthy V, Dialnai M, Kinthusa S. Blood pressure values of Sri Lankan Tamils living in Jaffna district. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 27-28 November 2015, p 23.

9. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Gunarajasingam D, Wimalasekera SW. Correlation of performance between viva and SEQ in Physiology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 27-28 November 2015, p 23.

10. Balasubramaniam M, Arujun R, Sivapalan K, Keshavaraj A. Normative median and ulnar nerve conduction parameters in young adults. Poster presentation at the 9 ^thAnnual academic sessions of the Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists. 20-22 November 2015, pp 45-46.

11. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Keshavaraj A. Ulnar nerve conduction parameters and the effect of age and gender on conduction velocity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22 November 2014, p 19.

12. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K. Lung function parameters of Muslim students at University of Jaffna. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22 November 2013, p 19.

13. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Thuvarathipan R, Arjun R. Lung function parameters of Tamil students at Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Presented at Regional Meeting of the Physiological society of Sri Lanka. 29^th June 2013. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22.

14. Arujun R, Sivapalan K, Keshavaraj A, Balasubramaniam M. Overview of neurological investigations carried out at department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Presented at Regional Meeting of the Physiological society of Sri Lanka. 29^thJune 2013. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22 November 2013.November 2013, p 22.

15. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Thuvarathipan R. A comparison of two different instruments for measuring peak expiratory flow: Asma PLAN Peak Flow Meter versus Micro Quark Electronic Spirometer.  Proceeding of the Jaffna Science Association, 17-19 April 2013, 20(1), p 21.

Conference Paper:

1. Vithyasahar S, Sooriyakanthan M, Mahinthan K, Thayananthi M, Soumiya R, Sivapalan K; Intelligence quotient, working memory, and reaction time of secondary school students in Jaffna distract and the influence of sociodemographic factors, Research Conference Faculty of Medicine,Jaffna 2024, 15^th to 16^th August 2024, P-71-79.

Health Report:

1. Mc Donnell J, Orme M, Houchen–Wolloff L, Baxter N, Barnard A, Correia de Sousa J, Tsiligianni l, Gardiner N, Akylbekov A, Mirzalieva G, Mademilov M, Sooronbaev T, Kasiita R , Katagira W, Kirenga B, Wimalasekera S, Amarasekara T, Sooriyakanthan M, Karunatilake R , Ishrat R, Ahmed O, Hanif H, Dixit P, Talwar D, Sahasrabudhe S, Bhakare M, Salvi S, J Singh S The RECHARGE-IPCRG ‘Teach the Teacher’ programme: building capacity for pulmonary rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries Journal of global health Reports. October 28, 2022.

Symposium Presentation:

1. Sooriyakanthan M Reference ranges in interpretation of pulmonary function and role of pulmonary rehabilitation. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka, Virtual Congress – 2021.

Research Grants:

1. Jaffna University Research Grant-2015.
2. UGC -Research Grant-2015.
3. National Institute for health Research (17/63/20) using UK aid- for the publication in BMC pulmonary Medicine).

Awards:

1. Best presentation award -Jaffna Medical Association – 2016.
2. Best presentation award-1^stSouth Asian Conference of International Primary Care Respiratory group-2017.
3. Award winning abstract (within top 3) at the IPCRG World Conference-2020.

1. Lung function tests
2. Pulmonary rehabilitation