Suranga Dinesh Wijesinghe Kaluarachchige
Summary
Committed to providing compassionate patient care, fostering effective team collaboration, and demonstrating leadership qualities. Dedicated to continuous learning through research and the adoption of innovative medical advancements. Focus on technical precision, resilience in long surgeries, expertise in acute and emergency medicine, and a collaborative approach. Seeking to bring skills to an Australian care setting while working towards FRACS accreditation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
10
10
Certification
Work History
Senior Medical Officer/Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Hospital Kandy, Ministry of Health
04.2012 - Current
Full-time
Pre-Operative Care:
Conducted comprehensive patient evaluations, including risk assessment, diagnostic interpretation (ECG, 2D Echo, TOE, CT, cardiac MRI), and optimisation of comorbidities.
Post-Operative and Critical Care Expertise:
Monitoring patients in HDU /post-op wards, managing complications (ventilator settings, arrhythmia, infections, cardiac tamponade, pleural effusion & chest tube management, inotropic support), and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams for early mobilisation protocols and recovery plans.
Surgical Assistance/Manual Dexterity:
Exceptional ability to perform and first assist 1200+ intricate cardiac surgical procedures with precision, including MIDCAB, off-pump and on-pump CABG, adult congenital cardiac surgeries, valve surgeries, OZAKI AV reconstruction and OZAKI combined Bentall procedure, heart transplant, and other minimal access cardiac surgeries. Expertise in 430+ bronchoscopy and 110+ thoracoscopy procedures. Hands-on training on TAVI and MitraClip procedures in Japan and the OZAKI procedure in India. Trained to perform EBUS procedures (30 cases) and ECMO management. Performed 850+ invasive procedures (central line placement, chest tube insertion, peripheral arterial/venous cannulation, emergency intubation). Able to operate heart-lung machines during bypass procedures.
Contact Details: Dr Muditha Lansakara MBBS MS MRCS, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Clinical Supervisor and Head of the Department
mudithalansa@yahoo.co.in
+94718480625
Senior Medical Officer
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Asiri Kandy Hospital
08.2019 - Current
24 Hours per week
Emergency Medicine Capabilities:
As an emergency department medical officer at Asiri Hospital Kandy (ACHS-accredited, ACSQHC Standards), competent in managing high-acuity cases with proficiency in triage (ATS), resuscitation, multisystem emergencies and handing over protocol (ISBAR), aligning with Australasian standards. Skilled in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) and Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS®), lead trauma responses (fractures, dislocations, hemorrhagic shock) and acute cardiac/neurological emergencies (STEMI, acute stroke, severe sepsis). My procedural expertise includes emergency intubation, video laryngoscopy, central venous access, FAST/eFAST scan and ECG / X-Ray interpretation. Able to prioritise rapid decision making under pressure and seamless teamwork in resource-variable environments.
Coronary Care Unit (CCU) & Critical Cardiac Management (ACHS-accredited, ACSQHC Standards):
Acute management of high-risk cardiac patients (STEMI/NSTEMI, cardiogenic shock, arrhythmias), and post-cardiac arrest care. Perform advanced hemodynamic monitoring: Swan-Ganz catheter, echocardiography-guided resuscitation, lead rapid response, and emergency pacing/defibrillation in deteriorating patients.
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (ACHS-accredited, ACSQHC Standards):
Assisted diagnostic and interventional procedures: (primary/rescue PCI, complex bifurcation - CTO interventions/DCB), structural heart procedures (ASD device closure, PTMC). Experienced in device implantation (pacemakers, ICDs, CRT) and electrophysiology studies (EPS).
Cardiology Ward (General & Acute Cardiology) (ACHS-accredited, ACSQHC Standards):
Manage chronic and acute cardiology patients. Lead pre- and post-procedural care for patients undergoing cardiac interventions. Supervise stress testing (exercise/pharmacologic) and Holter/ambulatory ECG analysis.
Contact Details: Dr Tharinda Dalpethado, Medical Director, Asiri Hospital Kandy
tharinda.dalpethado@asiri.lk
+94771555378
Volunteer Public Health Practitioner, Community Health Advocate
Regional Directorate of Health Services Kandy
04.2012 - Current
Mobile Health Clinics:
Conducted free medical camps in rural and estate areas, providing essential healthcare services to underserved communities, including screening, treatment, and referrals.
Community-Led Disease Prevention:
Organised and led health education campaigns on infectious diseases, maternal-child health, and chronic disease prevention, empowering local communities with preventive healthcare knowledge.
