Medical Sri Lanka
Resume:
Ashanga Yatawat ta
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Education 1. Peradeniya University School of Medicine, Sri Lanka
M BBS (cum laude) 2002
2. Royal College of Surgeons of England, London
M RCS 2007
3. Colombo University-Post graduate institute of Medicine, Sri Lanka
M aster of Surgery (Summa cum laude ) 2008
4. University of Miami-Miller school of Medicine
M D 2014
Licensure
ECFMG certification April 2011
Florida state License July 2012
USMLE Step 1 12/14/2010
USMLE Step 2 CK 12/13/2010
USMLE Step 2 CS April 2011
USMLE step 3 February 2014
Vo l u n tee r serv ice
Volunteer trauma surgeon at Mannar and Palely base hospitals in Sri Lanka during the height of civil war
and providing services to civilians and military under extra-ordinary circumstances despite significant risks
i nvolved
P rofess iona l membe rsh i ps
American society of Transplant surgeons
American society of Transplantation
American association for the study of liver diseases
Member – committee on liver transplantation and surgery
Member – committee on pediatric liver disorders
Royal college of Surgeons of England
American society of transplantation
A w a r ds
Prof.Milroy Paul memorial Gold medal for outstanding achievement in Surgery – University of Colombo 2008
Dr.V.Gabriel Gold medal for outstanding achievement in Clinical Surgery-University of Colombo 2008
C M E ac t i v i t y
Synergy –conference on Interventional Radiology 2012/2013 Miami
ASTS winter symposium 2013 Miami/2014 Miami
ATC conference 2013 Seattle
ASTS fellow’s symposium 2013 Salt Lake City
AASLD-liver meeting 2013 Washington DC
CEOT / AST 2014 – poster presentation with distinguish faculty review
WTC – poster presentation – July 2014 ( accepted abstract)
Resea rch
Research Boot camp in September 2012- University of Miami
Presentations
1. Yatawatta A, Ubhayawansa JK, Goonasekera CDA, Amarasinghe WI. Post partum oxygen inhalation reduces
t he r isk of post par tum haemorrhage. (Annual Research Sessions, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 30 th
October 2002.)
2. Yatawatta A, Ubhayawansa JK, Amarasinghe WI, Goonasekera CDA. Post partum oxygen inhalation reduces
t he r isk of post postpartum haemorrhage. (116th A nniversary Academic Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical
Association, Hotel Lanka Oberoi, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 28th M arch 2003.)
3. Nanayakkara N KPK, Walgama K, Yatawatta A, Seneviratne A, Goonasekera CDA. Development of a prototype
computer based medical decision support system that uti lizes ‘Sensitivity’ and ‘Specificity’ of a clinical feature
for diagnosis: A novel approach (Peradeniya University Research Sessions 23rd October 2003)
4. Rajakrishna PN, Gunasena GGA, Wanniarachchi CR, Sugathadasa WDP, Yatawatta A, Munidasa UADD,
Tennekoon R, Goonasekera CDA. The effect of EDTA chelation therapy on coronary heart disease patients: An
observational study. (27th A nnual Academic Sessions of the Kandy Society of Medicine, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya.
11th – 12th February 2005)
5. Yatawatta A, Gnanajothy R, Sriskantha S, Cassim MRN,Wijeyaratna SM. T he Economic and Social impact of
Chronic Venous Ulcers? Is this the way forward?
6. Yatawatta A, Goonarate T, Cassim MRN, Wijeyaratna SM. Trans-femoral and Trans-tibial amputations
amongst Chronic Occlusive arterial Disease patients. A Retrospective analysis of r isk factors. (Annual academic
sessions of the College of Surgeons and SAARC surgical care society 2009)
7. Gnanajothy R, Yatawatta A, Cassim MRN, Wijeyaratna SM. Significance of pole test pressure vs. Ankle cuff
p ressure in the assessment of lower extremity ischaemia in diabetics and non-diabetic patients. (Annual
academic sessions of the College of Surgeons and SAARC surgical care society 2009)
8. Weerasinghe CW, Seneviratne LN, Yatawatta A, Cassim MRN, Dissanayaka DMUP, Sriskantha S, Wijeyaratna
S M. Live Donor Renal Transplantation in Sri Lanka. Outcome at one year. (Annual academic sessions of the
College of Surgeons and SAARC surgical care society 2009)
9. Seneviratna LN, Weerasinghe CW, Yatawatta A, Cassim MRN, Wijeyaratna SM. Predictors of Early outcome on
g raft survival after live donor renal Transplantation: Three year experience. (Annual academic sessions of the
College of Surgeons and SAARC surgical care society 2009)
10. Yatawatta A. Chronic Ulcers-Colonized or Infected? A clinical Perspective. Guest lecture. Symposium on infected
u lcers. Asian Wound care association. 2009.
