Rukshani Gunaratne

Post-MD Senior Registrar with expertise across General Paediatrics, Neonatology, Paediatric Neurology, and PICU in tertiary referral centres. Actively drives undergraduate/postgraduate teaching, research, and quality improvement. Special interests in Paediatric Neurology, Neurodevelopment, and Childhood Sleep Medicine.

Senior Registrar in General Paediatrics - National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka - Kandy, Sri Lanka

• Deliver specialist inpatient and outpatient General Paediatrics care at a leading tertiary referral centre in Sri Lanka
• Lead clinical teaching sessions and mentorship for junior medical officers and undergraduate students
• Drive audit and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and care standards

Senior Registrar in Paediatrics - Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo - Colombo, Sri Lanka

Post-MD training specialization

• Complete advanced Post-MD training encompassing Neonatology, Paediatric Neurology, Child Psychiatry, and Paediatric Intensive Care
• Conduct and contribute to research projects, life support training programmes, and postgraduate education activities
• Develop subspecialty competencies in EEG interpretation, therapeutic hypothermia, and invasive/non-invasive ventilation

Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Paediatrics - University of Colombo (2025)

Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) - Paediatrics - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2021 - 2026)

Postgraduate Programme - Paediatric Nutrition - Boston University School of Medicine (2022)

MBBS - Medicine - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2016)

Certificate Course - Genomic Technologies in Clinical Diagnostics - St George's, University of London (2017)