Disaster Response:
Volunteered as an emergency physician with the Sri Lanka Red Cross during floods and landslides, delivering urgent medical care, triage, and public health support in disaster-affected regions.
Advocacy & Public Health Initiatives:
Collaborated with NGOs such as ADIC (Alcohol and Drug Information Centre) for anti-tobacco awareness programs and World Vision for maternal and child health initiatives, promoting policy-driven health improvements.
Senior Medical Officer
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, District General Hospital Kegalle, Ministry of Health
06.2009 - 04.2012
Full-time
Trauma Management:
Managed 530+ acute orthopaedics and trauma cases including complex fractures (open/closed/periarticular), dislocations (shoulder/hip/knee), polytrauma cases, spinal injuries (stable/unstable/cord compression emergencies), and liaised with emergency physicians/radiologists/ allied health teams for coordinated care in emergency settings, adhering standard trauma guidelines for resuscitation and prioritization.
Elective & Emergency Surgeries:
Assisted/performed 325+ major (joint replacements - THA, TKA, ORIF, IM nailing, ACL reconstruction, osteotomy, tumour resection), and minor (arthroscopic procedures, hand surgeries, stabilisation of simple fractures) orthopaedic procedures. Expertise in sterile techniques, preoperative planning and postoperative rehabilitation.
On-call Duties:
Participated first on-call trauma roster, handling acute presentations.
Medication Safety:
Ensured appropriate VTE prophylaxis post-fracture/arthroplasty, following standard guidelines.
Contact Details: Dr Arulkumaran Rajalingam MBBS MS MRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
kraul2004@yahoo.co.uk
+94762934903
Education
AMC Part 1 -
Australian Medical Council
Australia11-2024
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma - Diploma in Infectious Diseases And Global Health
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka01-2026
MBA - Business Administration/Healthcare Management
University of West London
United Kingdom10-2024
MBBS -
University of Ruhuna
Sri Lanka12-2006
MRSPH -
Royal Society For Public Health
United Kingdom12-2024
Skills
- Empathetic Patient Care
- Paediatric Care Expertise
- Informed Consent & Medication Safety
- Infection Control & Surgical Safety
- Attention to Detail
- Clinical Governance & Accountability
- Ethical Practice & Shared Decision-Making
- Research & Innovation
- Teamwork & Leadership
- Mentoring & Staff Development
- Effective Time Management
- Emergency Preparedness & Multitasking
- Effective Communication
- Physical Stamina & Emotional Resilience
- Public Health Advocacy
- Volunteer Skills & Contributions
Certification
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) USA
Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS®) USA
Psychological First Aid (PFA®) CAN
Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC®) SL
Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS®) AUS
Languages
English OET (Band B)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Research and Publications
Epicardial pacing post off-pump CABG: Is it necessary?
Suranga Wijesinghe1 , S Iddamalgoda1, N Dissanayake1, Muditha Lansakara1
Annual academic sessions of the Association of Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2025 (Oral presentation)
Analysis of referral patterns to cardiothoracic clinics – pre, during and post COVID: A comparative study done at the cardiothoracic unit, National hospital-Kandy, Sri Lanka.
K S Lakmali1, S Wijesinghe1 , S Iddamalgoda1, M N Lansakara1
Annual academic sessions of the Association of cardiothoracic and thoracic surgeons of Sri Lanka 2025 (Oral presentation)
How nutrition impacts Pre-CABG patients in Sri Lanka – Part I.
P M E D Jayaweera2, K S Lakmali1, M N Lansakara1, S Wijesinghe1
Sri Lankan Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery 2025 Volume 3 (Peer-reviewed journal)
How nutrition impacts Pre-CABG patients in Sri Lanka – Part II .
P M E D Jayaweera2, K S Lakmali1, S Wijesinghe1 , M N Lansakara1
Sri Lankan Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery 2025 Volume 3 (Peer-reviewed journal)
Common Symptom due to Uncommon Cause: Case of a Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Dushantha Madagedara1, Damith Nissanka1
Respiratory Treatment and Unit-II & Research Unit, National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Case studies journal 2024 (Peer-reviewed journal)
Mitral valve reoperation - The most challenging cases-how to manage?
Lansakara MN1, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Samarathunga N. P2
Sri Lanka College of Cardiology Annual Sessions 2023 (Oral presentation)
Health-related quality of life of the patients undergoing the OZAKI procedure for aortic valve reconstruction.
