Editor
Dr M G Sathiadas
Consultant Paeditrician
Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics
University of Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Member, Board of Study in Paediatrics
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Member, Sri Lanka Forum of Medical Editors (SLFME)
Email: editorthejma@gmail.com
Editorial committee
Dr K Muhunthan
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Jaffna,
Sri Lanka
Chairman of the Ethics Review Board,
Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna
Member of the Board of study in Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Editor for SLCOG
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of SLCOG
Email: muhunthk@yahoo.com
Dr T Kumanan
Consultant Physician
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Medicine
University of Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Member of the Board of study in Clinical Medicine
Email: mtkumanan@yahoo.com
Dr T Sunil Navaratinarajah
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology
University of Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Secretary Specialty Board in Clinical Pharmacology and
Member of Specialty Board in Medical Education
Member of the Ethical Review Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna
Member of the FERCSL management committee
Email: thiyahiny_sunil@hotmail.com
Prof Shalini Sri Ranganathan
Professor in Pharmacology and Specialist in Paediatrics
Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
Email: sshalini14@hotmail.com
Dr S Premakrishna
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Email: sunpremakrishna@yahoo.com
Dr Ramya Kumar
Senior Lecturer
Department of Community and Family Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
University of Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Email: ramyak@univ.jfn.ac.lk
International Advisors
Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
St George’s University of London, UK
Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health, Imperial College, London, UK
Email: sarulkum@sgul.ac.uk
Prof N Sreeharan
Visiting Professor at King’s College, London,
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka and the
UCSI Medical Faculty, Kuala Lumpur
Formerly Foundation Professor, University of Jaffna and Senior Vice President
and European Medical Director, GlaxoSmith Kline R&D
Email: nsreeharan@gmail.com
Prof Natkunam Ketheesan
Professor of Biomedical Science,
School of Science and Technology,
University of New England, Australia
Visiting Prof University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka,
Ambassador for Australia and Oceania, Immunopaedia
Email: nkethees@une.edu.au
Dr Ula Mahatheva
Consultant Histopathologist,
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Honorary Senior Lecturer, King's College London, UK
Email: ulamahadeva@yahoo.com
Dr James Gnanapragasam
Consultant Cardiologist
Southampton Hospital, UK
Email: James.Gnanapragasam@uhs.nhs.uk