Academic Qualifications

• MBBS / 1991 / North Colombo Medical College / Sri Lanka

Professional Qualifications

• Intern Medical officer in medicine and surgery and thereafter Medical officer at Polonnaruwa general hospital (19.03.1992 – 30.06.1993)
• Demonstrator in the department of Community Medicine North Colombo Medical College (01.07.93 – 31.12.94)
• Registrar in General Medicine (01.01.1995 – 25.12.1995) at Colombo University Medical Unit National Hospital of Sri Lanka.
• Registrar in Cardiology, Neurology (3months each), Chest Medicine, Dermatology, Rheumatology and rehabilitation and Psychiatry (each 6 weeks) from January 1996- December 1996)
• Lecturer in Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Sri Jayewardenepura (26.12.1995)
• Senior Lecturer in Medicine University of Sri Jayewardenepura (1999)
• Senior Registrar in Medicine at University Medical Unit NHSL Colombo 1997-1998
• Honorary research fellow in cardiology, Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne UK 1998- 1999. This is an overseas component of post MD training.
• Honorary consultant Physician Colombo South Teaching hospital 1999 to this date
• Member of the editorial Board of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2006-2009 and from December 2015- to date.
• Chairperson cardiovascular module in the new curriculum for the undergraduate MBBS students USJP – 2006 – todate – responsible for planning, development and implementation of new cardiovascular curriculum module.
• Member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA)
• Council Member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2003
• Council member of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2005, 2009 and 2017
• Secretary of the Board of Study in Medicine, Postgraduate institute of Medicine Colombo for 3 years (2006-2009)
• Member of the Board of Study in Medicine 2006 – 2012 and 2017
• Member of the specialty Board in Msc Bioinformatics 2008
• Member of the newly formed Specialty Board of Study in Emergency Medicine 2013-2015.
• Professor in Medicine (merit) November 2009
• Senior Professor in November 2019
• Head Department of Medicine from 1st July 2017
• Member of the research committee of the USJP 2018 January.

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• Registered at the Sri Lanka Medical Council (registration number 10135)
• Board Certified as Specialist Physician in General Medicine in 1999
• Fellow of the Ceylon College of Physicians 1999
• Member of the Royal College of Physician UK (MRCP) – 1999
• Member of the American College of Physicians 2008
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 2009
• International associate member of the American College of Cardiology
• Honorary research fellow in cardiology, Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne UK 1998-1999.
• Member of the editorial Board of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2006-2009 and from December 2015- todate.
• Member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA)
• Council Member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2003
• Council member of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2005, 2009 and 2017
• Secretary of the Board of Study in Medicine, Postgraduate institute of Medicine Colombo for 3 years (2006-2009)
• Member of the Board of Study in Medicine 2006 – 2012 and 2017
• Member of the specialty Board in Msc Bioinformatics 2008
• Member of the newly formed Specialty Board of Study in Emergency Medicine 2013-2015.
• Member of the research committee of the USJP 2018 January.

Awards

• University of Sri Jayewardenepura medical(USJP) exhibition golden jublee – vedesa 2009. Award for Bestacademic stall was awarded to cardiovascular system module which was designed, constructed and operated under my leadership.

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Research Interests

• General internal Medicine with a special interest in Cardiovascular Medicine

ORCID ID and Link

https://orcid.org/0000000219165409

Google Scholar Link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=anoeDjkAAAAJ

Research Gate Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jegarajah-Indrakumar

