Dr. Udogama Koralalage Don Ajith Goonetilleke Consultant Plastic Surgery
Dr Ajith obtained his medical degree from St. Thomas’s Hospital Medical School in London. He worked in eminent Neuroscience Centers such as the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, Charing Cross and Westminster Hospitals, Newcastle, and Manchester. He was a Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Neurology in Newcastle for 11 years before moving to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He was Chief of Neurology, Chair of Medicine, and Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at Mafraq Hospital, then Chief of Neurology at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and Burjeel Medical City. The Royal College of Physicians and the University of London awarded him a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Leadership (Merit grade) in 2017. He was awarded the Durham University Business School Achievement Scholarship in 2022.
Dr Ajith has been awarded numerous prizes and awards in the United Kingdom and the UAE for his clinical and research work. He has published numerous articles and chapters in international peer-reviewed journals and books, and presented at many national and international conferences.
Expertise
- General Neurology, Headache disorders (migraine, tension-type headaches, etc.), Epilepsy, Cognitive neurology (Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias), Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, Multiple sclerosis, Neuromuscular disorders, Spine, spinal cord and nerve root disorders, Advanced neurophysiology techniques.
