Professor in Physiology
PhD – Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan (2005)
BDS (Hons) Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Biography
Professor in Physiology
Research Awards, Grants & Patents:
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Research 2004 and 2005
National Research Council Merit awards for research in 2013
Life member of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka
Founder and life member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain
Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) since 2007
Member of the Neuropathic Pain Special Interested Group (NeuPSIG) and Orofacial Pain of IASP since 2008
Life Member of Sri Lanka Dental Association (SLDA)
Research Interests
Somatosensory and affective states influencing memory for pain and pain sensation
Quality of life and pain experience of cancer patients
Medical/ Dental Education
Ongoing Research Projects
Publications
Books/ebooks
Pallegama R and Jayalath T (eds). Pain management: Current Concepts Part I . Kandy: Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain. 2010.
Pallegama R, Jayalath T, Pinto V (Eds). Pain management: Current Concepts Part II. Kandy: Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain; 2011.
Pallegama R, Jayalath T, Pinto V (Eds). Management of Pain: Resource CD for Primary Care Doctors and Nurses. Kandy: Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain; 2011.
Pallegama RW. The handbook of Digital Dental Photography. Kandy Sri Lanka. 2014
Better Oral Health for Better Quality of Life. U.B. Dissanayake, R.W. Pallegama. (Published in Sinhala language). Kandy. 2009.
Pallegama RW and Thattil RO. Basic Statistics for Dental Students. Kandy Sri Lanka. 2014
Pallegama RW and Thattil RO. Research Methodology Simplified: A Textbook for Students of Health Sciences with Instructions for Self-Learning and Practice. Kandy Sri Lanka. 2016
Book Chapters
Pallegama RW. (2010). Pain: an Overview. In Pallegama R and Jayalath T. (ed). Pain management: Current Concepts Part I. Kandy: Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain.
Rajapakse T, Wijeratne D and Pallegama R. (2010). Pain: Psychological Correlates. In Pallegama R and Jayalath T. (ed). Pain management: Current Concepts Part I. Kandy: Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain.
Wijeratne T, Pallegama R and Wijeratne D. (2011). Assessment of Pain. In Pallegama R, Jayalath T and Pinto V. (ed). Pain management: Current Concepts Part II. Kandy: Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain.
Pallegama R. (2014). Memory, Teaching and Photography. In Arunasiri H and Samarakoon A (ed.). “Anantha Wu Derana Sara”. Senkadagala Photo Circle and the Department of Fine Arts, University of Peradeniya. Kandy
