Background
Samarasinghe, Diyanath was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
psychiatry educator researcher
Samarasinghe, Diyanath was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, University Colombo, 1974. Diploma in psychological medicine, Royal College Psychiatrists, London, 1980.
Intern General Hospital, Colombo, 1974-1975. Registrar, senior registrar Maudsley Hospital, London, 1979-1982. Consultant psychiatrist St. Brendan's Hospital, Hamilton, Bermuda, 1983.
Lecturer University Colombo Faculty Medicine, 1976-1978, senior registrar, associate professor, since 1984. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Colombo, since 1995. Member expert panel on drug dependence World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1992.
Member international advisory board Addiction Abstracts, Carfax Publications, Oxford,England, since 1993. International consultant UNDCP, New Delhi, 1994. Honorary consultant Alcohol and Drug Information Center, Colombo, since 1989, Mel Medura (social integration drug users) Colombo, 1986-1994, NEST (combating stigma and labelling of people) Hendala, Sri Lanka, since 1988.
Secretary Board Study in Psychiatry, 1985-1990.
Member Royal College Psychiatrists (United Kingdom), Sri Lanka Medical Association (expert committee on tobacco 1993, chairman expert committee on tobacco and alcohol since 1996), Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science.