91传媒

Professor Widanapathirana was the first professor to be appointed to the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He has authored several books on science听and has published more than 175 scientific papers. He was appointed the Head of Department of Forensic Science in 2010 and has taken his department to greater heights throughout the years.

Professor Widanapathirana is an old boy of Asoka Vidayalaya and Ananda College Colombo.

Following are few of research publications done by Prof. Widanapathirana

1. 2014 –听M Vidanapathirana, PR Ruwanpura, D Ariyaratne and DSK Karunanayake.听A triple murder.听Medico-Legal Journal听(Sage Publication) 2015; 0(0): 1-3 doi:10.1177/0025817214563905
2. 2009 – Ruwanpura PR, Hettiarachchi M,听Vidanapathirana M, Perera S.听“Management of dead and missing: Aftermath tsunami in Galle”.听Legal Medicine听2009; 11: 586-588. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.052.
3. 2009 – Gawarammana IB, Ariyananda PL, Palangasinshe C, de Silva NGL, Fernando K,听Vidanapathirana M, Kuruppuarachchi MA, Munasinghe MAAK, Dawson AH.听“Emerging epidemic of fatal human self-poisoning with a washing powder in Southern 91传媒: A prospective observational study”.听Clinical Toxicology听2009; 47: 407-411.
4. 2013 – Madugalla AK, Rajapakse RN, Amarasinghe IU, Padmathilake VH, Dharmaratne AT, Sandaruwan D, Vidanaparthirana M.听“.听听, 2013. DOI:听
5. 2011 –听Vidanapathirana M, Rathnaweera RHAI, Munasinghe KR, Sanjeewani LKG.听“Study on teenage pregnant mothers referred by obstetricians for medico-legal examination”.听Medico-Legal Journal of 91传媒听2011;1 (1):34-37.
6. 2012 – Ruwanpura R,听Vidanapathirana M, Ranasinghe S, Hettiarachchi M, Warushahennadi J, Seneviratne S, Dhahanayaka K, Amararatne S, Nanayakkara R,听“Identification of Severely Burnt Bodies Due to Post Collision Fire: Bus -Truck Collision at Induruwa, Southern 91传媒”,听Journal of Forensic Research. Volume 3; issue 2; 2012, doi.org/10.4172/2157-7145.1000143.
7. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, Rajapakse RN, Madugalla AK, Amarasinghe PIU, Padmathilake VH, DharmaratneAT, Sandaruwan KD,听“A novel semi-automated approach for forensic facial reconstruction in 91传媒”,听Galle Medical Journal, March 2013; Vol 18: No. 1:16-25. doi: 10.4038/gmj.v18i1.5517
8. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, “Have 13 beggars been killed by a serial killer?”听Galle Medical Journal, Vol 18, No. 03, 2013; 17-21, DOI:听
9. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, Rajapakse RN, Madugalla AK, Amarasinghe PIU, Padmathilake VH, Dharmaratne AT,Sandaruwan KD,听“Identification of unrecognizable corpses: A novel semi-automated approach for forensic facial reconstruction in 91传媒”,听Medico-Legal Journal of 91传媒听2013; 1(2): 10-22
10. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, “Factors related to wife-battering; a medico-legal analysis”.听Galle Medical Journal听2014,Vol 19: No.1, March 2014; 6-10. DOI:听
11. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, “Young tend to commit suicide, die of road traffic accidents or being killed by someone: An analysis of medico-legal deaths”,听International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine听2014; 4(2): 42-48.
12. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, “Factors related to dental injuries and determining the category of hurt: a medico-legal analysis”.听91传媒 Dental Journal听(accepted for publication on 21.07.2014)
13. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, “Child sexual abuse; a medico-legal analysis”.听International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine听2014;4(3): 91-97.
14. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, Munasinghe K.R, Benaragama D.H.,听A potentially preventable fatal outcome in a patient who developed cerebral malaria.听91传媒 Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law-December 2013-Vol.4 No.2; 3-5
