Department of Medical Laboratory Science

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Dr. W. Kudagammana


Official Address :

Department of Medical Laboratory Science,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Peradeniya,
Augusta Hill, Sri Amarawansa Mawatha
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka


Email :

wasanakudagammana@yahoo.co.uk


Telephone :

+94812385557 (Home)

+9477398137(Mobile)




  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  • Postgraduate Diploma (Medical Microbiology)
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • Lecturer & Medical Microbiologist, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya.

  • Senior Registrar in Microbiology,Teaching Hospital Kandy,Sri Lanka

  • Registrar- MD dissertation,Faculty of Medicine,University of Peradeniya

  • Medical officer – Diploma trainee ,Department of Parasitology at Faculties of Medicine, Universities of Colombo, Ruhuna& Peradeniya, Medical Research Institute, Sri Lanka.

  • Lecturer & Medical Microbiologist, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya (Present)



  • Life Member of Sri Lanka Medical Association
  • Member of Sri Lanka Government Medical Officers Association
  • Life Member of Sri Lanka Society for Microbiology
  • Life Member of Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists


  • The forth International Medical Congress and a workshop organized on Sperm processing, cryopreservstion; organized by Peradeniya Medical School Alumni Association and Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  • 27th Annual Academic Sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine.

  • Pre-congress Workshop on Mechanical Ventilation, for the 11th annual scientific sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians.

  • Continuous Positive Air Way Pressure – Ventilation workshop: conducted by Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka in collaboration with WHO Collaborating Centre for training of research in new borne care, All India Institute Of Medical Science.

  • How to get your research published; workshop organized by the PGIM, University of Colombo.

  • Use of Molecular Methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases, workshop organized by Sri Lanka society for Microbiology

  • WHO and Medical Research Institute collaborated Consultative meeting on "Hepatitis B & C infections"

  • Fifth Annual Academic Sessions Of Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists

  • Sixth Annual Academic Sessions Of Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists

  • Advances in Immunology: implications for vaccinations organized for 127th Anniversary International Medical Congress of SLMA

  • RSymposium on Vaccine; organized by the Vaccine Forum of Sri Lanka

  • Workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysis: organized by Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya

  • Pre-congress workshop on Zoonotic Diseases organized for One Health International Conference

  • H D W S Jayawardana (Kudagammana), S T Kudagammana, Ishani Rodrigo:Knowledge About Folic Acid During Pregnancy Among Health Care Workers In Two Teaching Hospitals Of Sri Lanka. Abstracts presented at Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2004

  • S T Kudagammana, H D W S Jayawardana (Kudagammana): Pilot Study On Monteleukast Prophylaxis On Children With ModerartePersistantAsthama. Abstract presented at Uva Medical Society Annual Sessions, 2008

  • H D W S Kudagammana, V Thevanesam, H M Wijedasa, P I Jayasekera, Pilot study on Identification Of Fungi In Bat Guano In Peradeniya Sri Lanka. Abstract presented at Annual Conference and Scientific Sessions of Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology, 2013.

  • H D W S Kudagammana, M kothalawala, K Arulampalam, SWeerakoon, A L Thennegedara, M Smarathunga, L K G Nandanie, P M A prasanna: A Study On Clinical Features, Epidemiological Factors And Response To Standard Therapy In Infective Endocarditis. Abstract presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Kandy society of Medicine, 2014.

  • H D W S Kudagammana, F Noordeen, V Thevanesam, Daniel Chu, J S M Peiris, N B Eriyagama, P M G A Jayawardana: Detection Of Corona Viruses In Guano Of The Indian Flying Fox(PteropusGigantieus) In Sri Lanka. Abstract presented at One Health International Conference, 2014