Publications and Scientific Communications

• Management of Infective Endocarditis. Indrakumar. Sri Lanka Prescriber, September-December 2002, Volume 10, No 3 and 4
• Teaching communication skills to medical undergraduates at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. S T Kathriarachi, I K Wimalaratne, M S A Perera, Indrakumar. Sri Lanka Family Physician 2000;Vol 23:1:26-31.
• A Modified HPLC method for routine laboratory measurement of total homocysteine. P P R Perera, Indrakumar. Vidyo.J.Sc Vol 12. No 1,2004
• Use of Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular complications among diabetic patients. Sri Lanka Family Physician.2007, 28.65-66. J.Indrakumar, Dedigama M.C,  Jayaratne S.D.
• Pre-hospital management of Acute Myocardial Infarction. . Sri Lanka Family Physician. 2007, 27, 90-91. Indrakumar J. Dedigama M.C.  Dissanayake A.S.  
• Glycaemic status of patients with Acute coronary syndrome on admission” MGCP Marasinghe, Indrakumar J Sri Lanka Journal of Critical Care.2009, Volume 1. No 1
• Prevalence of Anemia among patients with heart failure in University Medical Unit Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Accepted for publication in Sri Lanka Family Physician.2008 J. Indrakumar. C.  Dedigama.  
• Two patients with co-infection of chikungunya and dengue. J Indrakumar, T Kumanan. Sri Lanka Family Physician 2006;27.1:45-46
• Nosocomial infective endocarditis due to retained guide wire. N Weerasuriya, J Indrakumar, K V Kamaladasa, U C L Hewage. Ceylon Medical Journal 2002; 47.4:141-142
• Management of severe sepsis. T Kumanan, J Indrakumar. Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2008/09, 40, 22-24.
• An unusual presentation of hypothyroidism. J Indrakumar, M G C P Marasinghe. M Ekanayake, S B Gunatilleka. Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2008/09, 40, 25-26.  
• An unusual initial presentation of a patient with atrial myxoma. Indrakumar, M.N.M Rushdie, S.B. Gunatilake (Accepted for publication for the next issue of Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine).
• Clinical Profile and Psychological effects of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Suburban teaching hospital in Sri Lanka. Indrakumar, N. Sandakumari, P. P. R Perera, S. Kathriarachchi.. Sri Lankan Family Physician 2009 -2010 ;30,1, 46-49
• Uncommon Presentation of hypereosinophilic syndrome. J Rajkanna, J.Indrakumar, Kamaladasa, C C Kariyawasam. The Ceylon Medical Journal 2009; 54, 3:96-97 
• “The role of a clinical teacher in the context of changing medical education in Sri Lanka”. J Indrakumar. S B Gunatilake. Galle Medical Journal 2010; 15, 1, 25-27.
• An Uncommon complication of Salmonella A Infection. Dr S Subasinghe, Dr J Indrakumar. The Ceylon Medical Journal 2010; 55, 2:56-57.
• Study on factors affecting safe motherhood Dr Mrs U M N K Ranawaka, Dr P Wijegunaratne, Dr J Indrakumar 1994 –UNICEF grant Department of Community Medicine NCMC (published only as a report to UNICEF)
• Hyperdense middle artery sign. S B Gunatillake, M Ekanayake, J Indrakumar. The Ceylon Medical Journal 2010; 55, 2:58-59
• Hyperhomocystienaemia and ischaemic heart disease in Sri Lanka: more a problem in the young than elderly? P P R Perera, A R Wickramasinghe, J Indrakumar, H Peiris. The Ceylon Journal of Medical Science 2010; 53, 1 and 2, 15-21
• Acute staphylococcal endocarditis following dengue haemorrhagic fever. Samarasinghe H D, Indrakumar J, Gunatillake S B. Galle Medical Journal 2012; Vol 17: No 2:33-34
• Resolution of clinical and MRI abnormalities in osmotic demyelination syndrome- do corticosteroids have a potentially beneficial therapeutic effect? H Gunasekera, J Indrakumar . Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology, 2012, 1, 43-44.
• Streptokinase in STEMI: ninety minute ECG for ST resolution; experience in an acute medical unit. Padmalal Gurugama, Ann Thushara Matthias, Jeyanthi Rajakanna. Thambiah Kandeepan, J Indrakumar, Saman B Gunatillake. Jounal of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2012, Vol 43. Nos1&2, 32-36
• Competency of final year medical students in ECG Interpretation- an experience of a medical school in South Asia. Anne Thushara Matthias, J Indrakumar. Asian Student Medical Journal 13:1, 2013
• Factors influencing self-management of Diabetes Mellitus; a review article. G. Kisokanth, S. Prathapan , J, Indrakumar, J, Joseph. Journal of Diabetology, October 2013; 3:1.
• Electrocardiogram artifact caused by rigors mimicking narrow complex tachycardia: a case report. Anne Thushara Matthias, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/7/80/Jegarajah Indrakumar BMC Research Notes.2014, 7:80. DOI: 10.1186/10.1186/1756-0500-7-80
  URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/7/80
• Ventricular trigeminy in a patient with serologically confirmed dengue haemorrhagic fever. International Archives of Medicine 2014,7:28 doi:10.1186/1755-7682-7-28. Anne Thushara Matthias, Jegarajah Indrakumar Saman B Gunatilake
• Patients with diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital; Their knowledge on disease, treatments and complications. Kishokanth G, Prathaban S, Indrakumar J, JosephJ.International Journal of Current Research Vol. 6, Issue 7, pp. 7487-7492, 2014
• Osteomyelitis of the humerus as the initial presentation of Diabetes Mellitus; A.L.L. Roshan, A.T. Matthias, Indrakumar. Journal of Diabetology, October 2014; 3:5
• Myocarditis causing severe heart failure – an unusual early manifestation of leptospirosis: a case report Jagath Pushpakumara, Thushanthy Prasath, Ganaja Samarajiwa, Sugandika Priyadarshani, Nilanka Perera, Jegarajah Indrakumar. BMC research notes (2015) 8:80
• Secondary dengue fever with normal platelet count- case report. T Prasath, G N D Perera, J Indrakumar. Sri Lanka Family Physician, 2011-2012, 31, 51-52
• Clinical diagnosis of junior doctors- how confident they are? Sudusinghe D H, Indrakumar J. South East Asian Journal of Medical Education. Vol 8 no 1 2014.
• A case of severe hyperkalaemia presenting with cardiac arrythmias: An uncommon initial manifestation of chronic kidney disease D H Sudusinghe, J Indrakumar. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 2015; 2: E14- 1-5
• Self- Management of diabetes mellitus among tamils in the Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. A qualitative study.G Kisokanth, S Prathapan, J Indrakumar, J Joseph. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition. 15(5):455-460, 2016.
• Does Nurse case management improve the health care outcomes of patients with Non Communicable diseases- A narrative review. Int J Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders. 1(2) Review article. http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2380-548X.110. Kishokanth G, Prathapan S, Indrakumar J, Joseph J
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases increase the mortality from acute coronary syndrome. An observational study from Sri Lanka. Nilanka Perera, Jegarajah Indrakumar, Waruni Vijitha Abeysinghe, Vihangi Fernando, M. C. K. Samaraweera, and Jayamal Sanjaya Lawrence. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2016; 16: 37.
• Case Report. A thirty one year old man with co-infection of malaria and dengue. B Rathypriya, S Maathury, MC Wickramasinghe, J Indrakumar. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017 Vol.7 (1):63-65
• Clozapine induced pancytopenia leading to severe sepsis: an unusual early complication. J Pushpakumara. P Karunarathna, S Sivathirn, A Liyanage, J Indrakumar. BMC Research notes 2015 8:792
• MTHFR C677T and A1298C Gene Polymorphisms and Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) in a Sri Lankan Population – A Preliminary Study. Rasika Perera, Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena, Jegarajah Indrakumar, Hemantha Peiris. Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences. Vol 5(1), February 2017, pp-1-8
• Factors associated with good glycemic control among Tamil patients with type II diabetes mellitus: a case control study. Kisokanth G, Prathapan S, Indrakumar J, Joseph J. Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel 2016; 11(3).
• How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? A descriptive study. Kisokanth G, Prathapan S, Indrakumar J, Joseph J, Arulanandem K Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and metabolism 2017; 7 (1): 8 -12.
• New oral anticoagulants in clinical practice – time to replace warfarin? J Indrakumar. Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2017, 48, 41-45
• Physical activity levels of patients prior to acute coronary syndrome – experience at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. A.T Matthias, D K N de Silva, J Indrakumar, S B Gunatilleke. Indian Heart Journal. Accepted for publication 22^nd August 2017
• Non dialytic management of acute life threatening hyperkalaemia in an elderly patient with chronic kidney disease. Mathury S, Wickramasinghe MC, Rathypriya B, J Indrakumar. 2017. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 2017; 4 (2): E53 1-4 http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8159
• Is combination treatment with a statin + a fibrate dangerous? Two case reports Lushanthi Kannangara, Jegarajah Indrakumar. Drugs & theraphy perspectives December 2017, Vol 33(12) pp 585-588
• Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis due to Streptococcus bovis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect: A Rare Manifestation—Case Report and Review of the Literature J.Pushpakumara, 1G. Mudiyanse, A. Jayawardana, J. Siriwardana, N.L.A. Shyamali, Indrakumar
• Validation of educational material for diabetes self- management education: Judgemental and criterion validity. Kishokanth G, Prathapan S, Indrakumar J, Ilankoon IMPS. Accepted for publication in Biomedical Research 2018;9 29:
• Dietary related factors for good glycaemic control among patients with diabetes mellitus in teaching hospital Batticaloa Sri Lanka. A Case control study. S Prathapan, J Indrakumar, I M P S. Ilankoon, G Kishokanth. J.Natn.Sci.Foundation Sri Lanka 2018 46 (3): 443 – 451