15. 2003 –听Vidanapathirana M., “Self-inflicted emasculation”.听Galle Medical Journal听2003; 8 (1) 56-56.
16. 2007 –听Vidanapathirana M. “Point of view, Role of forensic expert in human right violations”.听Galle Medical Journal, 2007; 12 (1): 56.
17. 2008 – Rathnaweera, RHAI,听Vidanapathirana M., “An alleged case of unusual human bite”.听Galle Medical Journal听2008; 13 (1): 74-75.
18. 2008 –听Vidanapathirana, M, Dahanayake KS.听“Drowning following a lightning strike”.听Galle Medical Journal听2008; 13 (1): 67-69.
19. 2008 –听Vidanapathirana, M, Dahanayake KS.听“Tuberculosis kills a pregnant mother”.听Galle Medical Journal听2008; 13(1): 56-58.
20. 2009 – Rathnaweera RHAI,听Vidanapathirana M, “An alleged case of assault and murder turned out to be a run over accident”.听Galle Medical Journal听2009; 14 (1): 91.
21. 2009 –听Vidanapathirana M, Maduka VGM.听” ‘Rebirth’ of a lost limb”.听Galle Medical Journal听2009; 14 (1): 89-90.
22. 2009 –听Vidanapathirana M, Dahanayake KD, Amararatne RRGS.听“Application of Forensic Engineering”.听Galle Medical Journal听2009; 14 (1): 87-88.
23. 2012 –听Vidanapathirana M, Benaragama DH,听“Potential Medical Negligence: A case Report”,听91传媒 Journal of Medicine, Science and Law, 2012
24. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, Waduge PCLS,听“Atypical Flash Burns following Low Voltage Electrical Explosion: The Importance of Forensic Engineering”.听International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. 2013; 3(4): 131-34.
25. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gunethilake KMTB, Jayasooriya PR.听“Atypical firearm injury”.听91传媒 Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law听2013; 4(1): 3-5.
26. 2013 –听Vidanapathirana M, Hettiarachchi HAM, Munasinghe KR.听“Death due to acute fatty liver in pregnancy”.听Medico Legal Journal of 91传媒听2013; 1(2): 42-45
27. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, Benaragama DH, Dahanayake KS.听“Early maternal death due to acute encephalitis”.听Anuradhapura Medical Journal>2014; 8 (1): 16-18.
28. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gunethilake KMTB.听“Medicolegal issues of Mermaid syndrome (Sirenomelia)”.听Anuradhapura Medical Journal>2014; 8(2):37-39.
29. 2014 – Weeratna JB, Amararathna S, Ranasinghe RASK听Vidanapathirana M. Indoor postmortem animal scavenging- a case report.听91传媒 Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law-May 2014; 5 (1):1-8.
30. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gunathilake KMTB.听Medico-legal significance of ‘Self-embedding of foreign bodies’.听International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. (accepted for publication)
31. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, Amararatne RRGS.听Review on Child Sexual Assault; influence of age on management strategies highlighted based on a case history.听Galle Medical Journal, Vol 19: No. 2, September 2014;23-25.听DOI:听
32. 2014 –听Vidanapathirana M, Amararatne RRGS, Nanayakkara R, Dahanayake KS, Ratnaweera RHAI.听“Comparison between the nature and characteristics of elderly abuse and community violence; a medico-legal analysis”.听Journal of Postgraduate Institute of Medicine听2014; 1(E1):1-6
33. 2015 – Gunethilake KMTB,听Vidanapathirana M, Rahuman MMA.听Place of DNA in the identification of mutilated dead bodies,听Medico-Legal Journal of 91传媒,听2014; Vol 3. No 1. June: 22-25.
34. 2015 – Rathnaweera RHAI,听Vidanapathirana M. Maternal deaths: think of rare causes when common causes have been eliminated.听Galle Medical Journal. March 2015; 20(1): 23-25.
35. 2015 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gunethilake KMTB.听Medico-legal implications of leech bites in children. Anuradhapura Medical Journal (accepted for publication)听(Became best Case report at the annual academic sessions)
