Dr. U. C. P. Perera

Dr. Usliyanage Clifford Priyantha Perera

MD in Forensic Medicine, MA (LLB), Diploma in DMJ (UK), MFFLM (UK), Specialist Registration (UK)

Senior Lecturer (Grade I) and Medico-Legal Specialist Department of Forensic Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Ruhuna Galle Sri Lanka

Senior Visiting Lecturer
clifford@med.ruh.ac.lk ucpperera@yahoo.co.uk
Qualifications
Publications
Positions

Attorney-at-Law : Enrolled as an Attorney-at-law at the Supreme Courts of Sri Lanka

2015

MFFLM : Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians London

2008

CELTA : Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages University of Cambridge ESOL conducted by 2015 2008 2006 Page 1 of 23 Page 2 of 23 The British Council Sri Lanka

2006

Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (London) : The Society of Apothecaries London United Kingdom

2005

 

Certificate in Gene Technology   : “Genetech” School of Gene Technology Colombo Sri Lanka

2003

MD Forensic Medicine (Colombo) : Doctorate in Forensic Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo

2002

 

LLB : Bachelor of Law ,The Open University of Sri Lanka

1999

DLM(Colombo) : Diploma in Legal Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo

1998

MA(Kelaniya) : Master of Arts Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya

1995

Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies : Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies University of Kelaniya

1994

MBBS(Colombo) : Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery University of Colombo

1993

Publications

  • Perera UCP. 2004 Medico-legal Examination of Torture victims. Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Perera UCP. 2005 Legal implications of mass burials of unidentified victims and related issues following the tsunami in Sri Lanka. PLoS Medicine open access journal. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/archive/1549 1676/2/6/pdf/10.1371_journal.pmed.0020185-S.pdf
  • Perera UCP. 2005 Tsunami Disaster Victim Identification in Sri Lanka – a lost battle! Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Tun K, Butcher B, Sribanditmongkol P, Brondolo T, Caragine T, Perera C & Kent K. 2005 Forensic Aspects of Disaster Fatality Management. WHO Special Report. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. http://pdm.medicine.wisc.edu/20-6%20PDFs/tun%202.16.pdf
  • Morgan OWC, Sribanditmongkol P, Yeddi S, Perera C, Van Alphen D and Sondorp E. 2006 Management of the dead following the South Asian tsunami disaster: case studies in Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. PLoS Medicine open access journal. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/archive/1549 1676/3/6/pdf/10.1371_journal.pmed.0030195-S.pdf
  • Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S. & Perera C. 2006 Identification and management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka. International Review of Psychiatry. 18(3): 1–9
  • Perera UCP. 2006 Review of ethicolegal aspects of Tissue retention in the medico-legal practice in Sri Lanka Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Perera UCP. Review of initiatives adopted for effective documentation of torture in a developing country J Clin Forensic Med. 2006 Aug-Nov;13(6-8):288-92.
  • Ruwanpura PR, Perera UC, Wijayaweera HT, Chandrasiri N.Perera UC, Adaptation of archaeological techniques in forensic mass grave exhumation: the experience of ‘Chemmani’ excavation in northern Sri Lanka. Ceylon Med J. 2006 Sep;51(3):98 102.
  • Perera C. Tsunami disaster Victim identification in Sri Lanka: Legal Aspects. Med Sci Law. 2006 Oct;46(4):282-6.
  • Perera UCP.2007 Medical expert witness: persistent challenge unexplored Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Perera Clifford & Briggs Chris. Guidelines for effective conduct of mass burials – Asian post Tsunami disaster experience in retrospect. Forensic Sci Med Pathol (2008) 4:1–8
  • Perera Clifford & Verghese Alice. Implementation of Istanbul Protocol for effective documentation of torture – review of Sri Lankan perspectives. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 18(2011) 1-5
  • Perera Clifford. History of torture in ancient Sri Lanka. Torture magazine. Vol.1 Issue 2. June 2011.published by Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong
  • Perera Clifford. Legal aspects of motor traffic trauma in Sri Lanka. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences (2016) 6, 342–346
  • Perera UCP. Right to Information Act; ultimatum for an accountable healthcare system. Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka, Vol 23: No. 2, September 2018. 21-26

 

 Books

  1. Perera UCP and Chandrasiri N. Medico-legal Perspectives of Torture. July 2003, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  2. Perera UCP. Sri Lankan Case Law on Torture. Volumes 1 & 2. November 2004, Colombo, Sri Lanka (on revision currently)
  3. Perera UCP. “Inquest Procedure” (in Sinhala) – November 2014, published by the Chief Ministry, Southern Province, Sri Lanka; currently preparing for the 2nd edition
  4. Perera UCP. Principles of Medical Law – October 2016, published by the Chief Ministry, Southern Province, Sri Lanka