- Faculty of Medicine
- Department of Anatomy
- Lecturer (Probationary)
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Secretary, Medical Students Welfare Committee - (2024 To 2025)
Convener, Basic Sciences Stream - Currently holding this position (2024 To date)
Member, Technical Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Medicine - (2025 To 2025)
Member, Technical Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Medicine - (2025 To 2026)
Research Activities
Neuroscience
Cell Culture
Forensics
Medical Education
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, 福利在线看 of Colombo ,2021 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
American Association for Anatomy(2024 To date)
Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka(2024 To date)
Sri Lanka Medical Council(2021 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Emergent Anatomist Award (Received 2026)
Symposium Speaker (Received 2025)
Publications*
KTDDP Jayapala, Sameera Wijayawardhana, Muhammad Zaid Zainuddin, Choy Ker Woon, Raquel Villar-Puchades, Glen Paton, David Gonsalvez, Yasith Mathangasinghe,".Expanding neuroanatomy education across boundaries using gamification.",8th IASCBC (8th International Anatomical Sciences & Cell Biology Conference) in conjunction with 3rd MAAC (the 3rd Malaysian Anatomical Association Conference),Malaysia,2025,
K.T.D.D.P. Jayapala, I.D. Siriwardhana, S.S. Paranavithana, P.M.T Warnakula, U. Neththikumara, A.R. Wimalasundera,".Reinforcing Objectives of Spirally Integrated Medical Curriculum through Assessments.",8th IASCBC (8th International Anatomical Sciences & Cell Biology Conference) in conjunction with 3rd MAAC (the 3rd Malaysian Anatomical Association Conference),Malaysia,2025,
Warnakula, PMT Jayapala, KTDDP Neththikumara, U Wimalasundera, AR,".Implementing a System-based Integrated Anatomy Curriculum in a Resource-limited Setting: Insights and Lessons Learned.",8th IASCBC (8th International Anatomical Sciences & Cell Biology Conference) in conjunction with 3rd MAAC (the 3rd Malaysian Anatomical Association Conference),Malaysia,2025,
Perera, RNH Sampath, TASB Dewagiri, DKAWKSS Jayapala, KTDDP Wimalasundera, AR,".Attitudes of medical students toward anatomy: a cross-sectional study across pre-clinical and clinical phases.",Annual 福利在线看 Sessions Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka,Malaysia,2025,
Paranavithana, SS Jayapala, KTDDP Siriwardhana, ID,".Core Curriculum in Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry in an Outcome Based Spirally Integrated Medical Curriculum in a Newly Established Medical Faculty: An Audit.",8th IASCBC (8th International Anatomical Sciences & Cell Biology Conference) in conjunction with 3rd MAAC (the 3rd Malaysian Anatomical Association Conference),Malaysia,2025,
Jayasena, AKOM Sampath, TASB Jinadasa, PPDN Jayapala, KTDDP Wimalasundera, AR,".Deceased donor bone extractions and preservation techniques: a scoping review.",Annual 福利在线看 Sessions Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka,Kandy,2025,
Sampath, TASB Jinadasa, PPDN Perera, RNH Wimalasundera, AR Jayapala, KTDDP,".Developing a visual grading scale for determining the optimal exposure duration of 15% hydrogen peroxide in bone bleaching and maceration: a proposed methodology.",Annual 福利在线看 Sessions Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka,Kandy,2025,
Deepan Pamoda Jayapala P.M.T. WARNAKULA Akhila Wimalasundera M.G.R.R. MUHANDIRAM,".Harmonizing Diversity: Introducing a Universal Classification System for Anatomical Variations.", 21st Congress of the International Federation Association of Anatomists in conjunction with the 74th Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Anatomists (IFAA 2024) Congress,Korea,2024,S371
Deepan JAYAPALA Y MATHANGASINGHE,".The Prevalence of Termination Variations of the Basilar Artery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.", 21st Congress of the International Federation Association of Anatomists in conjunction with the 74th Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Anatomists (IFAA 2024) Congress,Korea,2024,S267
Paranavithana, SS Jayapala, KT Alwis, DM Perera, SM Siriwardhana, ID,".Covid-19 Infection: A survey of Knowledge and attitude of non-academic staff in a Sri Lankan 福利在线看.",15th International Research Conference 2022,Sri Lanka,2022,
M.Z. Zainuddin, L. B. Jayasooriya, D. Jayapala, S. Wijayawardhana, J. Samaranayake, B. Hernandez-Salazar, V. Nathan, A. Narayan, H. Rajapaksha, T.P.K.A. Mohan, P.F. Ho, C. Ting, M.Y.N. Mark, N.L. Chan, R. Lou, C.K. Woon, R. Villar-Puchades, P. Abeyrathna, G.J. Paton, J. Mayhew, J.S. Massey, N. Pamidi, C. Hoppe, D. Gonsalvez, G.C. Stephens, M.D. Lazarus, Y. Mathangasinghe,".A systematic review and meta芒鈧恆nalysis of pedagogical trends and impact in neuroanatomy education.",Anatomical Sceinces Education,,2026
Y. Mathangasinghe, B. Hernandez-Salazar, B. Seyer, V. Nathan, D. Jayapala, S. Wijayawardhana, M. Z. Zainuddin, P.F. Ho, N.L. Chan, C. K. Woon, R. Villar-Puchades, P. Olucha, A. Govier-Cole, P. Abeyrathna, G. J. Paton, S. Nalla, N. Pamidi, J. Mayhew, J.S. Massey, M.D. Lazarus, G.C. Stephens, D.G. Gonsalvez,".A Multi-Modal Curriculum with Integrated Gamification Helps Reduce Neurophobia in Medical Students.",Anatomical Sciences Education,,2026
D. Jayapala, S. Wijayawardhana, M. Fernando, Y. Mathangasinghe,".Fatal Trajectories: Identifying Key Predictors of Mortality after Femoral Fracture..",The Journal of Desk Research Review and Analysis ,,2025
Gayan Perera KTDDP Jayapala Mizanur Khondoker Karen Glaser Giorgio Di Gessa Robert Stewart ,".Associations of non-employment with common mental disorder subcomponents among working age population: analysis of national data from 1993, 2000, 2007 and 2014.",International Journal of Social Psychiatry,71(2),2024
Jayakody CN Jayapala KTDDP Jayasinghe HK Lankatilake KN,".芒鈧淧revalence and the degree of burnout in doctors of five major specialties and associated factors, in teaching hospitals of 福利在线看 of Colombo.",Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine ,30(2),2021