Sameera Anuruddha Gunawardena



Salutation
Dr

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Pathology

Position
Senior Lecturer

Email
sameera@imu.edu.my



Education

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Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (Pathology) (Forensic Pathology), 2012 Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London UK
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Doctorate in Forensic Medicine (Forensic Medicine), 2010 University of Colombo
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Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Medicine (Forensic Medicine), 2007 University of Colombo
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Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (Medicine), 2002 University of Colombo

Memberships

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Sri Lanka Medical Association Member 2014 - Present
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College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka Honorary Secretary 2013/2014 2009 - Present
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MedicoLegal Society of Sri Lanka Council Member 2009 - Present

Research Funding
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Development and evaluation of immersive 360 virtual simulated scenarios for training and assessments in crime scene investigation IMU Internal Research Grant | 19 Sep 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
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Comparison of the facility index with the examiners’ estimation of item difficulty and cognitive levels of questions within summative examinations in a preclinical medical curriculum IMU Internal Research Grant | 25 Apr 2024 - 31 Jan 2026
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Prognostic significance of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) expression in cancers: A systematic review IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Jul 2024
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Comparative study on the effects of two cooking processes on selected toxic heavy metal concentrations in selected varieties of commercially available fish and prawns consumed in Malaysia. IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
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Assessing the influence of the household cooking process on the concentrations of Cadmium, Arsenic and Lead in commercially available rice varieties in Colombo Sri Lanka University of Colombo Small Research Grants | 09 Jul 2021 - 18 Apr 2023
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An exploratory study on environmental, medicinal, genetic and dietary determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain aetiology based on postmortem tissue analysis National Science Foundation Sri Lanka | 22 Feb 2017 - 31 Jan 2023
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Determination of Cadmium and Arsenic content in Rice Varieties in Sri Lanka University of Colombo Small Research Grants | 01 Jun 2016 - 19 May 2018
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Postmortem toxicological analysis of Cadmium and Arsenic levels in kidneys, nails and hair of deceased individuals from selected areas in the Colombo district National Research Council | 01 Sep 2015 - 10 Mar 2019

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Publications

Research Articles

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A Review of the Characteristics of Cyberbullying and Cyber Sexual Harassment and the Challenges for Implementing Legal Strategies for their Prevention. INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE & EDUCATION 2024
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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trends and characteristics of natural and unnatural deaths in an urban Sri Lankan cohort viewed through retrospective analysis of forensic death investigations from 2019 to 2022 OSONG PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES 2023
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Maternal Death Due to Mesenteric Infarction Following Portal Vein Thrombosis in Pregnancy: A case report THE JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OF INDIA 2023
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Retrospective Analysis Of Factors Affecting Rate Of Skeletonization Within A Tropical Climate SCIENCE & JUSTICE 2023
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Death due to retroperitoneal haemorrhage following ureteroscopic intervention: Two case reports SRI LANKA JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2023
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Differentiating postmortem claw marks by the Asian water monitor (kabaragoya) from antemortem sharp weapon trauma based on the injury pattern JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCE AND MEDICINE 2022
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Fatal Myocarditis Following Administration of Zoledronic Acid: A Case Report MEDICO-LEGAL JOURNAL OF SRI LANKA 2022
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Corrigendum to A Systematic Review of Renal Pathology in Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology Kidney International Reports Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2021, Pages 1711-1728 KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 2022
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A systematic review of renal pathology in chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 2021
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Survey on postmortem screening and management of COVID-19 related deaths PATHOLOGICA 2021
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Fabricated bite bark in a case of assault SRI LANKA JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE, SCIENCE & LAW 2021
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Kidney Cadmium Concentrations in an Urban Sri Lankan Population: an Autopsy Study BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH 2021
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The pattern of medial clavicular epiphyseal ossification: preliminary study of a Sri Lankan population SRI LANKA JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE, SCIENCE & LAW 2020
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Renal bioaccumulation of trace elements in urban and rural Sri Lankan populations: a preliminary study based on post mortem tissue analysis JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020
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Dengue haemorrhagic fever in late pregnancy causing maternal and intrauterine foetal death–A case report SRI LANKAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2019
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Effects of memory in the testimonies of children in alleged sexual abuse SRI LANKA JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH 2019
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Challenges in implementing best practice DVI guidelines in low resource settings: lessons learnt from the Meethotamulla garbage dump mass disaster FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY 2019
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The assessment of medical fitness to drive in Sri Lanka: current status, gaps and recommendations JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS OF SRI LANKA 2018
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Sri Lanka Dental Journal, 2018 April (Vol: 48 No: 1) SRI LANKA DENTAL JOURNAL 2018
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Selected correlates associated with test anxiety among 14-16 year olds in a Colombo district school SRI LANKA JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH 2017
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Forensic age estimation in anti-piracy trials in Seychelles: Experiences and challenges faced FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL 2017
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Is there an urgent need to increase the production of doctors for Sri Lanka? SOUTH EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2016
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A community-based model of rapid autopsy in end-stage cancer patients NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY 2016
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Forensic significance of monitor lizard scavenging activity on human corpses BIAWAK 2016
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Artefactual incised wounds due to postmortem predation by the Sri Lankan water monitor (kabaragoya) FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND PATHOLOGY 2016
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Sudden death in a man with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: Postmortem radiology and autopsy findings JOURNAL OF FORENSIC RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING 2013

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Other Publications

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RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF SKELETONIZED HUMAN REMAINS WITH KNOWN POSTMORTEM INTERVALS IN SELECTED SRI LANKAN FORENSIC INSTITUTIONS International Conference of Indo Pacific Association of Law Medicine and Science | 13 Dec 2022
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Online survery on cybersecurity and datasafety practices among medicolegal professionals in Sri Lanka International Conference of Indo Pacific Association of Law Medicine and Science | 13 Dec 2022
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Laws hindering access to HIV/STD services: A forensic perspective Advocacy Meeting on Laws Hindering peoples' access to HIV services | 31 Mar 2021
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Ethical issues in COVID-19 Webinar on Medicolegal Issues in COVID-19 organized by the Law Students Association | 21 Feb 2021
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Ethical and medicolegal issues in managing patients with STIs CPD sessions for Sri Lanka College of Sexual Health and HIV medicine | 19 Feb 2021
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Bioaccumulation of toxic trace elements in autopsied human kidney tissues from Sri Lanka: A preliminary assessment of potential exposure through drinking water Colombo Medical Congress | 13 Feb 2020
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Providing expertise in forensic medicine in Sri Lanka and overseas Colombo Medical Congress | 13 Feb 2020
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Preliminary study of participation of mentees in the academic mentoring program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo Medical Congress | 13 Feb 2020
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History of Forensic Medicine in Faculty of medicine Colombo Colombo Medical Congress 150 Year Celebrations | 12 Feb 2020
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Cadmium and arsenic in rice: A cross sectional analysis of rice grown in a rural agricultural division in Sri Lanka Annual Sessions of Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) | 08 Dec 2019
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Heavy metal bioaccumulation in human kidneys: a preliminary study of post mortem tissue analysis in Sri Lanka 27th FAOBMB Conference & International Meeting-44th MSBMB Conference | 19 Aug 2019
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Simulated learning in forensic medicine Annual Scientific Sessions of the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka | 15 Dec 2018
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Cadmium and Arsenic levels in autopsied kidneys from an urban population in Sri Lanka to identify baseline reference values Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo | 21 Nov 2018
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An analytical protocol for the estimation of true dietary load of heavy metal contaminants in Sri Lankan households 2nd International Conference on Food Quality, Safety and Security | 25 Oct 2018
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Revolutionizing forensic practice through technological innovations; the dead helps the living Conference on Fourth Industrial Revolution and Healthcare | 25 Oct 2018
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To be or not to be humane: Doctors trapped in the ethicolegal conflict zone International Conference of Medical Humaities | 12 Jul 2018
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Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in rural Sri Lanka: An overview of issues and research opportunities International Symposium on Environmental Epidemiology | 25 Sep 2017
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Forensic evaluation of sexual assault victims Annual Scientific Sessions of the College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 15 Jul 2016
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Assessment of clinical reasoning in forensic medicine using a Script Concordance Test: A pilot study SLAIHEE | 26 Jun 2015
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Dental Age Assessment on Development of Mandibular Third Molars in Multifactorial Forensic Age Assessment: Recent experience in a group of East African Population 23rd Congress of the International Academy of Legal Medicine | 19 Jan 2015
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Application of a multifactorial forensic age estimation method in a Group of East African detainees World Forensic Festival | 12 Oct 2014
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Use of CT clavicle as a tool in forensic age estimation: Recent experience in an East African population Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Radiologists | 30 Jul 2014
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Using peer evaluation to assess the individual contribution to group learning during clinical appointments SLAIHEE | 20 Jun 2014
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Recognizing the level of alcohol intoxication in Sri Lankans through changes in suprasegmental effects and reaction time 2014 14th International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer) | 01 Jan 2014
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Artefactual incised wounds caused by postmortem predation by monitor lizards; a common scenario in Sri Lankan death investigations World Forensic Festival | 12 Oct 2013
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The importance of evidence based recovery of human skeletal remains in the judicial process 10th Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Science of the Indo-Pacific Association for Law Medicine and Science (INPALMS) | 25 Oct 2010
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Medicolegal issues in day to day practice Sri Lanka Medical Association Monthly Clinical Meeting | 15 Oct 2010
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Nature’s defect and a mother’s burden: A case of infanticide Annual Scientific Sessions of the Medico-Legal Society of Sri Lanka | 31 Jul 2010
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Analysis of sharp weapon trauma in non-fatal interpersonal conflict Annual Scientific Sessions of the Medico-Legal Society of Sri Lanka | 31 Jul 2010
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A study on the knowledge of school children on laws related to sexual offences in Sri Lanka 9th Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Science of the Indo-Pacific Association for Law Medicine and Science (INPALMS) | 22 Jul 2007
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A medicolegal view of wife battery Annual Scientific Sessions of the Medico-Legal Society of Sri Lanka | 25 Feb 2006

