Dr. YD Kolambage
Lecturer (Prob.)
Medicine
Email : yasas@med.sab.ac.lk
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M.B.B.S. (Colombo)
Qualifications
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- Anatomy Society of Sri Lanka (Life Member) - Council member (2020)
- Human Genetics Society (Founding Member) - Council member (2020)
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
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- Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine
- Medical Education
Research Interests
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- Skeletal Dysplasias: Epidemiological and molecular genetic studies in the Sri Lankan population (M.Phil Project)
- Subjective quality of sleep, circadian preference to study and excessive daytime sleepiness among first-year medical students of two selected Universities in Sri Lanka
- Students’ Perception on Methods of Teaching Anatomy and the Role of Cadaveric Dissections among Pre-clinical Medical Students of State Universities in Sri Lanka
Current Research Projects
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- The burden of hospital admissions for skeletal dysplasias in Sri Lanka: a populationA descriptive study of patients with skeletal dysplasia presenting with short stature.-based study (2023)
- Unique presentation of pycnodysostosis with multisuture craniosynostosis in a Sri Lankan child: a case report (2024)
- Impact of bacteraemia caused by third-generation cephalosporin non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae–a cohort study (2024)
- Multiple skeletal problems answered by whole exome sequencing: A novel frameshift variant in the WISP3 (CCN6) gene causing progressive pseudo-rheumatoid dysplasia. (2022)
- A descriptive study of patients with skeletal dysplasia presenting with short stature. (2021)
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of skeletal dysplasias at birth. (2021)
Completed Research Projects
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- Gross Anatomy
- Genetics
- Embryology