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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne

Marital Status : Married

Home address : 132/9 Upper Augustawatta, Uda-Peradeniya, Kandy,

Sri Lanka

Undergraduate carrier: First in the batch at the Final BDS examination

Present appointment: Chair Professor of Oral Pathology and Consultant

Director, Centre for Research in Oral Cancer

Faculty of Dental Sciences

University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka

Email - wmtilak@pdn.ac.lk

TP - 94 8 387666

Fax - 94 8 388948

President Elect: International Association of Oral

Pathologists: 2014-16

Previous Appointments:

“Sir Thomas Key Sidey visiting Professor” Faculty of Dentistry, University of

Otago, New Zealand, 2013.

Professor of Oral Pathology

School of Medicine and Dentistry, Barts and the London Queen Mary

University of London, UK 2010-11

Visiting Professor to University of Niigata, Japan, 2005

Professional Fellow to Queen Mary University of London, UK, 2007-2012

Councillor for Asia at the International Association of Oral Pathologists,

2008-2012.

Senior Lecturer (Clinical) in Oral Pathology

School of Medicine and Dentistry Barts and the London Queen Mary

University of London United Kingdom, 2005-07.

Lecturer in Oral Pathology and Radiology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK

1996-1999

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Lecturer and in Oral Pathology, University of Birmingham, UK,

1999

Proctor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2007-2008

Head Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Qualifications : BDS (SL)

MS (Col)

PhD (JP)

FDSRCS (Eng)

FRCPath (UK)

University Education : University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Professional experience :

Working as a consultant Oral Pathologist for more than 20 years involving

a very busy diagnostic service

Teacher in Oral and General Pathology for both undergraduates and

postgraduates for 22 years in different countries

Examiner in both undergraduates and postgraduates examinations locally

and internationally for more than 20 years

Memberships:

International Association of Oral Pathologists (Councillor for Asia)

British society of Oral and Maxillo-facial Pathology

Asian society of Oral Pathologists (Founder committee member)

Sri Lanka Dental Association

Sri Lanka Society of Allergy and Immunology

Member of the Senate, University of Peradeniya

Vice President, Kandy Society of Medicine- 2013

Member of the Board of Study in Dental Surgery (Post-graduate institute of

Medicine Colombo, Sri Lanka)

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Founder Board member for the Centre for study of Human Rights, University

of Peradeniya, 2003-05

Chairman, Specialty Board in Oral Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of

Medicine Colombo, Sri Lanka

Membership in other committees in the University (Present

and past):

Warden, Senaka Bibile, University of Peradeniya 2001-2004

Chairman- Faculty Higher degrees committee

Chairman- Tobacco cessation unit

Chairman- computer aided learning unit

Chairman- Foreign qualifications committee

Chairman- Maintenance committee

Chairman - Research in Molecular Biology

University sports advisory committee

Faculty research and ethical Review committee

Faculty corporate plans committee

Academic development and planning Committee

Faculty co-group committee

Faculty clinical audit committee

Curriculum reforms committee

Equipment procurement committee

Review of University reforms and synchronization of academic

programme committee

Scholarships committee

Staff development committee

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JICA – 3 rd country training programme Committee

Member of the governing body of the centre for study of human rights

Member of the teaching evaluation committee

Member of the treatment evaluation committee

Editorial boards of Journals:

Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry

(Associate Editor)

International Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Medicine and Pathology

Journal of Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral

Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology

ISRN Pathology

Microbial Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis

Journal of Orofacial Sciences

World Journal of Stomatology

Sri Lanka Medical Journal

Referee for Journals:

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Oral Diseases

Oral Oncology

Cancer Investigation

Journal of Pathology

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Journal of Clinica Chimica Acta

Archives of Oral Biology

Mycopathologia

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Cancer Letters

Journal of Oral Sugery Oral Medicine Oral

Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Journal of Oral BioSciences

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Journal of Pathology Research and Practice

Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry

Journal of Oncology

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International Journal of Dentistry

Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Journal of Oral Med and Pathology

ISRN Pathology

Journal of Parasitology Research

Journal of the European Academy of

Dermatology and Venereology Sri Lanka Medical Journal

Sri Lanka Dental Journal

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

BMC Clinical Pathology

European Journal of Molecular Biology

Cancer Research Journal

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Contribution for curriculum development:

1. Development of BDS curriculum: Responsible for the development and

reforms of the curriculum in various capacities including chairperson.

2. MD Oral Pathology: The key person in developing and implementing MD

Oral Pathology Degree programme of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

University of Colombo. The first chairman of the Specialty Board in Oral

Pathology.

3. Contributed to curricula in MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Restorative

Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dental auxiliary programme.

4. Contributed to the development of MD Forensic Odontology curriculum.

Examiner in undergraduate and post graduate examinations

(National/International)

1. Examiner for FDSRCS in the Royal College, of Surgeons of England -1998

2. External Examiner Penang International Dental College, Malaysia, 2010 and

2011.

3. External Examiner for University Teknology MARA, Malaysia, 2013.

4. External Examiner for University Teknology MARA, Malaysia, 2013.

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5. External Examiner for Postgraduate Examination in Oral Pathology and Oral

Medicine at University of Malaya, Malaysia.

6. Examiner for BDS examination, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka.

7. Examiner in Pathology for students at Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,

Unversity of Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.

8. Examiner for BDS students at King’s College, London, UK.

9. Examiner for BDS examination at Queen Mary, University of London.

10. Examiner for MSc in Experimental Oral Pathology, Diploma in Clinical Oral

Sciences and MSc in Oral Biology at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

11. Chief Examiner for MD Oral Pathology at PGIM, University of Colombo, Sri

Lanka.

12. Examiner for MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at PGIM, University of

Colombo, Sri Lanka.

13. Examiner for MD Restorative Dentistry and MD Ortthodontics at PGIM,

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

14. Examiner for Diploma in Hospital Dental Practice and Diploma in General

Dental Practice at PGIM, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Research publications

Text Books

1. Comprehensive Tumour Terminology. (UICC).

Author for three chapters (Wiley –Liss – 2001)

I. Tumours of Salivary Gland

II. Tumours of Oral Cavity, pharynx and tongue

III. Tumours of the Jaws and teeth

2. Contributor for the Text Book on Clinical Problems solving in Dentistry.

(Chruchill Livingstone – 2001): Award for the second best medical publication

in the UK in 2002

3. Chapter on “Oral cavity and Salivary glands” in the second edition of “The

cancer hand book” Two volume book (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd UK) 2007

4. Text Book of Oral Medicine and Pathology “A Guide to Diagnosis and

Treatment” 2013, JAYPEE Medical Publishers, India

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5. Contributor for the text book titled “OSCE for Clinical Dental Sciences” 2014,

JAYPEE Medical Publishers, India

Manuals

1. Manual of special staining Techniques – Workshop for postgraduate trainees

in Histopathology 2000

2. Manual of Immunohistochemistry Techniques – Training programme for

neighbouring countries 2002.

3. Manual of histological Techniques – Training programme for neighbouring

countries 2002

4. Manual on tobacco cessation Methodologies 2004

5. Manual titled “Guideline for the screening, surveillance, diagnosis and

management of oral potentially malignant disorders”. Publication of National

Cancer control programme of Sri Lanka, 2013.

Publications H-Index: 23

1. Vartoukian SR, Tilakaratne WM, Seoudi N, Bombardieri M, Bergmeier L, Tappuni

AR, Fortune F. Dysregulation of the SOCS3-STAT3 pathway in the aetio-

pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome. Clin Exp Immunol. 2014;177(3):618-29.

2. Jayasinghe RD, Jayashankar S and Tilakaratne WM. Clinical and Radiological

features of Cemento Ossifying Fibromas of the jaws: analysis of 27 cases. Sri Lanka

Journal of Medicine (In press).

3. BSMS Siriwardena RMSGK Rasnayaka Yaghma Masood Mohd Masood PVR

Kumarasiri WM Tilakaratne. A Predictive Model of Oral Cancer Metastasis for

Different Cancer Sites and Age Groups JICD (In Press)

4. Jayasinghe RD, Perera D, Bandara BMR, Sivakanesan R and Tilakaratne WM. Role

of Antioxidant levels in disease progression and malignant transformation of Oral

Submucous Fibrosis. (SLDJ In Press)

5. A Rajapakshe, Tilakaratne WM et al. A Retrospective analysis to determine factors

contributing to the survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. J of

Cancer Epidemiology (In press)

6. Primali Rukmal Jayasooriya, Wanninayaka Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne,

Balapuwaduge Ranjit Rigorbert Nihal Mendis, Tommaso Lombardi. A literature

review on oral basaloid squamous cell carcinomas, with special emphasis on

etiology. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology 2013 Dec;17(6):547-51.

7. Rasika Priyadharshani Ekanayaka and Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne.

Oral submucous fibrosis : Review on mechanisms of pathogenesis and malignant

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transformation. Journal of Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis 2013 http://dx.doi.org/4172/2157-2518.S5-002.

