General Paediatrics
The medical wards at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital provide care for neonates to children under 14 years of age. We look after all the medical problems of children starting from simple viral fever to complicated chronic patients and when needed obtain opinions from sub – speciality consultants available at LRH.
In the wards we provide acute care for the sick children, diagnose new diseases in newly presenting patients, identify other problems related to medical as well as social and psychological aspects and provide our best care to overcome them, supporting the entire family of the child. Meanwhile we also provide long term follow-up for patients who have chronic illnesses.
This department consists of the following wards:
Ward 01(University Unit)
Ward 02
Ward 03
Ward 04
Ward 08
Ward 09
Ward 1 (University Unit)
Prof. Pujitha Wickramasinghe
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Prasad Chathurangana
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Hasitha Liyanaarachchi
Consultant Paediatrician
Ward 2
Dr. Deepal Perera
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Anura Jayawardena
Consultant Paediatrician
Ward 3
Dr. Devan Mendis
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Sarojini Vicknarajah
Consultant Paediatrician
Ward 4
Dr. Kumudu Weerasekera
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Rasika Gunapala
Consultant Paediatrician
Ward 8
Dr. Ramya Ediriweera
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Priyani Pethiyagoda
Consultant Paediatrician
Ward 9
Dr. Kosala Karunarathna
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr. Kumari Yapa
Consultant Paediatrician
Name of Consultant | Specialty | Ward | Clinic Room | Day of the week |
Prof. Pujitha Wickramasinghe | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 01 | Room 26 | Saturday 8am – 12noon |
Dr. P. Chathurangana | Consultant Paediatrician |
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Dr. Hasitha Liyanarachchi | Consultant Paediatrician |
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Dr. Anura Jayawardena | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 02 | Room 26 | Monday 1.30pm – 04pm |
Thursday 08am – 12noon |
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Dr. Deepal Perera | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 02 | Room 26 | Thursday 8am – 12noon |
Room 28 | Friday 1.30pm – 04pm |
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Dr. Devan Mendis | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 03 | Room 26 | Monday 08am – 12noon |
Room 35 | Wednesday (Renal)
08am – 12noon |
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Room 28 | Thursday
02pm – 04pm |
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Dr. Sarojini Vicknarajah | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 03 | Room 35 | Wednesday 08am – 12noon |
Room 28 | Thursday 02pm – 04pm |
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Dr. Kumudu Weerasekara | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 04 | Room 26 | Friday 8am – 12noon |
Dr. Rasika Gunapala | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 04 | Room 28 | Tuesday 02pm – 04pm |
Dr. Ramya Ediriweera | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 08 | Room 26 | Tuesday 02pm – 04pm |
Room 26 | Wednesday 08am – 12noon |
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Dr. Priyani Pethiyagoda | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 08 | Room 30 | Tuesday 02pm – 04pm |
Dr. umari Yapa | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 09 | Room 26 | Friday 02pm – 04pm |
Dr.Kosala KarunaratneK | Consultant Paediatrician |
Ward 09 | Room 28 | Monday 2.00p – 4.00pm |
Room 26 | Tuesday 8.00m – 12.00noon |
Aiming for Paediatric and adolescent (Up to 16 years) Spinal deformity correction, The Lady Ridgway Hospital is building a dedicated theatre suit with latest equipment and instruments and the unit would be fully functional within few months.
Clinic : Wednesday 1.00 PM
Providing both Inward & Clinic Services for patients ranging from uncomplicated simple febrile illness to complicated acute & chronic diseases
Inward Care:
- General Paediatric Care
- Emergency Section – for ill children needing close monitoring
- Dengue High Dependency Unit – for patients who are in leaking phase of dengue needing close monitoring
- Isolation Room – for patients having infectious diseases or patients who are immunocompromised
- Acute Section – for patients with febrile illnesses and other diseases needing close supervision
- Chronic Section – for management of patients with chronic illnesses
- Dengue High Dependency Unit
Out-Patient/Clinic Services:
- New patients who will be referred either from the OPD or other hospitals
- Newly discharged patients from ward who require clinic follow-up
- Already being followed up patients at the clinic
For educational videos on heart disease in children’s little hearts visit www.littlehearts.lk
In addition it is the training centre recognized by the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine for training of paediatric cardiologists in Sri Lanka.