DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
The Pathology Department consists of 9 permanent academic staff and 16 nonacademic staff. Apart from teaching undergraduate MBBS students the discipline of Pathology during their third and fourth years (Term 6 – Term 11) the Department is also a recognized Postgraduate training Centre for the PGIM for several MD proagrammes.
The Department also provides a diagnostic and referral service in Histopathology and Haematology for the professorial unit wards at the Colombo South teaching Hospital.
Contact
+94 11 2758718, +94 11 2881788 Ext: 8718
Participation in Undergraduate Training Programmes
The department of Pathology contributes to the teaching of the MBBS students during the phase 2 of their curriculum and B Sc Human Biology students. The Histopathology and Haematology lectures of the B.Sc Nursing, B.Sc Medical Laboratory Sciences and B. Pharmacy of The Allied Health Sciences Faculty are conducted by the Department of Pathology.
Participation in Postgraduate Training Programmes
The Department contributes to the Following Postgraduate Programmes of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine and is an PGIM recognized training centre for these students.
- Certificate Course in Basic Laboratory Sciences
- Diploma in Histopathology
- Diploma in Clinical haematology
- MD Histopathology
- MD Haematology
- MD Transfusion Medicine
- MD Forensic Medicine
Teaching Activities
Teaching activities include Lectures, Tutorials, Small Group Discussions, Practicals, Seminars and Computer Assisted Learning Sessions
Term 6
Introductory Module – 10 weeks
Term 7
Infectious Module – 2 weeks
Cardiovascular Module – 5 Weeks
Respiratory Module – 3 Weeks
Term 9
Endocrine Module – 4 weeks
Gastrointestinal Module – 5 weeks
Reproductive Module – 1 week
Term 10
Reproductive Module – 3 weeks
Blood Module – 5 weeks
Term 11
Neurological, Muscular skeletal Module – 4 weeks
Special senses Module – 2 weeks
Nephro urology Module – 4 weeks
Facilities
- Students’ Laboratory
- Pathology Museum
- Seminar Room
- Haematology and histopathology laboratories
- Immunohistochemistry laboratory
- Teaching microscopy unit
- Dark room for immunofluorescence
Services to the Community
The department of pathology currently provides diagnostic services in haematology and histopathology to the professorial units of Colombo South Teaching Hospital
Histopathology Services
- Approximately 3200-3500 histology samples are received per year and approximately 1000 Cytology samples are received per year
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) clinics are conducted weekly at the CSTH by Consultant Histopathologists.
- Autopsy services to the CSTH are conducted by Consultant Histopathologists
Haematology Services
The Haematologists attached to the Department of Pathology offer haematology consultancy service to the University Professorial units of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital and the family practice centre at the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The following services are provided under this purview.
- Conducting two Haematology clinics, one in anticoagulation and one in General Haematology at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital weekly on Monday and Wednesday. Around 30-40 patients are seen at these clinics daily. The anticoagulation clinic comprises of patients requiring anticoagulation for a spectrum of medical disorders including those with prosthetic heart valves, arrhythmias, thrombotic events etc. The special haematology clinic offers ongoing management to patients with malignant and non- malignant haematological disorders including immune thrombocytopenia, haemostatic disorders, anaemias, haemoglobinopathies and myeloproliferative disorders etc.
- Managing inward haematology patients referred to the Haematologists from the University Professorial units in Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Psychiatry of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Further, on call services are provided (after 4 pm, weekends) on urgent haematological referrals to these units.
- Further investigation and management of patients with haematological disorders referred from the Family Practice Centre, FMS, USJ.
- Further investigation and management of staff and students with haematological disorders referred by the University Medical Officer, USJ.
- Diagnostic services by the department offers automated full blood counts, blood pictures, Performing and reporting bone marrow biopsies, coagulation tests and numerous other special haematological investigations.
Achievements
Best Teacher – Phase 2 – 2023 Awarded to Prof. Dulani Beneragama
Grants
RC/URG/MED/2024/52 – Prof. HWCK Kulathilake
ASP/01/RE/MED/2022/49 – Prof. IV Prematilleke
ASP/01/RE/MED/2021/61 – Dr. KHBP Fernandopulle
ASP/01/RE/MED/2021/55 – Prof. MBS Seneviratne
ASP/01/RE/MED/2018/61 – Dr. HWCK Kulathilake
ASP/01/RE/MED/2016/71 – Dr. HWCK Kulathilake