8. RLPR Liyanage, NS Wadusinghearachchi, BSMS Siriwardena, PR Jayasooriya,

WM Tilakaratne. Pigmented mucoepidermoid carcinoma with spindle cell

differentiation Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol, Oral Radiol DOI:

10.1016/j.oooo.2013.08.031

9. KSND Gunawardhana , PR Jayasooriya, WM Tilakaratne. Diagnostic dilemma of

unicystic ameloblastoma: Novel combination of histopathological features to

differentiate unicystic ameloblastoma from common odontogenic cysts. Journal of

Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 2013; 4;1–6.

10. RB Zain, Tilakaratne WM et al. A consensus report from the first Asian

international regional meeting on the terminology and criteria fro verruco-papillary

lesions of the oral cavity. ADUM;2013;20 (02);1-3.

11. Tilakaratne WM. Oral Cancer and Precancer; Novel markers in malignant

transformation and prognosis. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2012;21 (2);12-21.

12. Siriwardena BSMS, Jayasinghe RD, Ratnatunge N, Tilakaratne WM. Solitary

mastocytoma a rare presentation on the buccal mucosa. Case Reports in Clinical

Medicine (CRCM) 2013;2(3):174-175.

13. Siriwardena BSMS, Jayasooriya PR, Palitha Ratnayake, Tilakaratne WM.

Metastatic tumours of the oral and maxillofacial region: A retrospective analysis of

18 cases. Merit Research Journal of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (MRJBB)

2013;1(1):1-4.

14. Siriwardena, BSMS, Tennakoon TMPB, Tilakaratne WM. Relative frequency of

odontogenic tumours in Sri Lanka: analysis of 1677 cases. Journal of Pathology

Practice and Research 2012 Apr 15;208(4):225-30.

15. GN Pitiyage, KP Lim, E Gemenitzidis, MT Teh, A Waseem, SS Prime, WM

Tilakaratne F Fortune, EK Parkinson. Increased secretion of tissue inhibitors of

metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMPs -1 and -2) in fibroblasts are early indictors of

oral sub-mucous fibrosis and ageing. J Oral Pathol Med 2012 Jul;41(6):454-62.

16. NS Wadusinghearachchi, RLPL Liyanage, BSMS Siriwardena, PR Jayasooriya,

RMAS Ratnayake, WM Tilakaratne. Primary Squamous cell carcinoma of the

parotid gland with prominent intra neural invasion. Sri Lanka Dental Journal

2012;42 (01-02):36-37.

17. Dissanayaka WL, Pitiyage G, Kumarasiri PVR, Liyange RLPR, Dias DK,

Tilakaratne WM. Clinical and Histopathological parameters in Survival of oral

squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012

Apr;113(4):518-25.

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18. Tilakaratne WM, EH Nissanka Jayasooriya. Vaule of HIF-1alpha as an independent

prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Expert Rev Mol Diagn

(2011);11(2):145-147.

19. Lingen MW, Pinto A, Mendes RA, Franchini R, Czerninski R, Tilakaratne WM,

Partridge M, Peterson DE, Woo SB. Genetics/epigenetics of oral premalignancy: current

status and future research. Oral Dis. 2011; 17 Suppl 1:7-22.

20. Tilakaratne WM, Morgan PR, Sheriff M, EW Odell. Grading oral epithelial

dysplasia: analysis of individual features. J Oral Pathol Med 2011;40(7):533-40.

21. Dissanayake WL, Tilakaratne WM. A histopathologic comparison between

synchronous and single primary oral squamous cell carcinomas. In Reply. Oral Surg

Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2011 ;111(1):9-10.

22. Dissanayake R, Jayasooriya PR, Tilakaratne WM. Review on Metastasizing

(malignant) Ameloblastoma (METAM): Pattern of Metastasis and treatment. Surg

Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011;111(6):734-41.

23. Mendis BRRN, Lombardi T, Tilakaratne WM. Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour

of infancy; histopathological and immunohistochemical study. Journal of

Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 2011;2;1-4.

24. KGD Manoja, BSMS Siriwardena, PR Jayasooriya, DJL Siriwardane, WM

Tilakaratne. A rare clinical presentation of intra-oral Darier’s disease. Case Reports

in Pathology (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) Volume2011, Article ID 181728, 3

pages doi:10.1155/2011/181728.

25. Pitiyage GN, Tilakaratne WM, Parkinson EK et al. "Senescent Mesenchymal Cells

Accumulate in Human Fibrosis by a Telomere-Independent Mechanism and

Ameliorate Fibrosis through Matrix Metalloproteinases" J of Pathol

2011;223(5):604-17.

26. Jayasooriya PR, Jayasinghe KAN, Tilakaratne WM. Relationship between

thickness of fibrosis and epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal of

Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (2011), 2, 171–175.

27. Karwan A Moutasim, Veronika Jenei, Karen Sapienza, Daniel Marsh, Paul

HWeinreb, Shelia M Violette, Mark P Lewis, John F Marshall, Farida Fortune,

Waninayaka Tilakaratne, Ian R Hart & Gareth J Thomas. Alkaloid-dependent

integrin upregulation modulates keratinocyte TGF-beta1 activation and promotes

oral submucous fibrosis. J Pathol. 2011;223(3):366-77.

28. Rasika Pawiththra Illeperuma, Mi Heon Ryu, Ki Yeol Kim, WM Tilakaratne, Jin

Kim. Relationship of fibrosis and the expression of TGF-β1, MMP-1,and TIMP-1

with epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis. Oral Med Pathol (2010) 15:

25-32.

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29. Nandasena TL, Jayawardena CK, Tilakaratne WM, Nanayakkara CD. Distribution pattern of

cholinesterase enzymes in human tooth germs. Arch Oral Biol. 2010 Aug;55(8):561-

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30. Mohaideen Sitheeque, Anura Ariyawardana, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Wanninayake

Tilakaratne. Depigmentation of oral mucosa as the earliest possible manifestation

of oral submucous fibrosis in Sri Lankan preschool children. Journal of

Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (2010), 1, 156–159.

31. Gunawardhana KSND, Jayasooriya PR, Rambukewela IK, Tilakaratne WM. A

Clinico-pathological comparision between mandibular and maxillary

ameloblastomas in Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2010 Mar;39(3):236-41.

32. Dissanayaka WL, Jayasooriya PR, Kumarasiri PV, Tilakaratne WM. A

histopathologic comparison between synchronous and single primary oral squamous cell

carcinomas. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010

May;109(5):732-8.

33. Dissanayake WL, Jayasooriya PR, Wickramasuriya G, Dias DK, Tilakaratne WM.

Oral juvenile xanthogranuloma: report of two cases and review of literature. J Oral

Surgery. 2010 (3) 22–25.

34. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, I Ogawa, Tilakaratne WM, Takata T. Aberrant beta-

catenin expression and adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutation in

ameloblastoma and odontogenic carcinoma. Oral Oncol. 2009 Feb;45(2):103-8.

35. Pitiyage GN, Tilakaratne WM, Thavasoli M and Warnakulasuriya S. Molecular

markers in oral epithelial dysplasia; review". J Oral Pathol Med 2009;38:737-752.

36. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasuriya PR, Tennkoon TMPB and Saku T. Epithelial salivary

gland tumours in Sri Lanka- Retrospective study of 713 cases. Oral Surg Oral Med

Oral Pathol Oral Radio Endodontology 2009;108:90-98

37. Nupehewa D, Jayasooriya PR, Attygalla AM, Tilakaratne WM. Synchronus

occurance of oral squamous cell carcinoma and Warthin tumour. Oral Med Pathol

2009;13:115-117

38. Jayatilake JA, Tilakaratne WM, Panagoda GJ. Candidal onychomycosis: A Mini-

Review. Mycopathologia 2009;108 (4):165-173.

39. Tilakaratne WM, Saku T et al. Matrix metalloproteinase 7 in oral epithelial

dysplasia and carcinoma in situ: an aid for histopathologic recognition of their cell

proliferation centres. J Oral Pathol Med 2009;38:348-55.

40. Tilakaratne WM, Teh MT, Pitiyage GN, Ariyawardana A et al. Upregulation of

HIF-1alpha in malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis. J Oral Pathol

Med 2008;37(6):372-7.

41. Teh MT, Tilakaratne WM et al. Fingerprinting genomic instability in oral

submucous fibrosis. J Oral Pathol Med. 2008 Aug;37(7):430-6.

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42. Anand Lalli, Wanninayake M Tilakaratne, Caroline Fitchett, Irene M Leigh, Eleni

Hagi-Pavli, Alan Cruchley, E. Kenneth Parkinson, Muy-Teck Teh, Farida Fortune

and Ahmad Waseem. An altered keratinocyte phenotype in Oral submucous

fibrosis: correlation of keratin 17 expression with disease severity. J Oral Pathol

Med 2008;37(4):211-20.

43. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, I Ogawa, Tilakaratne WM, Takata T. VEGF-C is

associated with lymphatic status and invasion in Oral cancer. J Clin Pathol. 2008

Jan;61(1):103-8.

44. Tilakaratne WM, Freysdottir J, Fortunre F. Orofacial grnulomatosis; review on

aetiology and pathogenesis. J Oral Pathol Med 2008;37:191-195.

45. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM. Malignant melanoma of the oral mucosa;

clinicopathological analysis. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2008;38:77-82.

46. Tilakaratne WM, Navaratne G. Microcystic adnexal carcinoma – under diagnosed

entity? Sri Lanka Medical Journal 2008;17(2):44-47.

47. Jayasuriya PR, Saku T, Tilakaratne WM. Bcl2 and Bax protein expression in

basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Sri Lanka Dental Journal Sri

lanka Dental Journal 2008;38(01):30-37.

48. Ariyawardana A, MAM Sitheeque, Ranasinghe AW, Perera I, Tilakaratne WM,

Amaratunga EAPD, Yi-Hsin Yang, Warnakulasuriya S. Prevalence of oral cancer

and precancer and associated risk factors among tea estate workers in the central

Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2007 Nov;36(10):581-7.

49. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunga EAPD, Udagama MNGPK, Ikuko

Ogawa, Kudo Y, Takata T, Tilakaratne WM. Analysis of histological and

immunohistochemical differences of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young

and old in Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2007;36:357-362.

50. Nissanka EH, Amaratunge EAPD and Tilakaratne WM. Clinico-pathological

analysis of osteosarcoma of jaw bones. Oral Diseases. 2007;13:82-87

51. Summers S, Tilakaratne WM, Fortunre F. Renal disease and the mouth. Am J Med.

2007 Jul;120(7):568-73.

52. Okada H, Yamamoto H, Tilakaratne WM. Odontogenic tumours in Sri Lanka;

Analysis of 226 cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007 ;65(5):875-82.

53. A. Ariyawardena, GJ Panagoda, HN Fernando, ANB Ellepola, WM Tilakaratne, LP

Samaranayake. Oral sumucous fibrosis and oral yeast carriage: case control study

in Sri Lankan patients. Mycoses 2007 Mar;50(2):116-20.

54. Jona Freysdottir, Sha Zhang, Tilakaratne WM, Farida Fortune. Oral biopsies from

patients with orofacial granoulomatosis, with histology resembling Crohn’s disease,

have a prominent Th1 environment. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007 Apr;13(4):439-45.

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55. Jayasuriya PR, Illeperuma E, Tilakaratne WM. Undiagnosed tuberculous

lymphadenitis in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. Sri Lanka Dental Journal

2007;37:99-105.

56. Jayasinghe N, Hewapathirana S, Tilakaratne WM. Cystic metastasis of squamous

cell carcinoma. General Dental Parctitioner 2007;24:41-45.

57. Tilakaratne WM, Klinikowski MF, Takashi Saku, Peters TJ and Saman

Warnakulasuriya. Oral submucous fibrosis: Review on aetiology and pathogenesis.

Oral Oncology 2006;42:561-568.

58. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, Ogawa I, Kitagawa M, Tilakaratne WM, Takata T.

Periostin is frequently overexpressed and enhances invasion and angiogenesis in

oral cancer. British Journal of Cancer 2006;95:1396-1403.

59. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunge EAPD and Tilakaratne WM.

Demographic, aetiological and survival differences of squamous cell in the young

and the old in Sri Lanka. Oral Oncology 2006;42:831-836.

60. Amarapala H, Tilakaratne WM. Leiomyosarcoma of the oral cavity: report of seven

cases and review of literature. Oral Oncology (Extra) 2006;42:14-17.

61. Tilakaratne WM. Synovial sarcoma of the mandible. J Oral Pathol Med 2006;35:61-

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62. Jayasuriya NS, Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunge EAPD, Ekanayake MKB. An

unusual presentation of rhinofacial zygomycosis due to Cunninghamella sp in an

immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of literature. Oral Diseases

2006;12:67-69.

63. Tilakaratne WM, Sosai CPS. Histopathological review of orofacial angiolymphoid

hyperplasia with eosinophilia and Kimura’s disease. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine

2006;15:15-20.

64. Tilakaratne WM. Oral Cancer. Journal of Al Reef International Hospital. 2006;4;

6-7.

65. H Utsonomiya, WM Tilakaratne and T Saku. Extracellular matrix remodeling in

oral submucous fibrosis: its stage-specific modes revealed by

immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization. J Oral Pathol Med 2005;34:498-

507.

66. Tilakaratne WM and Dissanayake M. Paraneoplastic pemphigus: a case report and

review of literature. Oral Diseases 2005;11:326-329.

67. Tilakaratne WM. Recent advances in autoimmune blisters in the oral mucosa:

review. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2005;35(01)17-22.

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68. Jayasinghe N, Tilakaratne WM. A case of Sialo-odontogenic cyst with hyaline

bodies and review of literature. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2005;35(01)28-32.

69. Ariyawardena SPAG, Tilakaratne WM, Dissanayake M. Vithanaachchi N,

Basnayake LK, Sitheeque and Ranasinghe MAM. Oral pemphigus vulgais in

children and adolescents: review of literature and a case report. Int J of Paediatric

Dentistry 2005;15:287-293.

70. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Rajapaksa RMSK. Metastatic transitional

cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder to the mandible- a case report. Oral Oncology

Extra. 2005;41(2):22-24.

71. Nissanka E.H. Tilakaratne WM Recurrent sebaceous adenoma of parotid gland. Sri

Lanka Dental Journal 2004;34(2):92-95.

72. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM and Amaratunge EAPD. A case report of

Rosai Dorfman disease of the parotid gland. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine

2004;13:41-43.

73. Jayasooriya PR, Saku T, Cheng J and Tilakaratne WM. Cat scratch disease:

detection of Bartonella henselae using PCR. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine

2004;13:7-11.

74. Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM. Clinicopathological analysis of blistering

disorders; experience in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of

Dermatology 2004;8;13-16.

75. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasinghe RD. Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma. Sri

Lanka Dental Journal 2004;(1) 20-28.

76. De Silva M.N. Tilakaratne W.M. De Silva Harsha Lal. Bilateral tuberculous ulcers

in maxillary tuberosities. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2004; 34(1): 34-39.

77. Odell EW, Aldred M, Tilakaratne WM et al. Clinico-Pathological conference. Ann

Acad Med Singapore 2004; 33: 53-58

78. Jayasooriya P.R, Gunarathna I.AN.S. Attygalla A.M., Tilakaratne W.M. Metastatic

renal cell carcioma presenting as a clear cell tumour in the head and neck region.

Oral Oncology EXTRA (2004) 40 50 – 53.

79. De Silva MN, Tilakaratne WM, Kosgoda KMS and P Murugadas Giant Plemorphic

Adenoma of the Parotid gland. Oral Oncology EXTRA (2004) 40 43-45.

80. Ariyawardena A., Tilakaratne W.M., Ranasinghe A.W., Dissanayake M. Oral

psoriasis in an 11-year-old child. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2004 Mar: 14(2): 141-5.

81. Jayasooriya PR, Tilakaratne WM, Abeyratne S, Ranasinghe AW. Focal Epithelial

Hyperplasia (Hecks disease) Oral Diseases; 2004 10: 1-4.

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82. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM and Rajapaksha RMSK Clear cell

odontogenic carcinoma – A case report and review of literature Int J Oral

Maxillofac. Surg 2004 Jul; 33 (5): 512-4.

83. Tilakaratne W.M, Siriwardena B.S.M.S., Eosinophilic Ulcer: Clinico-pathological

analysis. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2003; 12(1): 11- 15.

84. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Rajapaksha RMSK. A case of sebaceous

carcinoma of the parotid gland. J Oral Pathol Med, 32(2) 121-123,2003.

85. Tilakaratne WM, Pitakotuwage N. Intra-oral dirofilaria infection-Report of seven

cases. J Oral Pathol Med 2003; 32:502-5.

86. Jayasooriya P.R., Kurose K, Tera M, Sivagnanum K, Siriwardana S, Tilakaratne

W.M., Tagami J and Takagi M. Human papillomavirus in Oral Cancer from Sri

Lanka: prevalence and relationship with clinico-pathological parameters. Japanese

Oral and Med Pathol 2003; 8: 45-50.

87. Gurusinghe SKB, Tilakaratne WM, Rajapakse RMSK and Silva SPI Castleman’s

disease of hyaline vascular type: Report of two cases. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 32

(01): 25-27: 2003.

88. Illeperuma E, Tilakaratne WM. Dias DK. Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid

tumour of the anterior tongue. Sri Lanka Dental Journal, 32 (02) 2003: 65-67.

89. Siriwardena BSMS and Tilakaratne WM Oral intravascular papillary endothelial

hyperplasia (Masson’s tumour) Clinico pathological analysis. Sri Lanka Dental

Journal 2004;34(1): 29-33.