36. 2015 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gunethilake KMTB.听Value of minor trauma in the diagnosis of physical child abuse: ‘The law of common man’听Anuradhapura Medical Journal (accepted for publication)
37. 2015 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gender Based Violence and the Forensic Medical Practitioner. Medico-legal Journal of 91传媒 (accepted for publication)
38. Vidanapathirana M, Gunethilake KMTB.听Double murder following intoxication with sedative drugs.听International journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. (accepted for publication)
39. 2015 –听Vidanapathirana M, Gunethilake KMTB,听Medicolegal aspects of maternal deaths due to pulmonary thromboembolism.听91传媒 Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science and Law (accepted for publication) (Author contribution and justification- same as above)
40. 2015 –听M. Vidanapathirana, P.R. Ruwanpura, D.S.K. Karunanayake, D. Ariyaratne. Death Due to Assault with Coconut Scraper;听Application of Locard’s Principle in Medico-legal Investigations.听Journal of Scientific Research & Reports. 2015; 7(5): 396-399, DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2015/18240
41. Jayatissa LP,听Vidanapathirana M. Has paralytic shellfish poisoning occurred in 91传媒?: A case study on death after consumption of brown mussel, Perna perna (L).听Proceedings of the 3^rd听Science Symposium,听November 2005, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 91传媒; 3: 11-17.
42. Vidanapathirana M. A death due to sexual asphyxia.听Proceedings of the Third Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna 2006; 192-193.
43. Vidanapathirana M. A protocol for disaster management.听Proceedings of the third academic sessions,听University of Ruhuna 2006; 194-195
44. Vidanapathirana M, Rajapakse RN, Madugalla AK., Amarasinghe IU., Padmathilake VH., Dharmaratne AT., Sandaruwan D.听“Facial Muscle Anatomy Based Approach for Forensic Facial Reconstruction in 91传媒”, in听proceedings of the Annual Scientific Sessions of Faculty of Medical Sciences, 91传媒,听2012.听.听Received: Best Paper Award
45. Roshan N Rajapakse, AK. Madugalla, I.U. Amarasinghe, V.H. Padmathilake, A.T. Dharmaratne, D. Sandaruwan,听Muditha Vidanapathirana, “Facial Muscle Anatomy Based Approach for Forensic Facial Reconstruction in 91传媒”,听in听proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer),听Colombo, pp.27-35, 2012. doi: 10.1109/ICTer.2012.6422828.Received: Best Paper Award
46. Madugalla A K., Rajapakse R N, Amarasinghe I.U., Padmathilake V.H., Dharmaratne A.T., Sandaruwan D.,听Vidanapathirana M, “Face ID: A 3D Computer Graphics Application for Forensic Medicine”,听in听proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Medical Applications (ICCMA),听Sousse-Tunisia, pp.1-6, Jan. 2013. doi: 10.1109/ICCMA.2013.65061
47. Muditha Vidanapathirana, “Ethical and legal issues related to Dental Practice”, workshop on medico-legal issues in dental practice, 4^th听October 2014, at Lighthouse Galley, Colombo, with College of Dentistry and Stomatology of 91传媒. In Proceedings of the CFPSL Workshops – 2014, Edited by Dr. P. Senasinghe and A Rathnaweera. Page 44-50.
48. Rajapakse R.N, Karunaratne D.D, Sandaruwan K.D.,听Vidanapathirana M. BMI based automated facial index classification to aid the process of forensic facial reconstruction.听in听proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer),听Colombo, 2014.听DOI Index:听
49. 2001 – Colombage SM, Mendis NDNA,听Vidanapathirana M, Gunasekara IS, Mubarak A, Vadysinghe AN, PP –听A case of cholestatic jaundice,听Annual academic sessions of College of Forensic Pathologists of 91传媒, 16.06.2001.

Prof. Widanapathirana