Dr. M. Lalanthi De Silva

Dr. Lalanthi De Silva

BVSc (Sri Lanka), PG Cert Vet Ed (UK), FHEA (UK)
Lecturer (Probationary), Chairperson-Veterinary Medical Education Unit
Address:


Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,20400

Contact:

Phone:+094 714744355
Email: lalanthiwajiranjalee@gmail.com
lalanthidesilva@vet.pdn.ac.lk
mdesilva21@rvc.ac.uk

  • Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship – Royal Veterinary College-2021.
  • Astron Scholarship for the Best Performance in First, Second and Third BVSc. Examinations-2014.
  • Prof. S. T. Fernando memorial prize for Excellence in Veterinary Parasitology-2015
  • Integrated Veterinary Science
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Veterinary Medical Education
  • One Health
  • De Silva M. L. W. P., Rabel R. A. C., Smith N., McIntyre L., Parkinson T. J., Wijayawardhane K. A. N. (2023) Perceptions of Veterinary Undergraduates on the Novel Use of Problem-Based Learning as a Tool to Develop Their Critical Thinking Skills, Intradisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 17(1)

  • Premarathna, A. D., Tuvikene, R., Somasiri, M., De Silva, M., Adhikari, R., Ranahewa, T., Wijesundara, R., Wijesekera, S., Dissanayake, I., Wangchuk, P., Rjabovs, V., Jayasooriya, A. P., & Rajapakse, R. (2023). A novel therapeutic effect of mannitol-rich extract from the brown seaweed Sargassum ilicifolium using in vitro and in vivo models. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 23(1), 1–17,

  • Lalanthi De Silva, Suranji Wijekoon, Thilini AN Mahakapuge, Indrajee de Zoysa, Nayana Wijayawardhane, Anil Pushpakumara, Prior Exposure to the ‘World-of-work’ Inspires Sri Lankan Veterinary Undergraduates to Follow the BVSc. Degree Programme. 1st VetEdAsia, 21st Annual Meeting of Asian Association of Veterinary Schools. 12th September, 2023. (Oral Presentation) .

  • K. D. H. Munathunga, J. A. V. P. Rajasinghe, A. S. Samarasinghe, K. A. N. Wijayawardhane, L. W. P. De Silva, Raised White Cell Count in Renal Colics: Is there a Role for Antibiotics?, 50th Annual Academic Sessions-2021 of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and Joint International Conference with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg and the SAARC Surgical Care Society, November 19, 2021 (Poster Presentation)

  • M. L. W. P. De Silva, Kottawatta K. S. A., Kalupahana R. S., Pushpakumara P. G. A., Riley C.B., Wijayawardhane K. A. N., Antimicrobial resistant pattern of Staphylococcus species isolated from canine pyoderma. 73rd Annual Convention of the Sri Lanka veterinary Association, 22 October July 2021 (Oral Presentation)

  • De Silva M. L. W. P.,Rabel R. A. C., Smith N., McIntyre L., Parkinson T. J., Wijayawardhane K. A. N., Integration, a Tool to Develop Critical Thinking Skills of Undergraduate Veterinary Students, ICHESIC 2021: International Conference on Higher Education Strategy and Institutional Cooperation, London UK, March 15-16, 2021. (Oral Presentation)

  • M. L. W. P. De Silva, Kottawatta K. S. A., Abeykoon C., Kalupahana R. S., Pushpakumara P. G. A., Riley C.B., Wijayawardhane K. A. N., Antimicrobial resistance among E. coli isolates from dogs presented with urinary tract infections to a veterinary teaching hospital. 72nd Annual Convention of the Sri Lanka veterinary Association, 3-5 July 2020 (Oral Presentation)

  • M. L. W. P. De Silva, N. K. Jayasekera, S. S. Iddamaldeniya, K. H. D. T. Kasagala and N. D. S. Dissanayake. 2018, Molecular based detection of Theileria orientalis Type 7 in Cattle in Galle and Rathgama Veterinary ranges of Sri Lanka. 5th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science 25-26 January 2018 (Oral Presentation)

  • A.D Premarathna, M.N.R Somasiri, M.L.W.P De Silva, K.A Wijesekera, R.R.M.K.K Wijesundara, S.K Wijesekera, T.H Ranahewa, A.P Jayasooriya, R.P.V.J Rajapakse. A comparative study of the wound healing activity and safety assessment of aqueous extract of Sargassum ilicifolium, at Wound Care: From Innovations to Clinical Trials, Hilton Hotel Deansgate, Manchester, UK - June 20 and 21, 2017

  • M. L. W. P. De Silva, D. D. N. De Silva, W. R. B. Kumara. 2017, Successful correction of congenital leg deformities of two pups with ponsetti casting technique. 69th Annual Convention of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association 25 June 2017 (Oral Presentation).

  • M. L. W. P. De Silva, N. K. Jayasekera, S. S. Iddamaldeniya and K. H. D. T. Kasagala. 2016, Molecular detection of detection of Theileria orientalis Type 1 in Cattle in Galle and Rathgama Veterinary ranges of Sri Lanka. 68th Annual Convention of the Sri Lanka veterinary Association, 15-16 July 2016 (Oral Presentation)
  • M. L. W. P. De Silva, N. K. Jayasekera, S. S. Iddamaldeniya and K. H. D. T. Kasagala. 2016, A PCR based detection of Theileria orientalis in Cattle in Galle and Rathgama Veterinary ranges. 5th Young Scientists Forum Symposium Proceedings, 22 January 2016 (Oral Presentation)