90. Hiroyuki Okada, W.M.Tilakaratne, Hirotsugu Yamamoto. Rhinosporidiosis

Occurring in the Soft Palate. Nihon Univ. J. Oral Sci. 28: 290-293,2002.

91. Tilakaratne WM, Pathiraja RM, Jayasinghe RM. Biological behaviour of

Pleomorphic adenomas in Sri Lanka– A retrospective study. Sri Lanka Dental J.

31(2) 57-61,2002.

92. Siriwardena BSMS, Karunatilaka AHTS and Tilakaratne WM. An ameloblastoma

developing in a dentigerous cyst. Sri Lanka Dental J 2002: 31(2) 77-78.

93. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM. and Amaratunga EAPD. Histopathological

review of two cases of white sponge naevus. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2002;

11(2): 52-54

94. Dissanayake M. and Tilakaratne WM. A clinico-pathological analysis of

pemphigus from Teaching Hospital Kandy. The Sri Lanka Journal of Dermatology,

2001, Volume 5, 26-28.

95. Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM, Vitharana KK and Lokunarangoda. Vogt-

Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome” Sri Lanka Journal of Dermatology, 2001, 5, 31-32.

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96. Jayasekera Sharmini, Arsecularatne SN, Attapattu DN, Kumarasiri R. and

Tilakaratne WM Cell mediated immune responses (CMIR) to Rhinosporidium

seeberi in mice. Mycopathologia 152: 69-79. 2001.

97. Bandara KMTN, Tilakaratne WM. Relational database management system for

reporting histopathological data. Sri Lanka Dental J. 30(2) 37-43, 2001.

98. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasinghe R.D. Comparison of the expression of proliferating

cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in recurrent & non-recurrent ameloblastomas in Sri

Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine.10 (2): 46-50,2001.

99. Siriwardena BSMS and Tilakaratne WM. Is the pattern of invasion a reliable

predictor of metastasis of Oral Cancer. Proceedings of the University of Peradeniya

Annual Research Sessions 2000, vol. 5: 87-93

100. Tilakaratne WM. and Dias DK. Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP): A pre-

cancerous condition. Journal of the College of Dentistry and Stomatology, 1999:

8: 01: 1-6.

communications/presentations:

101. JDR Perera, RD Jayasinghe, R Sivakanesan, BMR Bandara, WM Tilakaratne.

Antioxidant levels in relation to malignant transformation of oral submucous

fibrosis; a preliminary study. IPURSE, 2014, Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.

102. RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, JY Kim, J Kim. Elucidating

mechanisms inducing oxidative stress by areca nut in oral mucosa. IPURSE, 2014,

Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.

103. BSMS Siriwardena, RP Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR

Kumarasiri, AM Attygala, RD Peiris, A. Tilakaratne, WM Tilakaratne. Anlysis of

oral cancer cases of Sri Lanka for 13 years. 17th International Congress on Oral

pathology and Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey May 2014.

104. Retrospective analysis of oral cancer cases for 13 years. BSMS Siriwardena, RP

Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR Kumarasiri, AM Attygala,

RD Peiris, WM Tilakaratne. ASOMP 2014, Hyderabad, India.

105. RMAR Rajapakshe, RW Pallegama, PR Jayasooriya, BSMS Siriwardena, DK

Dias, AM Attygalla, S Hewapathirana, MKB Ekanayake, JU Weerasinghe, WM

Tilakaratne. A retrospective analysis to determine factors contributing to the

survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.SLAOMS sessions 2013.

Page 28.

106. B.S.M.S. Siriwardena, I.K. Rambukewela, TN Pitakotuwage, MNGPK

Udagama, PVR Kumarasiri, W.M. Tilakaratne Pattern of nodal metastasis of oral

squamous cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page 29-30.

107. BSMS Siriwardena, RP Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR

Kumarasiri, AM Attygala, RD Peiris, WM Tilakaratne. Analysis of demographic

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data of 4394 cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page

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108. RMSGK Rasnayake, BSMS Siriwardena, RLPR Liyanage, PVR Kumarasiri,

WM Tilakaratne. Relationship between age, site and metastasis of oral squamous

cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page 32

109. WKL Perera, T Jayawardena, NS Wadusinghearachchi, BSMS Siriwardena,

AM Attygala, DK Dias, WM Tilakaratne. Significance of status of excision margins

on survival of oral squamous cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page 33

110. RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, J Kim. Fibroblasts are implicated in

Arecanut induced carcinogenesis via oxidative DNA damage and aneuploidy.

FDI/CDA/SLDA International Dental Congress, 2013.

111. R Ekanayaka, RD Jayasinghe, MAM Sitheeque, H Amarasinghe, WM

Tilakaratne. Intralesional corticosteroids as a treatment for restricted mouth opening

in oral submucous fibrosis. FDI/CDA/SLDA International Dental Congress, 2013.

112. P. Lankathilake, M. Al Sayooni, W. Tilakaratne, And A.R. Tappuni, Evaluation

of Oral Submucous Fibrosis in East London. Annual Sessions IADR 2012, Brazil.

113. RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, J Kim, A novel approach to

understand carcinogenesis in oral submucous fibrosis. 125th Anniversary

International Medical Congress of Sri lanka Medical Association, 2012.

114. S.R. Vartoukian, WM. Tilakaratne, M. Bombardieri, N. Seoudi, N. Sutcliffe,

K.M. Piper, F. Fortune, and A.R. Tappuni. SOCS3 Dysregulation in Primary

Sjogren’s Syndrome. Annual Sessions IADR 2012, Brazil.

115. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,

WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Implications of cytokines released from gingival

fibroblasts exposed by areca nut extract in carcinogenesis. American Academy of

Cancer Research 2012.

116. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,

WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Utilization of hTERT immortalised gingival fibroblasts

in an in vitro model to elucidate cytokine secretion of submucosal fibroblasts in oral

submucous fibrosis. The Korean J of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2011;35

(2).

117. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,

WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Investigating the carcinogenesis of oral submucous

fibrosis with special reference to the role of cytokines released from submucosal

fibroblasts. Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial

Surgeons conference 2011, Melbourne,Australia.

118. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,

WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Implications of cytokines released from gingival

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fibroblasts exposed by areca nut extract in carcinogenesis. International cancer

meeting, Yonsei Unversity, School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea 2011.

119. BSMS Siriwardena, TMPB. Tennakoon, RLPR.Liyanage, NS

Wadusinghearachchi WM Tilakaratne. Analysis of 1674 cases of odontogenic

tumours in Sri Lanka; Changes in relative frequency according to 2005 WHO

classification. National conference of Indian Association of Oral Pathologists,

Hyderabad, India, November 2011.

120. BSMS Siriwardena, IK Rambukewela, WM Tilakaratne Analysis of the

relationship between status of nodal metastasis, clinical stage and histological

parameters of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific Sessions, University

of Peradeniya 2011.

121. BSMS Siriwardena, TMPB Tennakoon, WM Tilakaratne. Relative frequency

of odontogenic tumours in Sri Lanka: analysis of 1674 cases. Annual Scientific

Sessions, University of Peradeniya 2011.

122. BMHSK Banneheka, MSM Kularatne, WM Tilakaratne. A survey on tobacco

use and awareness on tobacco related health hazards among teenage students.

Annual Scientific Sessions, University of Peradeniya 2011.

123. Jayasinghe RD, Jayashankar S and Tilakaratne WM. Clinical and Radiological

features of ossifying fibromas of jaws; analysis of 27 cases. Annual Scientific

Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association Kandy branch, October 2011.

124. Farook FF, Perera WKL, Dassanayake BK, Tilakaratne WM, Tilakaratne A.

Comparison of the periodontal status and periodontal treatment response among

smokers and non- smokers. Annual Scientific Sessions of Association of

Specialists in Restorative Dentistry, 2011.

125. RMAR Rajapakshe, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne et al. A retrospective

analysis to determine factors influencing the management of patients with oral

squamous cell carcinoma. Asia Pacific dental congress, Colombo 2010.

126. BSMS Sirirwardena, MPB Herath, DSY Jayathilake, WM Tilakaratne et al.

Demographic and histological variations of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Sri

Lanka. Asia Pacific dental congress, Colombo 2010.

127. BSMS Sirirwardena, EM Deraz, T Takata, WM TIlakaratne, Y Kudo.

Stromalysin-2 promotes invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Annual

Scientific sessions, University of Peradeniya 2010.

128. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Jinmi Kim, Da-Woon Jung, WM

Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Cytokine expression by the treatment of areca nut extract in

cultured fibroblasts: comparision between normal oral fibroblasts and hTERT

transfected fibroblasts. 15th International Congress on Oral Pathology and

Medicine, Seoul, Korea August 2010.

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129. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,

WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Cytokines might play a key role in carcinogenesis of

oral submucous fibrosis. International cancer meeting, Yonsei Unversity, School of

Dentistry, Seoul, Korea 2010.

