dr-nilanka perera

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

 

Dr. Nilanka Perera

Dr. Nilanka Perera MBBS, MD(Col), MRCP(UK), DPhil(Oxon)

Head - Senior Lecturer Grade II and Consultant Physician
Department of Medicine

Telephone - Office : +94 11 2758000 Ext: 4301     
E-mail : nilanka.dushani@gmail.com

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • ER stress
  • Infectious diseases
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

 

AWARDS

2007 Professor M.T.M. Jiffry Gold Medal for best performance at Final MBBS
2007 Professor Dayasiri Fernando gold medal for best performance in Surgery at Final MBBS
2007 Gold Medal for Clinical Paediatrics for best performance in Paediatric at Final MBBS
2013 John F Stokes gold medal for best performance in MD (Medicine)
2013 P.T. De Silva gold medal for best performance in the clinical component of MD (Medicine)
2014 Dr. E.M. Wijerama award for the best oral presentation at the 47th Annual Academic sessions, CCP, Sri Lanka.
2015 2015 Commonwealth scholarship
2019 President's award for scientific research

 

 

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  1. N Perera, J L Miller, N Zitzmann. The role of the unfolded protein response in dengue virus pathogenesis. Cell Micobiol 2017; 19 (5). doi 10.1111/cmi.12734
  2. A Sayce, F Martinez Estrada, B Tyrrell, N Perera, M Hill, R Dwek, J Miller, N Zitzmann. Pathogen-induced inflammation is attenuated by the iminosugar MON-DNJ via modulation of the unfolded protein response. Immunology 2021 Jul 20. doi 10.1111/imm.13393
  3. N Perera. Diagnosis of COVID-19: The present and the future. Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2020;51(1): 48-52. doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v51i1.7887
  4. PMW Madanayake, AEU Jayawardena, SL Wijekoon, N Perera, JKP Wanigasuriya. Fluid requirement in adult dengue haemorrhagic fever patients during the critical phase of the illness: an observational study. BMC Infectious diseases 2021 (1): 1-6. doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05971-6.
  5. A Bandara, G Kalaivarny, N Perera, J Indrakumar. Aseptic meningitis as the initial presentation of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Tarassovi: two case reports and a literature review. BMC infectious diseases 21 (1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06200-w.
  6. Chandimani M Undugodage, Upul Dissanayake, PG Kumara, Bodhika Samarasekera, Lakmini Yapa, Osanda Chathuranga Dissanayake, Daminda Domingoarachchi, Dilshan Priyankara, Kanishka Seneviratne, Ranjan Ganagama, WK Wickramasinghe, Samiddhi Samarakoon, KDP Wijesinghe, WMUS Wijemanne, UHC Sandaruwan, Rajalingam Niranjan, Priyantha DK Illeperuma, HPM Thenuwara, GA Amashakya, Hasarah Dakshi Dasanayake, DASC Jayasooriya, BS Kalubandara, MDDNC Madurawala, Thushanthy Prasath, Nilanka Perera. Reactogenicity Following the First Dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2: A Multicenter Observational Study. Pre-print from SSRN. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3845379. Awaiting publication.
  7. N.D. Perera, K.M.Bandara, I.R. Ranasinghe, S.B. Gunatilake. Comparison of risk factors, severity and outcome between lacunar and non-lacunar stroke in a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka: A descriptive study. Ceylon Medical journal 2015; 60:103-106. DOI 10.4038/cmj.v60i3.8190
  8. N Perera, J Indrakumar, W.V. Abeysinghe, V. Fernando, W.M.C.K. Samaraweera, J.S. Lawrence. Non alcoholic fatty liver disease increases the mortality from acute coronary syndrome: an observational study from Sri Lanka. BMC Cardiovascular disorders 2016; 16:37. DOI 10.1186/s12872-016-0212-8
  9. B.G.A. Rathnamali, G. Samarajiwa, D.D.K. Abeyratne, G.N.D. Perera, S.B. Gunatilake. Acute kidney injury following ingestion of plate developer (sodium metasilicate): a case report. BMC research notes 2016; 9:412. Doi 10.1186/s13104-016-2225-x
  10. G.N.D. Perera, V. Navarathnarajah, W.G.C. Pradeep, W.D.D. Priyankara, A. Kulatunga. Assessment of factors relating to screening of diabetes complications in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus during follow up: A descriptive study in Sri Lanka. Journal of diabetology 2015; 3:1
  11. S.B. Gunatilake, N.D. Perera, K.M. Bandara, A.U. Pathirana, A.G.S. Asiri, M.T.M. Riffsy. Non motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease: experience from a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology 2014 ; 3:5-11
  12. J Pushpakumara, T Prasath, G Samarajiwa, S Priyadarshani, N Perera, J Indrakumar. Myocarditis causing severe heart failure – an unusual early manifestation of leptospirosis: a case report. BMC Research notes 2015; 8:80. DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1031-1.
  13. G N D Perera, L D Dias, A Kulatunga, E Corea, J Masakorala. A case Report of Melioidosis. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases. Vol.2(1) 2012: 47-51
  14. G N D Perera, A Kulatunga, D N Samarasekera. Prosthetic valve endocarditis precipitating bleeding from small bowel angiodysplasia: A case report. Galle Medical Journal 2012;vol 17(2): 37-38
  15. G N D Perera, D A S Jayasinghe, L D Dias, A Kulatunga. Bronchiectasis and hoarseness of voice in Takayasu arteritis : A rare presentation.BMC Research Notes 2012;5:447
  16. Nilanka Perera. Picture Quiz. Journal of the Ceylon college of physicians 2013; 44-47. DOI 10.4038/jccp.v44i1-2.7701

 

 

ABSTRACTS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

  1. Nilanka Perera, J L Miller, N Zitzmann. The antiviral effects of iminosugars on dengue virus infected monocyte-derived dendritic cells. 5th Pandengue conference, Galveston, USA (2018).
  2. Nilanka Perera, J L Miller, N Zitzmann. The antiviral effects of 2THO DNJ, EOO DNJ, NN DNJ and NN DGJ on dengue virus infected dendritic cells. 2nd International Meeting on Arbovirus and vectors (IMAV), Glasgow, UK (2017).
  3. S B Gunatilake, G N D Perera, K M Bandara, A U Pathirana, A G S Asiri, M T M Riffsy. Non Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson Disease: Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 14th Asian Oceanian Congress of Neurology, Macao (2014).
  4. S B Gunatilake, G N D Perera, K M Bandara, A U Pathirana, A G S Asiri, M T M Riffsy. Demographic Factors and Patient Characteristics in Parkinson Disease: An Observational Study in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 14th Asian Oceanian Congress of Neurology, Macao (2014).
  5. G N D Perera, K M Bandara, I Ranasinghe, S B Gunatilake. Comparison of risk factors, severity and outcome between Lacunar and non-Lacunar stroke. Proceedings of the 14th Asian Oceanian Congress of Neurology, Macao (2014).