Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-692-5055
412-692-7693 Fax
sriya.gunawardena@chp.edu
Patient Appointment Information

Medical School:

1981 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004 Biomedical Informatics certificate program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency:

1991 Children's Hospital of Austin, Austin, TX
1989 Columbus Cabrini Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Fellowship:

1996 Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society
• American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• American Society of Hematology

• American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-board of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

• Gunawardena S, Chintagumpala M, Trautwein L, Brewer E, Gresik MV, Hicks MJ, Harrison WR, Morad AB, Cooley LD. Multifocal Osteosarcoma: An Unusual Presentation. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 21(1): 58-62, 1999.
• Gunawardena SW, Trautwein LM, Finegold MJ, Ogden AK. Hepatic Angiosarcoma in a child: Successful Therapy with Surgery and Multi-Agent Chemotherapy. Medical and Pediatric Oncology 28: 139-143, 1997.
• Bomgarrs L, Gunawardena SW, Kelley S, Ramu A. The inactivation of doxorubicin by long ultraviolet light. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology 40(6): 506-512, 1997.

• Co-Investigator, Newborn Screening Follow-Up and comprehensive care for Sickle cell disease in region 3 of Pennsylvania

• Clinical research in Pediatric Hematology - Pediatric Thrombophilia and other coagulation disorders; Sickle cell disease
• Medical Informatics - application of Medical Informatics techniques to
  Medical Education and clinical research in hematological disorders