130. K. Moutasim, V. Jenei, K. Sapienza, D. Marsh, J. Marshall, F. Fortune, W.

Tilakaratne, I.Hart, and G. Thomas. The Role of αvβ6 Integrin in Oral

Submucous Fibrosis. International Association for Dental Research 2010,

Barcelona, Spain.

131. G. Pitiyage, S. Prime, W. Tilakaratne, F. Fortune, and E.K. Parkinson. Increased

senescence and altered collagen metabolism in oral submucous fibrosis.

International Association for Dental Research 2010, Barcelona, Spain.

132. I Prathapasinghe, Attygalla AM and Tilakaratne WM. A case of Forgut cyst of

the oral cavity. Annual scientific sessions of Association of Oral and Maxillofacal

Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2009

133. Illeperuma R, Ryu MH, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Evaluation of PCNA index

and expressions of TGF-Beta-1, MMP1 and TIMP1 in oral submucous fibrosis.

Meeting of the Korean Association of Oral Pathologists, 2009

134. Illeperuma R, Ryu MH, Kim KY, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Effects of fibrosis

and extracellular matrix remodelling in oral submucous fibrosis on its malignant

transformation of the epithelium: Immunohistochemical evaluation by testing

expressions of TGF-beta 1, MMP 1, TIMP 1 and PCNA index. The Korean J of

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 2009;33:120

135. Illeperuma R, Ryu MH, Kim KY, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Influence of fibrosis

and extracellular matrix remodelling in oral submucous fibrosis on carcinogenesis:

Immunohistochemical evaluation using Sri Lankan biopsy tissue. Asian Society of

Oral Pathology, Beijing, China, November 2009.

136. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, Takata T, Tilakaratne WM. Periostin promotes

metastasis by enhancing angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesisis in oral squamous

cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific sessions, University of Peradeniya 2009.

137. Jayasooriya PR, Jayasinghe KAN, Tilakaratne WM. Relationship between

thickness of fibrosis and epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis. Annual

Scientific sessions, University of Peradeniya 2009.

138. Gunawardhana KSND, Jayasooriya PR, Rambukewela IK, Tilakaratne WM. A

retrospective analysis of mandibilular and maxillary ameloblastomas: A

comparative study. squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific sessions,

University of Peradeniya 2009.

139. Dissanayaka WL, Jayasooriya PR, Kumarasiri PVR, Tilakaratne WM.

Comparison of histopathological features of synchronous and single primary oral

Squamous cell carcinomas. squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific sessions,

University of Peradeniya 2009.

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140. Rasika P Illeperuma, Mi Heon Ryu, Ki Yeol Kim, Jin Kim, W.M. Tilakaratne

Role of TGF Beta-1, MMP-1, TIMP-1 and PCNA in Pathogenesis and Malignant

Transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Annual Scientific Sessions,

University of Peradeniya 2009.

141. G. Pitiyage, K.P. Lim, S. Prime, W. Tilakaratne, F. Fortune, and E.K. Parkinson.

Senescent mesenchymal cells accumulate in tumour susceptible oral fibrosis.

British Society of Dental Research metting, 2009, Glasgow, UK.

142. G. Pitiyage1, E. Hagi-Pavli1, F. Fortune1, W. Tilakaratne2, and E. Parkinson.

Oral Submucous Fibrosis-Events in The Extracellular Matrix. The Pan European

Federation of the International Association for Dental Research (September 10-12,

2008), London, UK.

143. K.A. Moutasim, D. Mirza, D. Marsh, V. Jenei, S. Dickinson, W. Tilakaratne,

and G.J Thomas. 0816 Integrin αvβ6 promotes TGF-β1-dependent myofibroblastic

transdifferentiation in oral submucous fibrosis. The Pan European Federation of the

International Association for Dental Research (September 10-12, 2008), London,

UK.

144. Farook F, Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne A, Tilakratne WM. Clinicopathological

analysis of Odontogenic Keratocyst. Annual academic sessions of SLDA Kandy

Branch 2008.

145. Rasika Illeperuma, Mi-Heon Ryu, WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Evaluation of

PCNA index and expressions of TGF-1, MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in oral submucous

fibrosis. The Korean J of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2008;32 (4)

146. Pitiyage G, Dias DK, Kumarasiri R, Ariyawardana A, Tilakaratne WM.

Significance of clinical and histological parameters on survival of oral squamous

cell carcinoma. 14thInternational congress, International Association of Oral

Pathologists, San Francisco, USA, June 2008.

147. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasuriya PR, Tennkoon TMPB and Saku T. Epithelial

salivary gland tumours in Sri Lanka- Retrospective study of 713 cases. Annual

scientific sessions of University of Peradeniya, 2008.

148. E. Hagi-Pavli, A. Cruchley, L. Brown, W. Tilakaratne, A. Ariyawardena, M.-

T. Teh, A Waseem, K. Parkinson, and F. Fortune.. Effects of areca extract,

arecaidine and lime on oral mucosa. The Joint Scientific Meeting of BDSR and

NOF (3rd - 5th April 2007), Durham, England.

149. Tilakaratne WM, Ariyawardana A, Teck The, Pitiyage G, Parkinson EK,

Fortune F et al. Up regulation of HIF1 alpha in the progression and malignant

transformation of oral submucous fibrosis. First world congress on Oral Oncology,

Amsterdam, Netherlands- May 2007.

150. Pitiyage G, E.Hagi-Pavli, F.Fortune, W.M. Tilakaratne and E.K.Parkinson.

Fibroblasts from oral submucous fibrosis patients show alteration in TGF-β release

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and collage metabolism. British Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine, London,

May 2007.

151. Amarapala H, Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunga EAPD. Malignant connective

tissue neoplasms in the craniofacial region. Annual academic sessions of SLDA

2006

152. Pitiyage G, Dias DK, Kumarasiri R, Ariyawardana A, Tilakaratne WM. Oral

squamous cell carcinoma: The significance of excision margins in the recurrence

and survival. Asia Pacific Oral cancer congress- Malaysia-Feb, 2006.

153. Tilakaratne WM, Siriwardena BSMS, Yasusei Kudo, Ikuko Ogawa, Takashi

Takata. VEGF-C expression, Intratumoral and peritumoral lymphangiogenesis in

oral squamous cell carcinoma. IADR, Dublin, 2006

154. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunge EAPD.

Demographic, aetiological, histopathological and survival differences in the

younger and older oral squamous cell carcinoma patients in Sri Lanka. Scientific

Sessions of Asian Society of Oral and maxillo-facial Pathology, Seoul, Korea. May

2005.

155. Jayasooriya PR, Suraweera AK, Saku T, Tilakaratne WM.

Immunohistochemical expression of BCL-2 and BAX proteins in basaloid

squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanaka Dental

Association-2005.

156. Tilakaratne WM, Ida H, Cheng J, Maruyama S, Saku T. Differential expression

modes of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in oral borderline malignancies: an

aid for histopathological recognition of dysplastic cell zones. 16th annual meeting

of the Japanese society of Oral pathology, Morioka Japan 2005; page 48.

157. Jayasooriya PR, Suraweera AK, Saku R, Tilakaratne WM.

Immunohistochemical expressions of BCL2 and BAX proteins in basaloid

squamous cell carcinoma. SLDA 2005: p32.

158. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Saito A, Kitagawa M, Ogawa I, Takata

T. A case of palatal tumour. 6th salivary conference, Tokyo, Japan, 2004.

159. Nissanka EH, Tilakaratne WM. Histopathological and radiological comparison

of unicystic ameloblastoma. SLDA annual sessions 2004.

160. Illeperuma E, Tilakaratne WM. Undiagnosed tuberculous lympherdenitis in

cervical block dissection. SLDA annual sessions 2004.

161. Jayasooriya PR, Suraweera AK, Tilakaratne WM. Cytokeratin 19 expression as

a new histodiagnostic marker to differentiate unicystic ameloblastoma from

dentigerous cyst. SLDA annual sessions 2004.

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162. Nandasena BGTL, Jayawardena JACK, Suraweera AK, Tilakaratne WM,

Nanayakkara CD. Localization of cholinesterase enzyme and its putative role in

human tooth morphogenesis. SLDA annual sessions 2004.

163. Siriwardena BSMS, Tlakaratne WM, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunga EAPD. A

comparative study of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and the old -

Histopathological analysis. SLDA annual sessions 2004.

164. De Silva MN, Tilakaratne WM, Edirisinghe JS, Jayasinghe SK. A case of

cysticercosis the oral cavity. SLDA annual sessions 2004.

165. Nandasena BGTL, Jayawardena JACK, Suraweera AK, Tilakaratne WM and

Nanayakkara CD. Localization of non neuronal contribution of cholinesterase

enzyme in human tooth morphogenesis. Peradeniya University Research Sessions

2004.

166.Jayasooriya PR, Saku T and Tilakaratne WM (2004). Detection of Bartonella

henselae DNA by PCR to confirm the histopathological diagnosis of cat scratch

disease. Peradeniya University Research Sessions 2004.

