Dr Geethani Galagoda joined Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics (LHD) as the Head of Laboratories, in August 2016, where she also heads the Serology section of the Department of Microbiology at LHD. She completed her MD in 2000 and her post graduate training at the prestigious Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, in the USA. Dr. Galagoda was appointed as a consultant virologist at the Medical Research Institute (MRI) where she had worked as a medical officer. While working here, she also went on to head the Measles and Rubella National Laboratory, Rotavirus National Laboratory, Japanese Encephalitis National Laboratory and the Hepatitis Laboratory.
MBBS, Diploma in Medical Microbiology, MD in Medical Microbiology
Dr. Rohini Wadanamby is the Consultant Clinical Microbiologist who is currently heading the Microbiology Department of LHD. She also utilises her expertise to manage patients with infections that are referred from Lanka Hospitals.
Currently, she is registered to practice medicine under the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC Registration - 9694) and General Medical Council (GMC Registration - 7010390), UK.
BSc in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, PhD in Molecular Medicine
Dr. Thanuja Denipitiya is the Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Department at Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics, having joined in June 2020. She holds a BSc in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Colombo. Dr. Denipitiya has extensive research experience, including work on infectious diseases and diagnostic methods, and has received the National Merit Award for her publications. Currently, as HOD, she develops, validates, and evaluates new diagnostic methods, supervises laboratory technicians, and maintains quality management under CAP accreditation, contributing significantly to advancing molecular diagnostics in healthcare.
