Heads of Departments
Department of Human Biology
Dr Jayanthiny Mahinthan
BSc (Hons in Human Biology/ Biochemistry specialization USJP), MSc (Col), PhD (Col)
Senior Lecturer Gr I in Biochemistry
Email: jayanthinym@esn.ac.lk
Research Interest: Research Projects on Medicinal Plants, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology & Biochemistry
Department of Pathophysiology
MBBS, Postgraduate diploma in Medical Microbiology, MD (Medical Microbiology)
Senior Lecturer Gr. II
Email: vaithehir@esn.ac.lk / rajeevanf@yahoo.com
Research Interests: Hospital acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance, food borne infections and prevention, bacterial genotyping and medical education
Department of Primary Health Care
Dr Thilini Herath
BSc (Special) in Health Promotion (Hons) (RUSL) ,Master of Public Health (Epidemiology)(UoK), PhD in Public Health (UoK)
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
Email: herathhmtp@esn.ac.lk
Research Interest:Community-based participatory research, health promotion interventions, primary health care utilisation, gender-based violence, non-communicable diseases risk factor prevention, male health seeking behaviour
Department of Clinical Sciences
Prof. M Umakanth
MBBS(Jaf), MD(Col), MRCP(UK), MRCP(Lon), FRCP(Edin), Dip in Diabetes
Professor in Medicine
Department of Clinical Sciences
Faculty of Health-Care Sciences
Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Telephone: 0094766191303
Email: umakanthm@esn.ac.lk / mumakanth1972@gmail.com
Department of Supplementary Health Sciences
Mr. Sathasivam Shanmukanathan
Dip. in Nursing, PBDN (Teaching & Supervision, Ward Management), BSc Nursing
Senior Lecturer (Gr-II)
Email: sathashan@yahoo.com
Research Interest: Presently conducting research on "a study of factors influencing stress of nurses working at general wards at, teaching hospital, Batticaloa"
Department of Medical Education and Research
Dr. Roshini Murugupillai
MBBS (Manipal CMS, Nepal), Ph.D (Colombo)