167.Ariyawardana A, Vithanaarachchi N, Panagoda G, Tilakaratne WM, Fernando HN

and Samaranayake LP (2004). Oral candidal carriage in oral submucous fibrosis

(OSMF) – a case control study. Peradeniya University Research Sessions 2004

168.H Utsunomiya, H Ida, Tilakaratne WM, Cheng J and Saku T. (2004) Extracellular

matrix remolding in oral submucous fibrosis progression: a structural background

for oral carcinogenesis due to chewing habits. 15th Annual Meeting of the Japanese

Society for Oral Pathology.

169.Nissanka E.H., Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunga E.A.P.D. Histopathological analysis

of osteosarcoma of jaw bones. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental

Association June 2003.

170.De Silva M.N., Tilakaratne W.M., Amaratunga E.A.P.D. Analysis of six hundred

salivary tumours. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association June

2003.

171.Jayasooriya N.S.S. Tilakaratne W.M., Amaratunga E.A.P.D. Clinico-pathological

analysis of five cases of zygomycosis. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka

Dental Association June 2003.

172.Jayasooriya PR, Rambukewela I.K.,Nanayakkara P.G.C.L., Kurose K, Tilakaratne

W.M. Detection of human papilloma virus DNA in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association June 2003.

173.Jayasooriya P.R.,Rambukewela, Abeyratne S, Tilakaratne WM. Focal Epithelial

Hyperplasia ( Heck’s disease), report of a case with detecting HPV using PCR

Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association June 2003.

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174.Loganathan P., Peiris A.M.O., Tilakaratne W.M. Papillary endothelial hyperplasia

(Masson’s Tumour) Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association

June, 2003.

175.Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne WM, Pathiraja RM Clinico-pathological analysis of

Odontogenic cysts in Sri Lanka for a period of twelve years. Annual Sessions of the

college of Dentistry and stomatology- 2003.

176.Tilakaratne WM, Bandara DMSM, Siriwardena BSMS. The effects of different

types of tobacco habits as aetiological factors in Oral squamous cell carcinoma in

Sri Lanka. 12th world congress on tobacco or health, Helsinki, Finland 2003.

177.Ekanayake K, Tilakaratne WM, Ekanayake M. Paraganglioma metstasising in the

mandible-A case report. Annual sessions of the college of Dentistry and

stomatology- 2003

178.Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM Thamilvannan N. Clinico-Pathological analysis

of autoimmune blistering disorders- Experience in the central province of Sri Lanka.

South Asian regional conference of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy.

Scientific sessions, 2003.

179.Jayasooriya PR, Nanayakkara PGCL, Tilakaratne WM. Human papilloma virus

(HPV) detection rate in betel quid induced leukoplakia and Oral squamous cell

carcinoma. University research sessions – Peradeniya, 2003.

180. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunge EAPD and Tilakaratne A. A

comparative study of Oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and the old.

University research sessions – Peradeniya, 2003.

181. Tilakaratne WM, Karunadasa WMUR, Karunatilaka AHTS. A case report-

Kikuchi’s disease (Lymphadenitis showing focal reticulum cell hyperplasia)

University research sessions – Peradeniya, 2003.

182. Dissanayake M and Tilakaratne WM. Autoimmune subepidermal blistering

disorders seen at Teaching Hospital, Kandy – A preliminary report. Annual

academic sessions & joint meeting with German Dermatological Society held from

14-17th February 2002. Colombo & Kandy.

183. Tilakaratne WM. Pathiraja M Immunohistochemical analysis of recurrent and

non-recurrent pleomorphic adenomas in Sri Lanka”. 11th Biennial Congress on Oral

Pathology and Medicine, Singapore, 2002.

184. Pathiraja RM, Tilakaratne WM, Jayasinghe RD and Biological behaviour of

pleomorphic adenomas in Sri Lanka. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka

Dental Association June 2002.

185. Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunge EAPD, Suraweera AK, Histopathology and

immunohistochemical analysis of Salivary duct carcinoma. The College of

Pathologists, Sri Lanka, Annual Academic Sessions 2002.

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186. Peiris MKA, Fernando R, Tilakaratne WM, Intra abdominal desmoplastic small

round cell tumour. The College of Pathologists, Sri Lanka, Annual Academic

Sessions 2002.

187. Soysa HNS, Nakakuki K, Suraweera AK and Tilakaratne WM, CD44 as a

prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Proceedings of the annual

research sessions, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2002.

188. Panagoda GJ, Tilakaratne WM, Jayatilake S and Fernando HN, Formalin

Associated candidosis and man. Proceeding of the annual research sessions,

University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka 2002.

189. Utsunomiya H, Ida H, Oshhiro K, Tilakaratne WM, Saku T. Remodelling of

extracellular matrix during the progress of oral submucous fibrosis. Jap J of Oral

Biology 44 (5) 2002: 167.

190. Tilakaratne WM, Dias DK and Siriwardena BSMS. Candidiasis and Oral

epithelial dyspalsia. Annual research sessions of the University of Peradeniya,

16th November 2001.

191. Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne WM and Suraweera AK Comparison of the

expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in recurrent and non-

recurrent ameloblastomas: An immunohistochemical study Annual Research

Sessions of the University of Peradeniya, 16th November 2001.

192. Soysa HNS and Tilakaratne WM Eosinophilic host response as a prognostic

variable in oral Squamous cell carcinoma Annual Research Sessions of the

University of Peradeniya held on 16th November 2001.

193. Tilakaratne WM and Arsecularatne SN Innate immunity to Rhinosporidium

seebri in Guinea Pigs. Annual Research Sessions of the University of Peradeniya,

6th November 2001.

194. Jayasinghe RD and Tilakaratne WM Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma in

Sri Lanka. International Dental Congress 2001, Colombo SriLanka.

195. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM and Nishantha TMRA Histological

grading of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands in prognosis and survival.

International Dental Congress 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

196. Attygala AM and Tilakaratne WM Sialo-odontogenic cyst. International Dental

Congress, 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

197. Tilakaratne WM and Siriwardena BSMS Value of individual histological

features in predicting the behaviour of Oral Cancer. International Dental Congress,

2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

198. Nakakuki K and Tilakaratne WM Immediate frozen section is a strong

diagnostic tool to assess the margins in Oral cancer resection. International Dental

Congress, 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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199. Shamini Jayasekara, Arsekularatne SN, Atapattu DN, Kumarasiri PVR,

Tilakaratne WM. Cell mediated immune response (CMIR) to Rhinosporidium

Seeberi in experimental mice. Annual acedemic sessions KSM February 2001.

200. Deepani MLANR, Tilakaratne WM and Alahakoon J (2001). An oral carcinoma

in a Jaguar – A case Report. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions,

University of Peradeniya, Vol.6, November 16, 2001.

201. Tilakaratne WM and Siriwardena BSMS. Impact of histological parameters on

prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Faculty of Dental Sciences, Research

sessions 29th October 2000.

202. Arsecularatne G, Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM. and Rajapakse RMSK. A

Clinical and immunohistochemical analysis of patients with bullous dermatoses.

Annual academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Association of Dermatologists 2000.

203. Tilakaratne WM. and Dissanayake M. Aresecularatne G. Immunopathology of

autoimmune dermatoses in Sri Lankan Patients. Annual Sessions of the College of

Dermatologists. 2000.

204. Tilakaratne WM, Odell E. Lock C, Morgan P. (1999). Cell proliferation in

odontogenic tumours. J of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology 1999; 88:

2: 210.

205. Tilakaratne WM. Cell proliferation in odontogenic tumours. Annual Scientific

Sessions. Sri Lanka Dental Association, 1999.

206. Tilakaratne WM, Odell EW, sherrif M and Morgan PR (1998). Site specificity

of histological features of Oral epithelial dysplasia. Journal of Oral Path & Med.

August 1998: 27:7; 342-366.

207. Odell EW, Tilakaratne WM, Sherrif M and Morgan P.R (1998). Grading of oral

epithelial dysplasia. Selection of definable characteristics. Journal of Oral Path &

Med. August 1998: 27:7, 342-366.

208. DW Goodison, RGDM Burr, WM Tilakaratne et al. A case of Benign

metastasising pleomorphic adenoma. Journal of Oral Path & Med. 1998; 27: 7: 336-

341.

209. Tilakaratne WM, Mendis BRRN and Amaratunga EAPD Assessment of

epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) Annual Sessions of the

Kandy Society of Medicine February 1995.

210. Tilakaratne WM Malignant melanoma of the oral cavity, Annual scientific

sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association, Kandy branch- 1995.

Supervision of Research and Research Grants

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1. Supervision of numerous Mphil, MSc and PhD projects both locally and

internationally.

