Ruchira Rudrani Fernando

Excellence in Diagnostic Pathology with highest level of quality assurance and teaching in the capacity of Anatomical pathologist

With 32 years of dedicated service as an Anatomical pathologist i bring a wealth of diagnostic excellence .My extensive experience has improved my skills and deepened my knowledge enabling me to offer highest standard of service to the community

• MCC 950 a specific small molecule inhibitor of NLRP3 inflammasome attenuates colonic inflammation in spontaneous colitis mice, Scientific reports, 06/01/18
• NLRP3-A key player at the tipping point of colitis into colitis associated colorectal cancer, Poster presentation at Key Stone symposia, Canada, 2017
• NLRP3 inflammasomes in colitis and colorectal carcinoma, Associate investigator with Research group at University of Tasmania, 2017
• Characterisation of Flat colonic Dysplasia in Mice with spontaneous colitis, 07/01/15, Poster for Society for mucosal immunology
• Characterisation of colonic dysplasia like atypia in murine colitis, World journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Quandaries in a patient with primary hepatic lymphoma and concurrent hep c infection, Indian J of haematology and blood transfusion, 07/16/14
• Poster on Triple negative Breast cancer at RCPA pathology update, 2014
• Airway obstruction after the development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis - case report, BMJ, 2014
• Large chest wall metastasis with no recognizable primary lesion, Royal Australasian college Of Surgeons, 2014
• Transcriptionally active HPV is strongly associated with Barrett's dysplasia and oesophageal Adenocarcinoma, Am j Gastroenterol, 04/16/13
• Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Tonsil with nodal involvement, International j of Otolaryngology, 2010
• Validity of Fine needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis of Thyroid neoplasms, j of Diagnostic pathology, 2011
• An unusual presentation of female urethral Leiomyoma, Ceylon medical j, 2005
• Pancreatic panniculitis, Dermatology online j, 2015
• First report of cerebral Sparganosis in Sri Lanka, CMJ, 2007
• Paraneoplastic Pemphigus associated with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour, International j of Dermatology, 2006
• Isolated myeloid sarcoma in lumbar epidural space, j of pathology, 2004
• Childhood tumours of the CNS, the pattern in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka j of pathology, 2001
• Chaediak Higashi syndrome, Ceylon Medical journal, 1995
• Helicobacter Pylori in Sri Lanka, J of college of physicians, 1992
• The endocervical cell; its significance in cervical cytology, Ceylon j of medical science, 1991
• Idiopathic Respiratory Distress syndrome, Sri Lanka j of pathology, 1987

• Dr Rob Blum, Clinical director oncology, Bendigo health, 0428373455
• Dr Rob Campbell, Medical oncologist, Bendigo health, 0418479797
• C/Prof Priyanthi Kumarasinghe, Clinical prof/School of pathology and laboratory medicine, Pathwest, Perth, WA, 0407423239, priyanthi.kumarasinghe@health.wa.gov.au

• 1996, Fellowship for Cytopathology training at national institute of Health Bethesda/USA and Neuropathology at Armed forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC
• 1997, Training on immunohistochemistry at Royal Brisbane Hospital on Education grant from RCPA
• 2000, Neuropathology training - university of Sydney, attended annual neuropathology course
• 2001, IAP meeting in Sydney - 23rd annual scientific meeting
• 2009, ASC Cytology course, Gold coast
• 2010, Trends in Breast pathology, Tan Tock Seng hospital Singapore
• 2011, International conference in Dermatopathology/Uropathology, Colombo
• 2011, New and evolving concepts and contemporary issues in surgical pathology - MD Anderson/Path west/RPH
• 2011, ASC branch meeting - National cancer screening
• 2012, First Sydney advanced Fine needle biopsy tutorial
• 2012, Short course in forensic pathology
• 2013, ASC branch meeting in Tas - Thyroid and Pancreas cytology
• 2013, International conference on Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic pathology, Colombo
• 2013, Soft tissue pathology - Tan Tock Seng - Singapore
• 2014, Post graduate cytology course - VCS pathology, Melbourne
• 2010-2015, IAP annual sessions
• 2010-2018, Pathology Update RCPA
• 2015, Supervisor workshop
• 2022, Followed online USCAP course
• 2022, IAP Sydney ICC
• 2023, Annual academic sessions - College of pathologists Sri Lanka
• 2024, IAP Brisbane convention center

• Registration Number: MED0000943516-Medical Board of Australia
• Title: ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGIST