Dr. (Mrs). M. Sooriyakanthan

Dr. (Mrs). M. Sooriyakanthan

BVSc (Peradeniya), PGD in Medical Physiology (Colombo), Ph.D. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

Head and Senior Lecturer (Grade I),
Department of Physiology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jaffna

smathanki@univ.jfn.ac.lk
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University of Jaffna

  • Senior Lecturer (Grade –I): 03 September 2023- up to date
  • Pre-clinical coordinator: 08 May 2024 – up to date
  • Student counsellor: 27 March 2024- up to date
  • Head, Dept. of Physiology: 17June 2021- up to date
  • Acting Head, Dep. Of Physiology: 17 May 2021 – 16 June 2021
  • Senior Lecturer (Grade –II): July 2020- 02 September 2023
  • Lecturer (Probationary): Sept 2012- July 2020
  • Lecturer: July 2010 – Aug 2012
  • Student Counselor: 16 July 2021 – 07 March 2023
  • Editor, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna – 2022

 

Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL)

  • Executive Committee member- 2022 & 2023
  • Committee member of Quiz committee of PSSL- 2022 & 2023
B. VSc 2007 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Physiology 2016 Post Graduate Institute on Medicine- University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
PhD 2020 University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Journal Full Text Published
  1. Mathanki Sooriyakanthan, Mark W Orme,Kanagasabai Sivapalan,Gowry Selvaratnam,Sally J. Singh and Savithri Wimalasekera A feasibility trial of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD in a low resource setting: Jaffna Sri Lanka BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2022) 22: 302, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02092-x
  2. Sooriyakanthan M, Aravinthan V, Kajananan S, Thuvaraka P, Nimalan S, Sivapalan K. Simple visual, choice and discrimination reaction times of young adults and correlation with intelligence quotient and working memory. Jaffna Medical Journal, 2019; 2: 21-25.

  3. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Establishment of reference norms for lung function parameters of healthy Sri Lankan Tamils. Pulmonary Medicine, 2019. Article ID 2169627, 8 pages.

  4. M Sooriyakanthan, N Vasikaran, A Puvana, K Shobijah, MPF Nusra, K Sivapalan.  Reference values for Blood Pressure of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2018; 48: 257-264.

  5. Shobijah K, Vasikaran N, Puvana A, Nusra MPF, Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K. Peak expiratory flow rate of healthy Sri Lankan tamil children in Jaffna district. Indian J of Physiol and Pharmacol.2017; 61(4): 333-339.

  6. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Kinthusa S, Nishanthy V, Dilani M. Effect of dual- tasking on Visual and Auditory simple reaction times. Indian J of Physiol and Pharmacol 2015; 59(2)194-198. 

  7. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Thuvarathipan R. Lung function parameters of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil young adults. Ceylon Medical Journal 2014; 59 (2): 49-53. 
Presentation at International conferences published as abstracts
  1. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K, Selvaratnam G, Sally Singh Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients in low resource setting in Sri Lanka  10th World Conference of IPCRG, May 2021 (Award-winning abstract presentation).

  2. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Development and validation of reference equations for lung function in healthy Sri Lankan Tamils- Presented at weekly clinical webinar series of IPCRG, July 2020.

  3. Sooriyakanthan M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Establishment of normal lung function parameters in adult Sri Lankan Tamil population. ICMA, Faculty of Graduate Studies, USJP. Aug 2018.

  4. Balasubramanim M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Spirometric values of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil children aged 14-20 years in Northern Province of Sri Lanka: A preliminary results.1 st IPCRG south Asian Scientific conference. 3-5 th August 2017. Pp 45.

  5. Balasubramanim M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Preliminary results on lung function parameters of Sri Lankan Tamil adults in Northern Province. SAAPCON- 2016, poster session 1/28, Nov 10-12, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal. pp 249.

  6. Vasikaran N, Puvana A, Shobijah K, Balasubramanim M, Nusra MPF, Sivapalan K. Reference values for blood pressure of healthy Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district. SAAPCON- 2016, poster sesseion 2/08, Nov 10-12, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal. pp 269.
Presentation at National conferences published as abstracts
  1. Aravinthan V, Kajananan S, Thuvaraka P, Nimalan S, Sooriyakanthan M, Sivapalan K. Simple visual, simple auditory, choice and discrimination reaction times of young adults and correlation of reaction times with intelligence quotient and working memory. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 24-25 November 2017, p 42.

  2. Sooriyakanthan M, Achutan K, Prasath P, Pranavan S, Kapilesan P, Sivapalan K. Comparision of body fat estimated by skin fold thickness and bioelectrical impedance and correlatin with obesity indicators in students at Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. JMA annual session 2017. Pp41

  3. Shobijah K, Vasikaran N, Puvana A, Nusra MPF, Balasubramanim M, Sivapalan K. A normogram for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Sri Lankan Tamil children in Jaffna district. Jaffna Medical Association. Annual Scientific sessions 2016, July 29-31 st, pp 60-61.

  4. Balasubramanim M, Wimalasekera SW, Sivapalan K. Peak expiratory flow rate of Sri Lankan Tamil adults aged between 20 to 60 years in Jaffna district- A preliminary finding. Proceedings of the Scientific sessions 2016 FMS, USJP in collaboration with SJGH, pp 8.

  5. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Tharsha J, Sivatharushan V, Nishanthy V, Dialnai M, Kinthusa S. Blood pressure values of Sri Lankan Tamils living in Jaffna district. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 27-28 November 2015, p 23.

  6. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Gunarajasingam D, Wimalasekera SW. Correlation of performance between viva and SEQ in Physiology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 27-28 November 2015, p 23.

  7. Balasubramaniam M, Arujun R, Sivapalan K, Keshavaraj A. Normative median and ulnar nerve conduction parameters in young adults. Poster presentation at the 9 th Annual academic sessions of the Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists. 20-22 November 2015, pp 45-46.

  8. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Keshavaraj A. Ulnar nerve conduction parameters and the effect of age and gender on conduction velocity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22 November 2014, p 19.

  9. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K. Lung function parameters of Muslim students at University of Jaffna. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22 November 2013, p 19.

  10. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Thuvarathipan R, Arjun R. Lung function parameters of Tamil students at Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Presented at Regional Meeting of the Physiological society of Sri Lanka. 29 th June 2013. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22.

  11. Arujun R, Sivapalan K, Keshavaraj A, Balasubramaniam M. Overview of neurological investigations carried out at department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Presented at Regional Meeting of the Physiological society of Sri Lanka. 29 th June 2013. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka. 21-22 November 2013.November 2013, p 22.

  12. Balasubramaniam M, Sivapalan K, Thuvarathipan R. A comparison of two different instruments for measuring peak expiratory flow: Asma PLAN Peak Flow Meter versus Micro Quark Electronic Spirometer.  Proceeding of the Jaffna Science Association, 17-19 April 2013, 20(1), p 21.

 

Health Report
  1. Mc Donnell J, Orme M, Houchen–Wolloff L, Baxter N, Barnard A, Correia de Sousa J, Tsiligianni l, Gardiner N, Akylbekov A, Mirzalieva G, Mademilov M, Sooronbaev T, Kasiita R , Katagira W, Kirenga B, Wimalasekera S, Amarasekara T, Sooriyakanthan M, Karunatilake R , Ishrat R, Ahmed O, Hanif H, Dixit P, Talwar D, Sahasrabudhe S, Bhakare M, Salvi S, J Singh S The RECHARGE-IPCRG ‘Teach the Teacher’ programme: building capacity for pulmonary rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries Journal of global health Reports. October 28, 2022.
Symposium Presentation
  1. Sooriyakanthan M Reference ranges in interpretation of pulmonary function and role of pulmonary rehabilitation. Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka, Virtual Congress – 2021

 

Research Grants:
  1. Jaffna University Research Grant-2015
  2. UGC -Research Grant-2015
  3. National Institute for health Research (17/63/20) using UK aid- for the publication in BMC pulmonary Medicine)

 

Awards:
  1. Best presentation award -Jaffna Medical Association 2016
  2. Best presentation award-1st South Asian Conference of International Primary Care Respiratory group-2017
  3. Award winning abstract (within top 3) at the IPCRG World Conference-2020
  1. Lung function tests
  2. Pulmonary rehabilitation