2. Strategic investigation into the standardization of oral pathology and the

trend toward specialization of Oral Pathologists in Asia by a Grant-in-Aid

for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:

13,390,000 JPY. (Collaborative Project with Japanese and Malaysian

counterparts)

3. New Asian Oral Health Project - Prevention of Oral Cancer. (Collaborative

Project with Hokkaido, Japan): 100,000,000 JPY from Japan Society for the

Promotion of Science.

4. Research grant from Sri Lanka Dental Association for the project titled

“comparative study of oral cancer in the young and old”

5. Research grant from Sri Lanka Dental Association for the project titled

“Antioxidant levels in Oral cancer and Oral submucous fibrosis”

6. Research grant from National Research council of Sri Lanka (Rs 7 Million)

for the project titled “Analysis of the significance of invasive front

characteristics in relation to prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma”

Present research areas and Collaborative Projects

1. Oral submucous fibrosis; Carcinogenesis in OSF

2. Oral squamous cell carcinoma: Prognostic markers

3. Salivary gland tumours

4. Odontogenic tumours

1. Project on Oral Submucous fibrosis: Yonsei University, Seoul, South

Korea.

2. Project on Oral Submucous fibrosis: University of Niigata, Japan.

3. Project on Oral Cancer and Oral Submucous fibrosis: Queen Mary,

University of London, UK.

4. Project on Oral Cancer: University of Southampton, UK.

5. Project on Oral Cancer: University of Hiroshima, Japan.

6. Project on HPV and Oral cancer: University of Kentucky, USA.

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Workshops/Consultancies (Contributed as coordinator or

as a resource person)

1. Tilakaratne WM conducted the workshop on special techniques to include

routine special stains, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence.

Workshop for MD (Pathology) trainees in collaboration with the Postgraduate

Institute of Medicine held on 23rd September 2000.

2. Tilakaratne WM Co-author of the manual for the workshop. Special staining

techniques to include routine Special stains, immunohistochemistry, and

immunofluorescence for MD (Pathology) trainees conducted in collaboration

with the Postgraduate institute of Medicine held on 23rd September 2000.

3. Training programme for neighbouring countries. Course coordinator for the

course on diagnostic oral and maxillo-facial pathology-2002.

4. Third country training programme in collaboration with JICA. Course

coordinator for the course on diagnostic oral and maxillo-facial pathology-2003.

5. Workshop on tobacco cessation to family health workers, teachers, dental

student and dentists. 2003

6. Workshop on screening of oral mucosal diseases for Japanese Dental hygienists.

2002

7. Diagnostic oral pathology course for Japanese trainee oral pathologists in Japan.

2005

8. Study day of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka. Conducted a workshop

on odontogenic tumours and Salivary tumours-March 2008

9. World works shop (WWOM V) on Oral Medicine: 21st -23rd September 2010

in London, UK in the capacity of a consultant for world reviews on Oral

Medicine.

10. Workshop on Salivary gland diseases organised by Badulla Clinical Society,

2010.

11. Multidisciplinary workshop on management of oral cancer organised by Sri

Lankan Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons October 2011.

12. Consultative workshop for the finalization of National policy and strategic

framework on prevention and cancer control in Sri Lnaka. 25th September, 2012,

Colombo Sri Lanka.

13. Consultant for the development of national guidelines for the management of

oral precancer (OPMD) ; 2012-13.

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14. Consultant for the development of national guidelines for the management of

oral cancer ; 2012-13.

15. Consultant for the development of the national research cadre for Sri Lanka;

2013.

16. Tilakaratne WM, Resource person for the Workshop titled “Ward and peri

operative management in OMF Surgery, Sri Lanka Association of Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgeons and Kurunegala Clinical Society Nov, 2013.

17. Pre-Congress Workshop on “Cancer Genetics – Diagnostics, Prognostication

and Pharmacogenomics” Sri Lanka Medical Association 126th Anniversary

International Medical Congress. A Lecture titled “The challenges of identifying

a molecular biomarker for oral cancer - the current status and future directions”.

July, 2013.

18. Member of the National Committee on Research and Development for the

Health sector, 2014.

19. Conducted the Oral Pathology study day for MD Pathiology trainees and

Consultant Pathologists, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya,

26th April 2014.

20. Workshop for Postgraduate trainees conducted by College of Dentistry and

Stomatology of Sri Lanka. Lecture titled “Research; is it necessary?” September

2014.

Research /Academic Awards and Orations

1. Guest of honour and key note speaker titled “Beyond mechanical

dentistry” SLDA, annual regional scientific sessions, Galle, Sri Lanka

August 2014.

2. Guest of honour at the 6th Annual Scientific Sessions of Galoya Nimna

Clinical Society. Oct, 2013.

3. Award for the best research paper at the annual scientific sessions of Sri

Lanka Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Sri Lanka,

2013.

4. Awarded “Sir Thomas Key Sidey visiting Professor” Faculty of

Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2013.

5. Oration of the College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka “Oral

cancer in Sri Lanka; future and beyond for better cure” 2013.

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6. Recipient of the KSM Life Time Health Research Award and Oration at

the Foundation sessions of KSM, Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012.

7. Daphne Attygalle Prize for the best research paper in Cancer at the Sri

Lanka Medical Association 125th Anniversary International Medical

Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2013.

8. Professor Bambaradeniya Memorial Oration 2012. Sri Lanka Dental

Association, Kandy branch titled “Oral potentially malignant disorders;

an attempt understand and combat the enemy”

9. Oration of the Kandy Society of Medicine (KSM Oration-2012) on

“Oral cancer and precancer; novel markers in malignant transformation

and prognosis.

10. Inaugural Gold Medal Oration of Chennai Dental research Foundation

on “areca nut products - a less known cause of oral cancer; an emerging

problem of the young” 2010, India.

11. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2009.

12. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2008.

13. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2007.

14. Placed second among the Sri Lankan Researchers in the Science citation

index published by National Research Council for the year 2006.

15. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2006.

16. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2005.

17. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2004.

18. Best research paper – Annual Research Sessions of Faculty of Dental

Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2000.

19. Two Commendable research papers at the Annual Scientific Sessions,

University of Peradeniya- 2003.

20. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2003.

21. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2001.

22. Oration of the Sri Lanka Dental Association for the year 2000. Impact

of new diagnostic techniques on clinicians and patients.

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Guest Lectures (National and International)

1. Guest lecture titled “Why research? Sri Lankan perspectives”. Annual Scientific

Sessions, College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka, Aug, 2014,

Colombo.

2. Guest lecture titled “Current concepts of pathogenesis and malignant

transformation of Oral Submucous fibrosis. Master Class series by International

Association of General Dentistry, Bangalore, India, March 2014.

3. Guest lecture titled “ Rare lesions of the oral and maxillofacial region”. Master

Class series by International Association of General Dentistry, Bangalore, India,

March 2014.

4. Guest lecture titled “Professional Ethics for Postgraduate trainees in different

Dental specialities in the country organised by Ministry of Health. March 2014,

Peradeniya.

5. Guest lecture titled “Mechanisms of aetilogy and pathogenesis of Oral

Submucous fibrosis” Asian Sopciety of Oral Pathology, Hyderabad, India

February 2014.

6. Guest lecture titled “Current criteria/concept for grading dysplasia” at the first

Asian Consortium on Verrucopapillary lesions, University of Malaya,

Malaysia, December 2013

7. Delivered the Keynote address titled “Why cancer research? Sri Lankan

perspective” at the first National Symposium on cancer in Sri Lanka organised

by National Cancer Control programme 2013.

8. Delivered keynote address as the Guest of Honour at the Galoya Nimna annual

Scientific Sessions: November 2013

9. Guest lecture titled “How to get my paper published” Kandy Society of

Medicine, October 2013.

10. Guest lecture titled “How to get my paper published” College of Radiologists

of Sri Lanka, 2013.

11. Guest lecture titled “Pathological aspects of management of oral cancer”

Annual Scientific Sessions of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Sri Lanka,

2013.

12. Guest lecture titled “Novel markers in the understanding of Oral Cancer and

Precancer” at University Teknology MARA, Malaysia. Professorial Lecture

series 2013.

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13. Guest lecture at the FDI/CDA/SLDA International Dental Congress, Lecture

titled Pathological aspects of Management of Oral Potentially malignant

Disorders. July, 2013.

14. Guest lecture titled “Mechanisms of pathogenesis and malignant transformation

of oral potentially malignant disorders” University of Otago, New Zealand,

2013.

15. Guest lecture titled “Prognostic markers of oral squamous cell carcinoma”

University of Otago, New Zealand, 2013.

16. Guest lecture titled “Oral submucous fibrosis; Pathogenesis and malignant

transformation” at the International conference on Diabetes and Cancer (Dia

Can 2012) at Annamalai University, India, December 2012.

17. Guest lecture on ”Future of Oral Pathology in the global context” at the 16th

Congress of International association of Oral Pathologists, Sao Paulo, Brazil

August, 2012.