11. Yatawatta A. Paedit ric renal t ransplantation in Sri Lanka. Guest Lecture. Symposuim on Nephrology, Urology
a nd Transplant Surgery in SAARC region. 2009.
12. Dayarathna M HCD, Dissanayake DMSV, Cassim MRN, Yatawatta A, Gunawansa N, Wijeyarathna SM.
Comparison of Duplex ultrasonography and CT angiogram in critically ischaemic limbs. A nnual academic
sessions of the College of Surgeons 2010.
13. Goonarathna TD, Yatawatta A, Gunawansa N, Cassim MRN, Wijeyarathna SM. Open surgical repair of
abdominal aortic aneurysms in Sri Lanka; A single centre experience. Annual academic sessions of the College
of Surgeons 2010.
14. Yatawatta A, Bedushi T, Fan J, Tekin A, Selvaggi G, Nishida S, Vianna R Comparison between Acute
Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) 3 and Model for End-stage L iver Disease (MELD) as an
i ndicator of shorter Intensive Care Unit stay after liver t ransplantation CEOT /AST 2014 meeting / poster
p resentation Arizona
Published Abstract
1. Yatawatta A, Ubhayawansa JK, Goonasekera CDA, Amarasinghe WI, Post partum oxygen inhalation reduces
t he r isk of post par tum haemorrhage. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions, University of Peradeniya
2002;7:108
2. Nanayakkara N KPK, Walgama K, Yatawatta A, Seneviratne A, Goonasekera CDA. Development of a prototype
computer based medical decision support system that uti lizes ‘sensitivi ty’ and ‘Specificity’ of clinical feature for
d iagnosis: A novel approach. Proceedings and abstracts. Peradeniya University Research Sessions PURSE 2003;
8:115
3. Yatawatta A, Ratnatunga PCA. Sclerosis of Greater saphenous vein after high tie- A new method. The Sri
L anka Journal of Surgery. Vol 25.No1.June 2007.
P ublished Papers
1. Chaminda KSJ, Ratnasuriya AAASW, Weerasinghe C, Ariyadasa KS, Chandrasekara P, Dissanayake DMSB,
Hemantha DGCK, Perera WNM K, Yatawatta A, Goonasekera CDA. The pattern of human forearm skin
t emperature change measured during reactive hyperaemia using a thermistor based electronic thermometer is
reproducible in healthy young adults. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2001; 10(2):51-56
2. Yatawatta A, Wanniarachchi CR, Goonasekera CDA. An audit of state sector intensive care services in Sri
L anka. The Ceylon Medical Journal 2004; 49(2):51-54
3. Senaviratne GMMMA, Nanayakkara N KPK, Walgama K, Yatawatta A, Goonasekera CDA. A prototype medical
decision support system that utilizes ‘sensitivity’ and specificity’ of a clinical feature for diagnosis: a novel
approach. The Ceylon Journal of Medical Science 2004; 47(2):51-58
4. Yatawatta A, Ubhayawansa JK, Sugathadasa DP, Amarasinghe WI, Kumarasiri PVR, Goonasekera CDA.
Oxygen inhalation in the immediate post partum period reduces vaginal blood loss. The Journal of Obstetrics
a nd Gynecology of India 2007;57(6):493-497
5. Goonasekera C.D.A. Tennakoon R, Rajakrishna P.N, Gunasena G.A, Wanniarachchci C.R, Yatawatta A.B,
M unidasa U.A.D.D. The Effect of EDTA Chelation therapy in Symptomatic coronary heart disease: An
observational study. Chinese medicine. 2010,1,49-54.
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