• Factors associated with good glycemic control among Tamil patients with type II diabetes mellitus: a case control study.  Kisokanth G, Prathapan S, Indrakumar J, Joseph J.          Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel 2016; 11(3).
• Acute bilateral thalamic infarctions with midbrain involvement due to artery of Percheron occlusion Nadeeshani PGN Liyanage A, Rajendiran T, Indrakumar J Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2020, 51, 136-138
• A case of colonic carcinoma presenting as acquired haemophilia A Arthihai Srirangan, Iindrakumar Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 2020; 7(1): E104 1-4
• Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) and radiological findings suggestive of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) -case report Arthihai Srirangan, Indrakumar Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 7(1), pp.E107 1–4
• Melioidosis presenting with multiple lung and liver abscesses Arthihai Srirangan, Indrakumar, N Shirani Chandrasiri Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 2019; 6 (2): E97 1-5
• Aseptic meningitis as the initial presentation of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Tarassovi: two case reports and a literature review A. G. N. M. K. Bandara,G. Kalaivarny, Nilanka Perera J. Indrakumar
• Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. What does it mean to a physician? review article Indrakumar J Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2020, 51, 106-110
• Glycosylated Haemoglobin Levels among Overweight and Obese Children in Urban Schools Kisokanth G, Indrakumar J, Arulpragasam AN and Ilankoon IMPS
• COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease Indrakumar J, Wijesinghe R A N K Journal  of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2020, 51, 26-30
• A Descriptive Study on Sepsis: Causes, Outcomes, and Adherence to Guidelines on Patients with Sepsis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka Anne Thushara Matthias, Indrakumar, Tharushi Ranasinghe, Shalini Wijekoon, and Charuni Yashodara
• Young man presenting with clubbing – A case based evaluation Herath, Y.B., Indrakumar, J., Matthias, A.T., 2021. Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society, 26(1), pp.50–51.
• A study on adherence to surviving sepsis campaign bundle at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka T. Matthias, T. Ranasinghe, C. Mallawaarachchi, S. Wijekoon, Indrakumar,International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 101, Supplement 1,2020, Page 217, ISSN 1201-9712
• Glycemic control and its determinants among patients with diabetes mellitus in the Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka G Kisokanth , S Prathapan , J Indrakumar, I M P S Ilankoon , K Sri Lankan Family Physician, 2018, 34, 17-25
• A preliminary study on diabetes self-management education and glycemic control among patients with diabetes mellitus Kisokanth G, Indrakumar J, Prathapan S, Joseph J, Ilankoon IMPS.June 2019 Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 9(9):98-103
• Possible complex regional pain syndrome following SARS-CoV-2 infection: Case report B Branavan, J Indrakumar SAGE Open Medical Case Reports 10 :1-4 2050313X221093111 2022
• Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio as a Marker of In-Hospital Deterioration in COVID-19 Observations From a Resource Constraint Setting N Perera, A de Silva, M Kumbukage, R Rambukwella, J Indrakumar Clinical Pathology 15, 2632010X221090898
• The prevalence and related factors of pre‐diabetes and diabetes among overweight and obese children in Urban schools G Kisokanth, J Indrakumar, AN Arulpragasam, I Ilankoon National Journal of Community Medicine 13 (1), 27-31 –

Awards

• Glycaemic control and its associated dietary related factors among Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The 2^nd international conference on public health(ICOPH 2016) July 2016 Colombo 2016. . Kishokanth G, Prathapan S, Indrakumar J, Joseph J. – Best presentation award
• Acute coronary syndrome in females: is it a different entity? Nilanka Perera, J Indrakumar, W Abeysinghe, D I V Fernando,W M C K Samaraweera, J S Lawrence. Ceylon College of Physicians 47^th annual academic sessions 2014. Won Wijerama award for best paper
• .Glutathione peroxidase and severity of ischaemic heart disease in a cohort of Sri Lankan People. Perera P P R, ChandrasenaL G, Indrakumar J, Peiris H. Awarded a special prize in cardiology Sri Lanka Medical Association academic sessions October 2010
• Research award 2015 awarded to Department of Medicine USJP for obtaining highest department h index (0.6) of the faculty of Medical Sciences in the year 2016
• Best publication award 2020 by Sri Lankan College of Internal Medicine 2021.

Other Universities

• University of Colombo
• University of Ruhuna
• University of Peradeniya
• University of Kelaniya