Lansakara MN1, Virajini K. Kumari2, Suranga Wijesinghe1
59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 (Oral presentation)
Treating elective and emergency aortic valve and root pathology with a similar technique, OZAKI combined the Bentall procedure.
Lansakara MN1, Virajini K. Kumari2, Suranga Wijesinghe1
59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 (Oral presentation)
A patient with mitral valve infective endocarditis, with successful mitral valve repair, had multiple septic embolisations at varying stages of the treatment course. (Case report).
S Iddamalgoda1, S Wijesinghe1, N Dissanayake1, Lansakara MN1
Sri Lankan Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery 2023 Volume 1 (Peer-reviewed journal)
A rare case of a middle-aged patient presenting with ALCAPA syndrome who underwent successful surgical correction. (Case report).
S Iddamalgoda1, S Wijesinghe1, K Virajini1, Lansakara MN1
Sri Lankan Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery 2023 Volume 1 (Peer-reviewed journal)
Dengue haemorrhagic fever, during the immediate postoperative period in a patient who had undergone mechanical aortic valve replacement. (Case report).
Lansakara MN1 S Wijesinghe1, K Thanesan1
Sri Lankan Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery 2023 Volume 1 (Peer-reviewed journal)
Mitral valve repair in patients with Infective Endocarditis.
Lansakara MN1, Suranga Wijesinghe1
Sri Lanka College of Cardiology Annual Sessions 2023 (Oral presentation)
Immediate outcome of the OZAKI procedure.
Lansakara MN1, K. Thanesan2, Virajini Kumudu1, Suranga Wijesinghe1
12th Annual Emirates Cardiac Society Conference 2022 (Poster presentation)
Evaluation of right atrial trans septal approach for mitral valve repair without a Mitral Valve retractor: single surgeon experience.
Muditha N. Lansakara1, K. Thanesan2, Suranga Wijesinghe1, K.P.V.K. Kumari1
CUGH annual conference 2022 (Oral presentation)
The impact of pre-operative anaemia on early post-operative outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Single surgeon, single center experience In Sri Lanka.
Pathiraja P.A.C.P1, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Thanesan K2, Pirasanna A3, Lansakara Muditha1
Kandy Society of Medicine Annual Conference 2021 (Oral presentation)
Analysis of functional recovery in patients with depressed myocardium undergoing surgical revascularisation, based on myocardial viability assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Lansakara L.H.M.N1, pathiraja P.A.C.P.2, Suranga Wijesinghe1
Kandy Society of Medicine Annual Conference 2021 (Oral presentation)
Incidence of acute kidney Injury after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: single surgeon experience at a single centre in Sri Lanka.
Pathiraja P.A.C.P2, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Nanayakkara N3, Lansakara L.H.M.M.N1
CUGH annual conference 2021 (Poster presentation)
Feasibility and outcome of cardiovascular surgeries combined with OZAKI procedure, single center, single surgeon experience.
M N Lansakara1, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , N Dissanayake1
Structural Heart 2021 (Peer-reviewed journal)
Approach to mitral valve repair in Infective endocarditis: a single-center, single-surgeon study .
D.M.S.N.B. Dissanayake1, Sahan Aluvihare1, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Muditha Lansakara1
SLCC annual academic sessions 2020 (Oral presentation)
Incidence of acute kidney Injury after coronary artery bypass grafting: single surgeon, single center experience in Sri Lanka.
Pathiraja P.A.C.P.2, Nanayakkara N.2, Lansakara M.N.1, Suranga Wijesinghe1
WCN annual conference 2020 (Poster presentation)
Results of coronary artery bypass grafting with or without coronary endarterectomy for diffuse coronary artery disease, single surgeon experience.
M Lansakara1, A Abeywickrama1, S Dharmarathne2, S Aluvihare1, S Wijesinghe1
32ndannual conference - EACTS 2018 (Poster presentation)
Mitral valve repair, single surgeon's experience at teaching hospital, Kandy Sri Lanka.
M N Lansakara1, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Neranga P. Samarathunge1, Indrajith Sumanasekara1
Heart Valve Society Annual Conference USA 2018 (Poster presentation)
Analysis of failures and reasons in mitral valve repairs, a single surgeon's experience from a developing country.
Muditha Lansakara1, Neranga Samaratunge2, Suranga Wijesinghe1, Indrajith Sumanasekara1
Heart Valve Society Annual Conference USA 2018 (Poster presentation)
Aortic valve replacement with a partial sternotomy: A single surgeon's experience from the hill country.
