Mr Adikarige Haritha Dulanka Silva

He completed his medical training at the University of Cambridge (2009) including a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) investigating the role of oculomotor movements in Parkinson’s Disease. At the end of his Neurosurgical Residency training, he was awarded the Norman Dott Gold Medal in Neurosurgery by the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) and the Royal College of Surgeons Joint Committee for Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) for the most outstanding performance in the FRCS Neurosurgery Specialist Examination in 2018.

As a result, he was also awarded the Marjorie Newsome Fellowship and Senior Neurosurgical Award from the SBNS and Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI). This encompassed a visiting Fellowship to the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona in USA where he spent some time learning Cerebro/Neurovascular surgery under the mentorship of Professor Michael Lawton, Chief Cerebrovascular Surgeon and President at Barrow Neurological Institute.

Specialist training in Paediatric Neurosurgery followed with completion of the Paediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in 2019-2020, after which he was appointed as Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon at Great Ormond Street.

“My passion for caring for children has been ever present throughout my training. The welfare of the child is indeed truly paramount. As a Paediatric Neurosurgeon, compassion, patience, empathy and the need to support and treat the child and their parents challenges us in unique ways.

The excellence of Paediatric Neurosurgery in my practice and that of my colleagues at Great Ormond Street is built on dedication to our art and tenets of:

1. Principled dedication to excellence in surgical technique (with an emphasis on meticulous planning and utilisation of adjuncts to maximise patient safety)
2. High case volumes with subspecialisation in Paediatric Neurosurgery in a department that is one of the busiest dedicated Paediatric Neurosurgery units in the world which encompasses all major subspecialist areas of practice
3. Truly multidisciplinary teamwork with other expert consultant and Allied Healthcare Professionals to ensure all Children achieve their maximal potential through all stages of their clinical journey including joint consultant operating in complex surgical pathologies
4. Stringent, weekly surgical audit and evaluation of practice to ensure optimal outcomes for our Paediatric Neurosurgery patients and children

“It is a privilege to join my Neurosurgical colleagues and the team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, which, with the ever consistent dedication and striving for excellence, is the pinnacle for anyone wanting to dedicate themselves to caring for sick children.”