Ajith Kumar Siriwardena

Ajith Kumar Siriwardena
Born Sri Lanka
Nationality England British
Education University of Manchester
Occupation Professor of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery
Employer Manchester Royal Infirmary

Professor Ajith Kumar Siriwardena MBChB, M.D., FRCS, Is the current professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery at the University of Manchester, and a consultant hepatobiliary surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Biography

Qualified in medicine from the University of Manchester and trained in surgery in Manchester and Edinburgh. Undertook advanced liver surgical training in Paris and worked as a consultant in the national liver surgery unit in Scotland. Currently provides expertise in liver surgery and pancreas surgery, especially for patients who have had bowel cancer and have then developed metastases in the liver.[1]

Research

Professor Siriwardena's main research interests are liver metastases from bowel Cancer. His work has been published in over 100 peer reviewed articles.[2] He sits in the council of the Society of Academic Research (SARS)[3] as well as on the committee of Europe and Africa Hepato-pancreato-Biliary Association (EAHPBA).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Manchester University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust - Professor Ajith Siriwardena". Cmft.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  2. ↑ "siriwardena ak - PubMed - NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Council | SARSSARS". Surgicalresearch.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Committees | European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association". E-ahpba.org. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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