Department of Shalyashalakya
Faculty of Indigenous Medicine
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Head: +94 33 33 40 108 | Office: , +94 33 2222 748
Head: +94 33 33 40 108 | Office: , +94 33 2222 748
Overview
The Department of Shalyashalakya operates as a department within the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine. Its main goal is to advance Shalya tantra and Shalakya tantra to increase the field's evidence basis through research.
The department of Shalya Shalakya was established in 2010. Before that, it functioned as a unit under the department of Chikitsa. The Department of Shalyashalakya closely works with the Gampaha Wickramarachchi Teaching Hospital, Yakkala.
This department offers two core courses in the BAMS curriculum, i.e. Shalakya tantra and Shalya tantra to Level 4 and 5 respectively.
Course Content
Shäläkyatantra I
Shäläkyatantra II
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Shälyatantra (Surgery) 1
Shälyatantra (Surgery) II
Shäläkyatantra II
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Shälyatantra (Surgery) 1
Shälyatantra (Surgery) II
Head of the Department
Dr. (Ms.) B.S.R. Perera
B.A.M.S. (Hons.) (KLN), Msc. in Pancakarma (KLN)
B.A.M.S. (Hons.) (KLN), Msc. in Pancakarma (KLN)
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Core facilities (undergraduate & postgraduate) & resources available
• Providing Shalya and Shalakya course units to BAMS 4th and 5th levels with clinical training and skills development
• Kshara sutra laboratory
• Shalya (Surgical) Clinic – Gampaha Wichramarachchi Ayurveda Teaching Hospital
• Shalakya (ENT, Eye and Oral DIseases) Clinic - Gampaha Wichramarachchi Ayurveda Teaching Hospital
• Consultation service provided at Gampaha Wichramarachchi Ayurveda Teaching Hospital
• Lecture Hall with Multimedia facilities
• Providing service to other universities
• Conducting speciality webinars and workshops on demand
• Field visits to obtain traditional knowledge, E.g.Traditional Diyatarippu spectacle technology
Research
Latest news & events
Academic Staff of the Department
Professor (Mrs.) K.P.P. Peiris
B.A.M.S.(Hons.)(CMB),M.S.(Ay.)Shalakya(BHU–India),
Ph.D. (Ayu.)-Shalakya-(GAU – India)
Professor in Shalakya
B.A.M.S.(Hons.)(CMB),M.S.(Ay.)Shalakya(BHU–India),
Ph.D. (Ayu.)-Shalakya-(GAU – India)
Professor in Shalakya
priyanip@gwu.ac.lk
Professor A.A.J. Pushpakumara
B.A.M.S. (Hons.) (CMB), M.S. (Ay.) (BHU - India), PGDHD - Faculty of Medicine (CMB), Ph.D. (KLN)
B.A.M.S. (Hons.) (CMB), M.S. (Ay.) (BHU - India), PGDHD - Faculty of Medicine (CMB), Ph.D. (KLN)
Professor in Shalya
amarasinghe@gwu.ac.lk