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Medias

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COVID-19 and the misplaced fear of death Sri Lanka Medical Association Monthly Newsletter | 15 Feb 2021
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Death anxiety in COVID-19 The Morning newspaper | 07 Feb 2021
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations - Part 1: Examination Process ARKA initiative | 22 Jan 2021
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examination - Part 2: Consent and collecting evidence ARKA initiative | 22 Jan 2021
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations - Part 3: Retraumatisation, secondary victimization and revictimisation ARKA initiative | 22 Jan 2021
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Does COVID-19 actually kill people The Financial Times | 20 Nov 2020
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Managing the dead in mass disasters; a collaborative effort Sunday Times Newspaper | 23 Jun 2019
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The tangled web of legal, ethical and administrative issues that surround cadaveric organ transplantation Sunday Times Newspaper | 11 Feb 2018
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Seeking the origins of Forensic Medicine and charting its future Sri Lanka Medical Association Monthly Newsletter | 15 Sep 2015

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Supervisions
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JOACHIM TAN WEI HONG | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Thesis: Comparative study on the effects of two cooking processes on selected toxic heavy metal concentrations in selected varieties of commercially available fish and prawns consumed in Malaysia.
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NIK RAIMY DANIAL BIN NIK HISHAMUDDIN | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Thesis: Comparative study on the effects of two cooking processes on selected toxic heavy metal concentrations in selected varieties of commercially available fish and prawns consumed in Malaysia.
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JASON YAP JIA CHENG | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Thesis: Comparative study on the effects of two cooking processes on selected toxic heavy metal concentrations in selected varieties of commercially available fish and prawns consumed in Malaysia.
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Ms Jayani Gunawardena | Doctorate | 30 Jun 2021 Thesis: An investigation for pro – antioxidant effects of (Oryza sativa L.) extract against cadmium (Cd) induced oxidative misbalance and cytotoxicity in kidney cells (in vitro)
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Renukarani Sinnaturai | Master (Research) | 01 Apr 2014 - 04 Apr 2016 Thesis: A critical assessment of medico-legal services available to prosecute sexual assault cases – case study in northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka