Overview
Work history
Education
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Ganga Janaki Piyadasa  Yakupitiyage

Ganga Janaki Piyadasa Yakupitiyage

Farnborough ,Hampshire

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

No pay leave

Ministry of Health Sri Lanka
Colombo Sri Lanka
01.2022 - Current

On no pay leave from the ministry of health Sri Lanka. Came to united kingdom to study for GMC registration. Due to some personal issues coud not do the exams until 2024.

Continued to do online consultation in private clinic conducted by a GP in Sri Lanka.

  • Educated patients on preventive healthcare measures, promoting overall wellbeing.
  • Educated patients on treatment options for various illnesses, collaborating with specialists to provide thorough education.
  • Counseling regarding family planning, contraception, pre pregnancy Counseling, dietary advice.

Medical officer geriatric medicine

Police hospital, Sri Lanka
Narahenpita, Sri Lanka
09.2012 - 01.2021
  • Providing comprehensive medical care for elderly patients.
  • Detailed history taking, relevent physical examinations and ordering relevant investigations and interpret them to treat various acute and chronic medical conditions. Managing multiple diseases conditions together.
  • Managing age related conditions like dementia, falls and frailty in collaboration with a multidisciplinary teams.
  • Performed routine health checks, detected potential health issues early.
  • Provided emergency care to stabilise patients' conditions.
  • Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.
  • Advised on lifestyle modifications, promoted healthier living habits among patients.
  • Provided consultation services via telemedicine platforms during pandemic restrictions, maintained continuity of care for patients unable to attend in-person appointments.
  • Managed outpatient clinics for efficient service delivery.
  • Provided palliative care services, improved quality of life for terminally ill patients.
  • Explained diagnoses, prognoses and expected treatment interventions to alleviate patient stress and increase understanding.
  • Monitored and recorded vital signs and patient progress, working with healthcare teams to facilitate proper interventions.proper and confidential record keeping.
  • Collaborated with patients and caregivers to educate on post-treatment care.
  • Participated in public health campaigns to enhance local wellbeing awareness.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge through continuous professional development activities, ensured best practice adherence.Teaching and mentoring junior colleagues and medical students.

Medical officer pathology

Provincial General Hospital Badulla
Badulla, Sri Lanka
07.2008 - 09.2012
  • Collaborated with specialists for advanced patient care.
  • Worked in the pathology laboratory, doing cut ups, identification of pathological samples, macroscopic description of samples and detection and preparing slides.
  • Taking relevant history, doing relevant examinations and carring out fine needle aspiration biopsies of patients referred to pathology unit and making slides.
  • Carrying out bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsies. Including paediatric patients , under anesthesia.
  • Record keeping, recording pathology reports after interpretation by the consultant Pathologist and arranged distribution of reports to relevant wards and patients.
  • Explained diagnoses, prognoses and expected treatment interventions to alleviate patient stress and increase understanding.
  • Delivered targeted follow-up care for continued patient monitoring.
  • Improved patient outcomes by coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams. Conducted Hematology clinics and patient follow up in collaboration with consultant haematologist.
  • Participated in research projects arranged by the consultants.
  • Teaching and mentoring junior doctors.

Senior house officer internal Medicine

Teaching Hospital Kurunegala
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
05.2006 - 07.2008
  • Detailed history taking and full relevant system examinations, ordering relevant investigations, interpret them and come to diagnosis.Actively participated in ward rounds, contributing valuable inputs towards formulating appropriate treatment plans.
  • Maintained accurate documentation for legal compliance and patient records.
  • Covered overnight shifts for acute care hospital with regular monitoring and detailed handovers.
  • Handled stressful situations calmly, resulting in effective crisis management.
  • Supported emergency department during peak times for optimal patient care flow and consultation and management of the patients reffed to the medical unit from whole hospital with consultant's advice.
  • Prescribed medication with dosage advice to suit individualised patient needs.
  • Performed procedures like lumber puncture, pleural aspiration,peritoneal Tap,NG tube insertion,Endo tracheal intubation, IV cannulate,peritoneal dialysis, ABG and analysis,exchange transfusions, urinary catheterization, gastric savage,IV,IM,SC,intradermal injections, IV fluids admistration,BLS, advanced life support and resuscitation.
  • Collaborated with senior consultants for complex case management.
  • Facilitated weekly meetings with healthcare professionals to discuss patient cases and updates.Paticipated in QI projects carried out by the consultant.
  • Managed patient care by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in mentoring medical students during their rotation periods.
  • Kept detailed, accurate patient notes for thorough medical records.
  • Transferred patients to specialist health workers for ongoing medical support.
  • Reported notifiable infectious diseases promptly to meet legal requirements.

Intern doctor

General Hospital Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
05.2005 - 05.2006
  • Interacted with patients, establishing trust and confidence during treatment.History taking, relevent physical examinations, ordering and interpretation of relevant investigations.
  • Assisted senior doctors during rounds providing valuable insights into patient conditions.
  • Enhanced patient care by providing assistance to senior doctors during diagnosis and treatment.
  • Assisted in emergency situations, making critical decisions under pressure.
  • Assisted in complex surgical procedures for improved patient outcomes.
  • Kept up-to-date patient records, enabling accurate tracking of treatments and responses.
  • Safely prescribed and administered medications including analgesia, intravenous fluids and intravenous medications.
  • Performed diligent surgical care tasks including pre-operative evaluation, operative management and post-operative care.
  • Collaborated with nursing staff for efficient hospital operations.
  • Offered support in creating personalised health plans, promoting healthier lifestyles amongst patients.
  • Rotated across different specialities gaining a holistic understanding of medical practice.
  • Communicated effectively with family members explaining treatments and possible outcomes.


Education

Bachelor of surgery and Bachelor of Medicine - Medicine

University of Peradeniya , Sri Lanka
10.1998 - 12.2003


  • Graduated with Honours
  • Studied Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, community medicine, forensic medicine, parasitology, pharmacology, medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology.


PLAB and PLAB2 - Medicine

General medical council , United kingdom
02.2025 - 09.2025

Skills

  • Mediation proficiency
  • Empathic communication
  • Emergency medicine
  • Sensitive bad news delivery
  • Diagnostic Testing,
  • Diagnostic test interpretation
  • Individual treatment plans
  • Patient referrals
  • Pathology
  • Online consulting
  • Minor surgery
  • Strong empathy
  • Virtual appointments
  • Patient family education
  • End-Of-Life discussions handling
  • Resilient under pressure
  • Basic life support
  • Advanced life support
  • Gynaecological examination
  • Multidisciplinary liaison

Timeline

General medical council - PLAB and PLAB2 , Medicine
02.2025 - 09.2025
No pay leave - Ministry of Health Sri Lanka
01.2022 - Current
Medical officer geriatric medicine - Police hospital, Sri Lanka
09.2012 - 01.2021
Medical officer pathology - Provincial General Hospital Badulla
07.2008 - 09.2012
Senior house officer internal Medicine - Teaching Hospital Kurunegala
05.2006 - 07.2008
Intern doctor - General Hospital Polonnaruwa
05.2005 - 05.2006
University of Peradeniya - Bachelor of surgery and Bachelor of Medicine , Medicine
10.1998 - 12.2003
Ganga Janaki Piyadasa Yakupitiyage