18. Keynote address on the topic “Recent advances in oral potentially malignant

disorders; Sri Lankan experience” at the 25th annual scientific sessions of the

College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka. March, 2012 Colombo

19. Guest lecture on “concepts and natural history of oral potentially malignant

disorders” at the Post congress Oral cancer symposium of International

Congress of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Sri

Lanka, October, 2012.

20. Guest lecture on “Oral potentially malignant disorders in general dental

practice” SLDA Regional Scientific Sessions 2012, Galle, Sri Lanka.

21. Guest lecture titled “Update on Oral cancer and Precancer” for Dental Surgeons

organised by Dental Institute Maharagama. 2012

22. Guest lecture titled “Role of Oral Pathology in the management of Oral cancer.

Sri Lanka Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Matale, Sri Lanka 2011.

23. Guest lecture titled “ Natural history of Oral potentially malignant disorders in

South Asia. National conference of Indian Association of Oral Pathologists,

2011, Hyderabad, India.

24. Guest lecture titled “The current situation of Oral Pathology in Sri Lanka” at

the School of Dentistry, Achi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan, Aug 2011.

25. Guest lecture at the Symposium on Education of Oral Pathology in Asia;

towards standardization and accreditation of Oral Pathologists in Asia, Asian

Society of Oral Pathologists meeting in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug 2011.

26. Guest lecture titled “Pathology of Oral Cancer and Precancer. Penang

International Dental College, Malaysia, March 2011.

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27. Guest speaker at the Asia Pacific Dental Congress in May 2010 in Colombo, Sri

Lanka on “Importance of Pathology in the management of Oral cancer and

Precancer.

28. Chairman and a Guest speaker in a symposium on Oral submucous fibrosis at

the 15th meeting of the International Association of Oral Pathologists (IAOP)

16th -20th August 2010 in Seoul Korea.

29. Guest lecture on Salivary gland diseases organised by Badulla Clinical Society,

2010.

30. Guest lecture on “Pathogenesis of Oral Submucous fibrosis” at the Interantional

conference of Indian Association of Oral Pathologists, 2010, Chennai India.

31. Guest lectures on “Views on better care for OPMD and Oral cancer in Sri

Lankan context” Annual Scientific sessions of College of Stomatology and

Dentistry in Sri Lanka Feb 2009

32. Panellist of the symposium on Tobacco and Oral diseases at the 14th world

congress on tobacco or health in Mumbai India March 2009.

33. Guest lecture titled “Oral potentially malignant disorders; an update” Annual

Scientific sessions of Sri lanka Dental association Kandy Branch, 2009.

34. Guest lecture on Oral Submucous Fibrosis at the London Oral Biology group in

London, UK, 2007

35. Guest lecture on “Update on Odontogenic tumours” at the Annual Scientific

Sessions 2007, Sri Lanka Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons,

Kandy, Sri Lanka

36. Guest lecture on “Current status of oral cancer in Sri Lanka”. International Oral

cancer and cancer prevention conference, Seoul, South Korea-November 2006.

37. Update on blistering disorders of the Oral mucosa. Annual Scientific Sessions

of Sri Lanka Dental Association June 2003.

38. Treatment of Oral Cancer in Sri Lanka “ Pathologist’s view” Indo- Lanka

conference of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeons, Colombo, June 2003.

39. Viral infections of the oral mucosa. CME lecture, Sri Lanka Dental Association

Nov 2003.

40. Guest lecture on “Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma”. Asian Soceity of

Oral Pathologists, Awajishima, Japan Aug 2003

41. Immunopathology of autoimmune bullous dermatoses. Guest lecture at the

annual academic sessions & Joint Meeting with German Dermatological

Society held from 14-17th February 2002. Colombo & Kandy.

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42. Is the pattern of invasion a reliable predictor of progress of Oral Squamous Cell

Carcinoma? University of Niigata, Japan. February 2002

43. Classifications and Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease. SLDA, Colombo.

October 2002

44. Update on Precancer. SLDA, Regional sessions, Hambantota, Sri Lanka,

November 2002.

45. Rare Tumours/Pathology Update. Guest Lecture at the Annual Scientific

Sessions 2002, Sri Lanka Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.10th

October 2002.

46. Pathology of Oral Cancer and Pre Cancer Dhaka Dental College, Bangladesh

May 2002

47. Challenges in diagnosing salivary gland tumours. Guest lecture at the annual

Academic Sessions of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka, 17th and 18th

August, 2001, Kandy.

48. Panel Discussion on the topic "Oral Cancer" International Dental Congress.

2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

49. Guest lecture titled; "Value of histological parameters of Oral Cancer in

Predicting the Prognosis of Oral Cancer". Tokyo, Japan. January 2001.

50. Lecture on the topic "Pathology of oral mucosal lesions", 01st May 2000 for

Dental hygienists from Japan organized by the Dept. of Oral Medicine, Faculty

of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya in collaboration with the project

office JICA Dental education project, Peradeniya.

51. Conducted a Guest lecture on the topic: What is new in salivary gland tumour

pathology? Kandy society of Medicine sessions. February 2000.

52. Guest lecture on the topic "What is new in salivary neoplasia?" on 03rd June

1999 organized by the Sri Lanka Dental Association (Kandy branch).

53. Recent advances in salivary neoplasia. Annual Scientific sessions of the College

of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka 1999.

54. Role of Immunofluorescence in the diagnosis of autoimmune dermatoses. Joint

Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association and Ruhuna Clinical

Society - 1999.

55. Guest lecture on “underlying pathology on the denture base area” College of

Dentistry and stomatology of Sri Lanka 1996.

International conferences/seminars

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1. International Association for Dental Research meeting Sussex UK, 1996

2. International Association of Oral Pathologists meeting, Cape town, South

Africa, 1998

3. International Association for Dental Research meeting, Nice, France, 1997

4. Research Meeting in Hokkaido, Japan. January/February 2001.

5. Guest lecture titled; "Value of histological parameters of Oral Cancer in

Predicting the Prognosis of Oral Cancer". Tokyo Medical and Dental

University, Japan. January 2001.

6. International Dermatopathology conference in New Delhi, India.

November 2001.

7. Research Meeting and guest lecture on Oral Cancer in Niigata, Japan

January 2002.

8. Third Country Training Programme and guest lecture on Oral Cancer

Control, Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 2002.

9. 11th Biennial meeting of the International Association of Oral Pathologists

in Singapore (Panelist in a symposium) August 2002.

10. 12th World Congress on Tobacco or Health in Helsinki, Finland. March

2003.

11. Guest lecture on “Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma”. Asian Soceity

of Oral Pathologists, Awajishima, Japan Aug 2003.

12. Research collaboration on Oral submucous fibrosis in Niigata, Japan August

2003.

13. Visiting Professor to Niigata University Medical and Dental School, Japan

from August to December 2004.

14. 16th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Oral Pathology (JSOP).

August, 2005, Morioka, Japan.

15. Seminar on “Good clinical practice”, Queen Mary University of London,

December 2005.

16. Cancer stem cell symposium, Institute of cell and molecular sciences,

QMUL, London, UK.

17. British Society of Oral Pathology, Cardiff, Wales, UK 2006

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18. Guest Lecture on “Current status of oral cancer in Sri Lanka”. International

Oral cancer and cancer prevention conference, Seoul, South Korea-

November 2006.

19. First World Congress on Oral Cancer, Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug 2007

20. Joint meeting of British Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine, London,

UK, 2007

21. IAOP – 14th International Congress on Oral Pathology and Medicine jointly

held with the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in San

Francisco, USA June 2008.

22. 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Mumbai, India. March

2009 as a Guest Speaker

23. 2nd World Congress on Oral Cancer Toronto, Canada, 2009

24. Annual Research sessions of Niigata University School of Medical and

Dental Sciences 2009

25. Asian Society of Oral Pathology meeting in Beijing, China. November 2009

26. British Society of Oral and maxillofacial Pathology meeting in London May

2010.

27. International Association of Oral Pathologists meeting (IAOP) in Seoul

South Korea August 2010.

28. World work shop on Oral Medicine, September 2010, London UK.

29. Indian Association of Oral Pathology Conference, Chennai, India, 2010.

30. Indian Association of Oral Pathology Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2011.

31. Symposium on Standardization of Oral Pathology in Asia. 5th ASOMP

meeting in Japan Aug 2011.

32. International Association of Oral Pathologist: 16th Congress, Brazil, 2012.

33. 6th Asian Society of Oral Pathology Conference, Hyderabad, India February

2014.

34. 17th International Congress on Oral pathology and Medicine, Istanbul,

Turkey, May 2014.

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Referees Prof. PR Morgan

Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology

Floor 28

GKT Dental Institute

Guy’s Hospital

London SE1 9RT

Email : peter.r.morgan@kcl.ac.uk

Prof T Saku

Division of Oral Pathology

Graduate School of Medical and Dental sciences

University of Niigata

Japan

Email: tsaku@dent.niigata-u.ac.jp

Prof LP Samaranayake

Dean, Faculty of Dentistry,

University of Hong Kong

Email: lakshman@hkucc.hku.hk