Dr Thilan Walgamage

Dr Thilan Walgamage

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Specialist General Practitioner -

MBBS, MD, DCH, MRCS(I), Dip SCS, AFHEA, FRACGP

AHPRA reg. No. MED0001962340

Registered Medical Practitioner - General Registration

Experienced in Skin Cancer and Aesthetic Medicine

Dr Thilan Walgamage has lived and worked in many different countries, including Canada, Oman, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, before calling Australia home. He discovered his passion for surgery while he was a medical student; and realised the lack of specialised surgeons as his father waited to undergo heart surgery.

Dr Walgamage has gained his expertise in the advanced treatment of skin cancers through extensive training and working for more than a decade in General, Plastic and Cardiothoracic Surgery. His areas of expertise are skin cancer checks and specialised surgical treatment including advanced skin flaps, skin grafts and reconstructive surgeries of the nose, ears and eyelids. He also performs advanced cosmetic procedures and injectables, such as anti-wrinkle treatments and dermal fillers.

Dr Walgamage is highly respected within the medical profession and he has published and presented his research at many international conferences. He is in close liaison with dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and oncologists so that he can provide the best possible care to his patients.

Dr Walgamage is a lecturer at the Australian National University, as well as a medical educator and supervisor for General Practitioner Registrars. Outside of work he has a passion for travelling and exploring different countries, as well as playing competitive cricket for the local cricket club.

Education & Training

• Diploma of Skin Cancer Surgery
• Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Certificate of Dermoscopy (Skin Cancer College)
• Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine
• Professional Certificate of Aesthetic Medicine
• Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery
• Professional Certificate for Skin Cancer Surgery
• Professional Certificate of Dermoscopy (Healthcert)
• Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
• Diploma of Child Health
• Diploma of Family Medicine
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Research Publications

• Case report and review of Lumbar hernia – International Journal of Surgery
• 20th World Congress of the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons. “follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma extending into the manubrium”
• 20th World Congress of the World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons. “Lobectomy for hemoptysis following chili aspiration: A Case report”
• Asian Society for Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (18th) & Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons (56th) “Cystic Mediastinal Lymphangioma”.
• Asian Society for Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (18th) & Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons (56th) “Sleeve resection of main bronchus for carcinoid tumor”
• Asian Society for Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (18th) & Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons (56th) “Bilateral Empyema - Sri Lankan experience”
• Asian Society for Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (18th) & Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons (56th) “The hemorrhagic Endobronchial tumor in children”
• 19th World Congress, World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 4-6, 2009 “Cystic Mediastinal Lymphangioma: Rare Mediastinal Tumor”
• 19th World Congress, World Society Of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 4-6, 2009 “Role of Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Sri Lankan Practice”
• 19th World Congress, World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 4-6, 2009 “Mismanaged Severe bilateral Empyma”.
• Journal of Uva Clinical society. “Coronary artery endarterectomy and coronary artery revascularization: the Apollo Lanka Hospital Experience”
• 17th ACVTS meeting in Taipei Taiwan. “Do current trends in CABG differ from Government sector and private sector Sri Lankan experience
• International conference of the SAARC Surgical Care Society and Annual Academic Sessions 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. “Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax. A VATs Approach”