Lansakara MN1, Wijethunga A2, Suranga Wijesinghe1
Sri Lanka Heart Association Annual Academic Sessions 2015 (Oral presentation)
Epicardial pacing wires after off-pump coronary bypass graft: Not a must; Single center, single surgeon, cross-sectional study.
Lansakara M.N1, Dissanayake P1, Suranga Wijesinghe1 , Pirasanna A2
Sri Lanka Heart Association Annual Academic Sessions 2015 (Oral presentation)
Effect of internal mammary artery graft preparation by “organic-bath technique” with the usage of Verapamil-GTN solution-Single center experience .
Muditha Lansakara1, Sahan Aluvihare1, Suranga Wijesinghe1
Sri Lanka Heart Association Annual Academic Sessions 2015 (Oral presentation)
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Hospitalisation in Parkinson's Disease , Parkinson's Foundation, USA, July 15, 2025
- Medical Respite Care: Harm Reduction , NHCHC USA, July 05, 2025
- Medical Respite Care: Introduction to Behavioural Health , NHCHC USA, July 05, 2025
- Fundamentals of Parkinson's for Professionals , Parkinson's Foundation USA, July 04, 2025
- Hand Hygiene RACS Online Module , Hand Hygiene Australia, June 18, 2025
- Symposium on Airway Disease , Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists and KSM, NHK, Sri Lanka, June 30, 2025
- End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) - Modules 1-14 , ELLC, QUT, Australia June 2025
- Wolters Kluwer UpToDate® - 50.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (Jan 08, 2024 - May 09, 2025)
- Using My Health Record in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service , Australian Digital Health Agency, May 2025
- Using My Health Record in Diagnostic Imaging Certification , Australian Digital Health Agency, May 2025
- Digital Health Security Awareness Certification , Australian Digital Health Agency, May 2025
- My Health Record in Emergency Departments Certification , Australian Digital Health Agency, May 2025
- Dementia Training for First Responders , Dementia Training Australia, April 2025
- Caring for LGBTI People with Dementia , Dementia Training Australia, April 2025
- Body Weight and Cancer – Self-paced module , IARC Learning and Capacity-Building Branch, WHO Academy, May 2025
- Joint Academic Session – Tuberculosis , Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists and KSM, NHK, Sri Lanka, April 2025
- Workshop on Thoracic Ultrasound , Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists, NHRD Welisara, Sri Lanka, February 2025
- Symposium on Tuberculosis , Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists & KSM, NHK, Sri Lanka, July 2024
- Respire 2024 – 14th Annual Academic Sessions , Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists, Sri Lanka, February 2024
- Workshop on Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery , ACTSSL & Medtronic, SJH, Sri Lanka, January 2024
- Bengaluru OZAKI summit , Karnataka Medical Council, SJICSR, India, May 2023
- Wolters Kluwer UpToDate® - 39.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (Sep 23, 2023 – Jan 07, 2024)
- How to Image Patients Referred for Tricuspid Regurgitation Transcatheter Interventions
- EBAC® (ID: 2022-EPN-4111000-000), Paris, France, January 2023
- DK Crush for Distal LM Bifurcation: Pearls and Pitfalls , EBAC® (ID: 2022-EPN-3721000-000), Paris, France, January 2023
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA)
European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
REFERENCES
Dr Muditha Lansakara
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Clinical Supervisor and Head of the Department
National Hospital Kandy
Ministry of Health
Sri Lanka
mudithalansa@yahoo.co.in
+94718480625
Prof Dushantha Madegedara
Consultant Pulmonologist
National Hospital Kandy
Ministry of Health
Sri Lanka
dmadegedara@yahoo.com
dmadegedara@wyb.ac.lk
+94777840114
VERIFICATION STATEMENT
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Suranga Dinesh Wijesinghe Kaluarachchige
Timeline
Senior Medical Officer
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Asiri Kandy Hospital
08.2019 - Current
Senior Medical Officer/Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Hospital Kandy, Ministry of Health
04.2012 - Current
Volunteer Public Health Practitioner, Community Health Advocate
Regional Directorate of Health Services Kandy
04.2012 - Current
Senior Medical Officer
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, District General Hospital Kegalle, Ministry of Health
06.2009 - 04.2012
AMC Part 1 -
Australian Medical Council
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma - Diploma in Infectious Diseases And Global Health
University of Colombo
MBA - Business Administration/Healthcare Management
University of West London
MBBS -
University of Ruhuna
MRSPH -
Royal Society For Public Health
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