MBBS (Colombo), MS Surgery (Colombo), FRCS (Edin.)
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) - Life member
College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka - Life member & Council member
College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka - President, 2016
Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons - Life member
Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka - Life member
Sri Lankan Association of Paediatric Surgeons (SLAPS) - Founder President
Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons of SAARC Countries (FAPSS) - Council member
Recent Publications
Ingested foreign body in the common bile duct | R Dias, P Dharmaratne | Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons 17 (1), 31, 2012
Unmet need for surgery in South Asia | S Nagral, M Hussain, SA Nayeem, R Dias, SA Enam, S Nundy | BMJ 357, j1423, 2017
Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with unintentional injuries | H Perera, KC Jeewandra, N Jayasuriya, R Dias | Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health 41 (1), 2012
Melioidosis presenting as parotid abscess in children: Two consecutive cases | K Premaratne, GKD Karunaratne, R Dias, AK Lamahewage, | Sri Lankan J. Infect. Dis 7, 116-122, 2018.
Intracranial injury in a child following a dog bite to the head | VT Samarawickrama, R Dias, MC Samarasinghe | Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery 33 (4), 2016.
Foreign body ingestion in children: Single institutional experience in Sri Lanka | B Branavan, R Dias, T Kumari, M Samarasinghe | Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health 43 (2), 2014.
Management of chronic constipation in children | R Dias | The Sri Lanka Prescriber, Vol.18, No.1, 2010
Female perpetrators of child abuse–a case for being alert | H Perera, R Dias | Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2004; 33: 56-7
Scrotal fixation: A different surgical approach in the management of the low undescended testes | D Misra, R Dias, L Kapila | Urology, Vol. 49, Issue 5, May 1997
Metachronous inguinal hernias in children, M Samarasinghe, R Dias | Ceylon Journal of Medical Science 2002; 45; 35-37
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | A Shafeek, SG De Silva, R Dias | Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2000; 29: 124
Ectopic gastric and pancreatic tissue, a rare cause of umbilical discharge | de Silva WD, Samarasinghe M, Dias MN, Perera CS. | Ann Trop Paediatr. 2010;30(1):73-5.
Medical Education Reforms in Sri Lanka | I Karunathilake, D Samarasekera, R Dias, A Olupeliyawa | Asia-Pacific Biotech News APBN Vol.10, No.15 2006
Consultancies
Consultant to the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. (Since November 2020)
Honorary Consultant Paediatric Surgeon University Paediatric Surgical Unit, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (1992 to 2020)
Editor-in-Chief of Journals/Editorial Board Member/Program Chair/Reviewer
The Ceylon Medical Journal - Member of the editorial board (1998 – 2007)
Journal of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons - Member of the editorial board (2005 – 2007)
The Sri Lanka Prescriber - Member of the editorial board (2008- 2011)
Positions Held/Hold or service Rendering/Rendering (University Level/National Level/International Level)
University Level
Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo – (1992 to 2020)
Director MEDARC– Med. Edu. Develop. & Research Centre Colombo. (2005-2008)
Chairman, Board of Study in Surgery, PGIM (2015 – 2018)
Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Clinical School, International Medical University (IMU) Malaysia - (2011- 2012 during sabbatical leave)
Head, Department of Surgery, University of Ruhuna (1990-1992).
Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Fac of Med, University of Ruhuna (1986-1992)
Lecturer in Surgery, Fac. of Medicine, University of Ruhuna (1983-1985)
Registrar, Professorial Surgical Unit, University of Peradeniya (1981 -1982)