Dr. Nirubaa Umasankar

Dr. Nirubaa Umasankar

MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed)

Consultant Paediatrician & Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics,
Department of Paediatrics,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jaffna

unirubaa@yahoo.com
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Positions
Qualifications
Publications
Research Interests
University of Jaffna
Senior Lecturer (Grade Il) in Paediatrics. 2017 to date
Head of the Department of Paediatrics. 2017 to date
Member – Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. 2016 -to date
Secretary – Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna 2018- 2020
Vice Chairman – Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. 2020 -to date
Secretary – Medical Education cell 2016– 2021
Secretary – Curriculum Developmental and Evaluation committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna 2021- to date
Member Research and Development Committee – Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. 2020 – to date
Coordinator for ALERM course 2021 – to date
Student counselor 2019- 2020, 2022- to date
Member of Board of study of Medical Sciences – Faculty of Graduate Studies 2017-2021

 

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM)
Member, Board of Study in Paediatrics, PGIM, University of Colombo. 2021– to date
Examiner for Selection Examination for DCH, – PGIM 2020 – to date
Examiner for Selection Examination for MD in Paediatrics- PGIM 2020 – to date

 

Membership in other organisations
Member  of the  Sri Lanka College of Paediatrician  Since 2009
Member, of the Jaffna medical Association Since 2015
Member of the Childhood respiratory disease study circle of Sri Lanka Since 2021

MBBS   

2002 

University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

DCH

2008

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

MD (Paediatrics)

2009

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Board Certification as Specialist in paediatrics

2010

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Peer reviewed publications in refereed journals
  1. Nirubaa, U., 2021. Burden of respiratory disease on hospital admission of children: Experience from a tertiary care centre.  Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 50(4), pp.661–666. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v50i4.9858

  2. Umasankar N. Impact of Covid 19 preventive measures on hospital admission due to respiratory illness in children at Professorial Paediatric unit Teaching Hospital Jaffna. Jaffna Medical Journal. 2021;33(2):31–5. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jmj.v33i2.135

  3. Umasankar, N. (2019). Bronchiolitis in children. Jaffna Medical Journal, 31(1). DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jmj.v31i1.61

  4. S.Arunthava Vinajagamoorthy, N.Umasankar, I.R.Ragunathan; (2019); Disease burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease among children attending the Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna.; Sri Lanka Journal of Cardiology. 2(1) pp 35-38.

  5. Nirubaa Umashankar(2018)  Impact of bronchial asthma on life styles in children with bronchial asthma in a tertiary care unit. The Jaffna Medical Journal. 30(1) pp3-6

  6. Manoji Gitanjali, Nirupa Umashankar,Reginold Ragunathan,Kasthuri Thangarajah. et al., (2017). Kawasaki disease shock syndrome: three cases. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 46(4), pp.381–383. DOI:http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v46i4.8391

  7. Umasankar, N, Sathiadas, M.G., (2016). Maternal stress level when a baby is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Teaching Hospital Jaffna and the influence of maternal and infant characteristics on this level. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 45(2), pp.90–94. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v45i2.8003

 

Peer reviewed Presentations at National / International Conferences / Symposia
Published in Abstract form
  1. Umasankar N, GowrinesanY Sathiadas MG Navaratnaraja TS Surenthirakumaran R Srisaravanapavananthan N; Randomized controlled paralled arm clinical trail comparing humidified high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy and conventional treatment in infants with moderate and severe bronchiolitis; Proceeding JMA September 2022 Page 43-44

  2. Vithusikan C, Mahinthini S, Midhuna U, Shafna UA, Umasankar N, Sathiadas MG; Disease burden of specific viral aetiology in bronchiolitis and the correlation of it to the seveity in a single unit; Proceeding JMA September 2022 Page 54-55

  3. Dayasiri K, Thadchanamoorthy V, Kankananarachchi I, Kavinda Dayasiri, V Thadchanamoorthy, Imalke Kankananarachchi, Nirubaa Umasankar, Senuri Dassanayake, Sonali Gunasekara, Sachith Mettananda; Impact of COVID 19 on the education and health of schooling children in Sri Lanka; a multi-provincial study; Archives of Disease in Childhood 2022;107:A330-A331.

  4. Coonghe PAD, Surenthirakumaran R, Kumarendran B, Kesavan R, Muhunthan K, Umasankar N, Pearce N, Nithyananda S, Lawlor DA, Sivaganesh S, Balakumar S, Sasrubi S;  Maternal factors associated with low birth weight among deliveries registered in 2020 in t he Nallur Medical Officer of Health, Sri Lanka; Proceedings  and Abstracts RCFMJ 2022  page 23-24; https://www.juice.jfn.ac.lk/rcfmj/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RCFMJ-Proceedings-and-Abstracts.pdf

  5. Kavinda Dayasiri, V.Thadchanamoorthy, Imalke kankananarachchi, Nirubaa Umasanakr, Senuri Dassanauake, Sonali Gunasekara, Sachith Mettananda; Imapct of Covid 19 on the education and health of schooling children in Sri lanka ; A multi   provincial study; Proceedings of the Sri Lanka College of paediatricians 24th Annual scientific congress April 2022; Volume 6 No.1 Page 75

  6. Umasankar N; Impact of Covid 19 preventive measures on hospital admission due to respiratory illness in children at professorial Paediatric unit Teaching Hospital Jaffna.   Proceedings JMA-October – 2021;53

  7. Umasankar N;Assessment of parents’ or guardians’ satisfaction of in-patient health care provided to their children in a tertiary care hospital. Proceedings JMA-October – 2021;54

  8. I. Whiteman, A. Jones, K. Selvarajah, C. De Silva, G. Sathiadas, N. Umasankar,   C. Osmond, D. Phillips,R. Ragunathan;  Poor Domestic Smoke Ventilation is associated With an Increased Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sri Lankan Children; Heart lung and circulation volume 29 supplement 2;2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.754

  9. N.Umasankar, M.N.Ifthihal Assessing the disease burden of respiratory disease among children admitted to the professorial paediatric ward teaching hospital Jaffna; Proceedings JMA- August -2019

  10. N Umashankar, A Azmy, M Balasubramaniyam; Impact of bronchial asthma on lifestyle in children with bronchial asthma  in a tertiary care  unit; Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015volume 09 issue 02 page 16

  11. N.Umasankar, M.G.Sathiadas Maternal stress when the baby is admitted to the NICU and the influence of maternal and infant characters. Anuradhapura scientific sessions 2014; Page 15

 

Chapters and Books of Scholarly Work published in the relevant field

Asthma – Guide for parents and children: Published by Department of Paediatrics Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna; ISBN; 978-624-6150-00-6

  1. Respiratory diseases in children
  2. Allergy
  3. Asthma in children