Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsSurani Fernando
Assistant Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2026
With the people, for the people - A century of community health in Sri Lanka
Herath H, Fernando S. With the people, for the people - A century of community health in Sri Lanka. Journal Of The College Of Community Physicians Of Sri Lanka 2026, 32: 43-44. DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v32i2.8949.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“The System is Overwhelming and Frustrating and Discouraging”: Stress and Social Support for Affected Family Carers in an Unregulated Drug Crisis
Fernando S, Hawkins J, Salmon A, Kniseley M, Esau S, Sikora M, Long C, Robson J, Snyder D. “The System is Overwhelming and Frustrating and Discouraging”: Stress and Social Support for Affected Family Carers in an Unregulated Drug Crisis. Substance Use & Misuse 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-7. PMID: 42290460, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2026.2670602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual harassment and workplace safety among female doctors: the hidden toll in Sri Lanka
Vidanapathirana M, Kulathilaka K, Fernando S. Sexual harassment and workplace safety among female doctors: the hidden toll in Sri Lanka. BMJ Global Health 2026, 11: e018173. PMID: 42144247, PMCID: PMC13182496, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole of humanities in medical curricula in the South-East Asia region: a scoping review
Jayasinghe S, Fernando S, Edirisinghe U, Jayawardana G, Madhusankha P, Chandraratne N. Role of humanities in medical curricula in the South-East Asia region: a scoping review. Humanities And Social Sciences Communications 2026, 13: 955. PMID: 42344720, PMCID: PMC13286989, DOI: 10.1057/s41599-026-07291-z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsWar as A Determinant of Population Health: A Systems Approach to Understand Pathways
Fernando S, Chandraratne N, Jayasinghe S. War as A Determinant of Population Health: A Systems Approach to Understand Pathways. International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2026, 56: 298-305. PMID: 41632693, DOI: 10.1177/27551938261417282.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Arts-in-Medicine, with Dance as a Key Modality
Silva N, Narangoda P, Jayawardhana G, Fernando S. Arts-in-Medicine, with Dance as a Key Modality. Sri Lanka Journal Of Advanced Research Studies In Humanities And Social Sciences 2025, 15: 81-107. DOI: 10.4038/sljarshss.v15i1.32.Peer-Reviewed Original Research‘I don’t know what we should have done differently’: A qualitative study on the dilemmas of ‘tough love’ and toxic drugs in British Columbia, Canada
Hawkins J, Salmon A, Fernando S, Battle C, Esau S, Snyder D, Sikora M. ‘I don’t know what we should have done differently’: A qualitative study on the dilemmas of ‘tough love’ and toxic drugs in British Columbia, Canada. Drugs Education Prevention And Policy 2025, 33: 156-165. DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2025.2493140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUs too: sexual harassment of female doctors in Sri Lanka
Vidanapathirana M, Kulathilaka K, Fernando S. Us too: sexual harassment of female doctors in Sri Lanka. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2025, 36: 100570. PMID: 40226288, PMCID: PMC11987662, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100570.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Qualitative Analysis of Patient Decisional Needs for Medications to Treat Heart Failure
Turgeon R, Fernando S, Bains M, Code J, Hawkins N, Koshman S, Straatman L, Toma M, Virani S, MacDonald B, Snow M. Qualitative Analysis of Patient Decisional Needs for Medications to Treat Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2024, 17: e011445. PMID: 38581405, PMCID: PMC11008452, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.123.011445.Peer-Reviewed Original Research