About Dr Roshan Ariyaratnam
Dr Roshan Ariyaratnam has developed his General Surgical skills through a very diverse training experience in various countries. He was born and raised in the UK and completed his medical degr ...
Special interests
Qualifications
MBBS BSc (Hons) - Imperial College London 2008
MRCS (UK) - Royal College of Surgeons of England 2011
FRACS (General Surgery) - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Memberships and Affiliations
GSA - General Surgeons Australia
GESA - Gastroenterological Society of Australia
ANZ Hernia Society
AWRSC - Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgeons Community
ALSGBI - Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
ACPGBI - Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
Awards and Publications
Publications:
1. Genetics of Ischaemic Stroke among Persons of Non-European Descent: A Meta-Analysis of Eight Genes Involving 32,500 Individuals – Ariyaratnam R, Casas JP, Whittaker J, Smeeth L, Hingorani AD, Sharma P. PLoS Med. 2007 Apr;4(4):e131.
2. Incisional Hernia rate after Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection reduced with the standardization of extraction site – Navaratnam A, Ariyaratnam R, Smart N, Motson RW, Arulamapalam Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2015. 97(1): p. 17-21.
3. Towards a standard approach to measurement and reporting of peri-operative mortality rate as a global surgical indicator – Ariyaratnam R et al. Surgery Jul 2015 158(1):p.17-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.024
4. Monitoring and evaluating surgical care: defining perioperative mortality rate and standardising data collection – Palmqvist, C.L, Ariyaratnam R et al. The Lancet, 2015. 385: p. S27
Awards:
1. ISS Global Surgery Award – Presented at World Surgical Congress, Aug 2015, Bangkok Thailand
2. ISS ASAP TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP (AUSTRALASIA) - World Surgical Congress, Aug 2015, Bangkok Thailand
3. BEST QUALITY ASSURANCE & AUDIT IN SURGICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH PAPER - Post- operative mortality rates: How long is enough? – Ariyaratnam R, Stupart D, Watters D - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), Annual Scientific Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting, 5 - 9 May 2014, Singapore
4. MOST OUTSTANDING HMO PRESENTATION - Mortality Rates after Emergency Laparotomy in a Regional Australian Hospital – a Nine Year Experience – Ariyaratnam R, Watters D – Deakin University Barwon Health Research Competition, October 2014