Dr Melanie Amarasooriya
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
I am a board-certified Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with comprehensive experience across the full range of orthopaedic conditions, with subspecialty expertise in hand and upper limb surgery. In addition to my trauma and general orthopaedic practice, I am a fellowship-trained Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon with microsurgical expertise, managing complex upper-limb injuries, reconstructive challenges, and complex wrist disorders.
From 2018 to 2024, I served as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at a number of government hospitals, including the National Hospital of Colombo. My clinical practice is underpinned by a strong academic foundation. I completed a PhD in Biomechanics at Flinders University where my research on upper-limb kinematics resulted in internationally cited, concept-defining publications.
Academic Qualifications
- MBBS - Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2008
- MD in Orthopaedic Surgery - Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2011-2015 (Ranked 1st in the final MD Exam)
- MRCS - Member of Royal College of Surgeons, England, 2015
- PhD - Flinders University of South Australia, 2024 (Thesis: Assessment of in vivo kinematics of the normal and scapholunate instability wrist using dynamic CT scan)
Current Designations
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hand and Upper Limb)
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- Lecturer (Honorary), Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
International Training Fellowships (Hand and Upper Limb)
- International Surgical Training Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom (2016-2018)
- Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Fellow in Hand Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (2020)
- Clinical and Research Fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma and Upper Limb Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide (2018-2021-2023)
Awards and Fellowships
- The Global Elbow Network 2025 Scholarship - Miami, USA, 2025
- IRSSH Travelling Fellowship - Centres of excellence in Hand and Wrist Surgery, Washington DC, USA, 2025
- Asia Pacific Wrist Travelling Fellowship 2019 - Centres of excellence in Wrist Surgery in Asia Pacific region (Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan, 2019)
- Graduate Women South Australia Centenary Award 2022
- Flinders University Research Scholarship, 2021 and 2023
- Merit Award for Science Popularization by Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), 2002
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