Chandrindu Abeykoon

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Dr.Chandrindu Abeykoon

BVSc -First Class Honours (Peradeniya, SL), ATCL (London, UK), PhD- Reading (Edinburgh, UK)
Lecturer(Probationary)
Address:

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

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Email: chad@vet.pdn.ac.lk

  • Student Research Day 2023- RDSVS —1St Year Posters- Runners up -University of Edinburgh| 2023
  • Peradeniya University Gold Medal for Most Outstanding student graduating from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | 2018
  • Arunachalam Chinniah Gold Medal for the best performance in BVSc Degree| 2018)
  • S.T. Fernando Memorial Gold Medal for excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | 2018
  • Anand Kumari Sikka Memorial Gold Medal for excellence in Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics | 2018
  • G. E. Kodithuwakku Prize for excellence in Veterinary Surgery | 2018
  • Astron Scholarship for best performance in First, Second and Third BVSc Examinations | 2017
  • Mr. & Mrs. M. P. Seneviratne Gold Medal for Veterinary Public Health of the Third Examination for the Veterinary Degree | 2017
  • University Prize for Academic Excellence | 2018
  • Dean’s list | 2018

  • As a clinician cum academician at the DVCS, I primarily focus on areas of companion animal internal medicine, veterinary diagnostics and companion animal emergency medicine.
  • Imparting clinical skills with emphasis on soft skills and communication skills to groom students become 21st century learners, is a key focus of my teaching endeavor.

  • Companion animal internal medicine, emergency medicine and critical care, oncology and genetic disorders
  • Veterinary Diagnostics (Radiography and Ultra Sonography)
  • Regenerative Medicine and companion animal genetics
  • Veterinary Education

  • B. M. L. N. Bandaranayaka,S. Kabilan, K. A. R. K. Perera, C. Abeykoon, K. A. N. Wijayawardhane, H. M. S. Ariyarathne. Extragenital canine transmissible venereal tumours: A case series. Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal Vol. 70 No. 1
  • H. D. S. Hewapathirana , C. Abeykoon, W. M. N. S. Wijesooriya, W. R. J. P. Walpola and H. M. H. S. Ariyarathna. (2023) CYSTADENOMA IN THE RETE OVARII IN A BITCH. Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal Vol. 70 No. 1
  • S. Kabilan*, C. Abeykoon, B. M. L. N. Bandaranayaka, K. A. R. K. Perera, H. Ariyarathna Severe calcinosis circumscripta in multiple foot pads in a 5- month old pomeranian puppy secondary to renal disease – a case report. Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal Vol. 70 No. 2 DOI: 10.4038/slvj.v70i2.78
  • Hasanthi Rathnadiwakara, Florence Cliquet, Chandrindu Abeykoon, Ranil Jayawardena, Marine Wasniewski, Mangala Gunatilake, Jean-Christophe Thibault. Immunogenicity studies of nucleic acid-based anti-rabies vaccines in BALB/c mice: A systematic review, BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences. 8. 10.4103/bjhs.bjhs_140_22. (2023)
  • H.D.S. Hewapathirana, W.M.N.S. Wijesooriya, W.R.J.P. Walpola, C. Abeykoon, H. Ariyarathna and D.D.N. de Silva, Cystadenofibroma of the Rete Ovarii: A Rare Tumour in a Bitch, 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022)
  • H.D.S. Hewapathirana, K.W.D.M.Y.W. Wickramasingha, K.A.R.K. Perera, C. Abeykoon, T.M.S.K. Piyadasa, Extra-skeletal Osteosarcoma in the Bladder of a Dog: A Case Report, 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022)
  • K.A.R.K. Perera, H.D.S. Hewapathirana, K.W.D.M.Y.W. Wickramasinghe, A. Sahana, P.U.H.P.A. Gunathilaka, C. Abeykoon, S. Kabilan, H.M.S Wijekoon, Atypical Closed-Pyometra Case of a Dog: Affecting only the Uterine Body, 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022)
  • B.M.L.N. Bandaranayaka, H.D.S. Hewapathirana, S. Kabilan, A. Sahana, C. Abeykoon, M.G.C.M. Jayasinghe, H.M.S. Wijekoon Pyloromyotomy Using Fredet-ramstedt Technique on a Dog with Canine Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022)
  • M.T.A. Manathunga, K.W.D.M.Y.W. Wickramasinghe, H.D.S. Hewapathirana, T.M.S.K. Piyadasa, C. Abeykoon, H.M.S. Wijekoon, A Retrospective Survey on Age, Breed, Previous Hormonal Therapy and Leukocyte Counts in Dogs Diagnosed with Pyometra Presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Peradeniya, 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022))
  • S. Kabilan, C. Abeykoon, B.M.L.N. Bandaranayaka, K.A.R.K. Perera, Severe Calcinosis Circumscripta in Multiple Foot Pads in a five-Months- Old Pomeranian Puppy Secondary to Renal Disease – Case Report, 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022)
  • K.A.R.K. Perera, C. Abeykoon, T.P.J. Athapattu, B.R. Fernando, C.D. Gamage, K.A.N. Wijayawardhane, Leptospirosis in four Owned Dogs: Diagnosis, Treatment and Disease Outcome, 74th Scientific Sessions Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2022)
  • Hasanthi Rathnadiwakara, Chandrindu Abeykoon, Ranil Jayawardena, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Mangala Gunatilake, Immunogenicity studies of pre- and post-exposure anti-rabies vaccination (ARV) using BALB/c mice: A systematic review. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences. (2021)
  • Perera. R. K, Kithsiri. C. S, Abeykoon. C, Ariyarathna. H. Uncommon presentations of a common disease: Two cases of transmissible venereal tumor. Proceedings of the 73rd of Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (October, 2021)
  • B.M.L.N. Bandaranayaka, W.R.J.P. Walpola, A.T. Liyanage, T.M.S.K. Piyadasa, C. Abeykoon, H.M. S. Wijekoon, H.A. Ariyarathne, E.R.K.V. Edirimanne, D.D.N. de Silva. Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Canines: Two unusual cases. Proceedings of the 73rd of Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (October, 2021)
  • C. Abeykoon, T.L.K. Edirithilake, R.A.D.E. Rajapaksa, Y.A.M.S. Wickramasinghe, Characterization of polymorphisms in the MC1R gene in Sri Lankan mongrel dogs, Proceedings of the 71st Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2019)
  • C. Abeykoon, K.A.R.K. Perera, H.M.S. Wijekoon, D.D.N. De Silva, Primary leiomyosarcoma of the genital tract in dogs: A report of two cases (2020). Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2020)
  • C. Abeykoon, R.M.N.S. Nuwanshika, B.D.D.H.H De Silva, K. A. N. Wijayawardhane, Perceptions about Radiation Safety Among Veterinary Undergraduates of the University of Peradeniya (2020). Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2020)
  • M. L.W. P. De Silva, K. S. A. Kottawatta, C. Abeykoon, R. S. Kalupahana. G. A. Pushpakumara. Riley, K. A. N. Wijayawardhane, Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolates from Canine Urinary Tract Infections. Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association. (2020)
Newsletter Articles
  • Authored the article titled “Certificate course in Laboratory Animal Science; How I perceived it” published on the SLALAS Newsletter (Volume 07, Issue 01) in July 2020.