Dr Janaka Seneviratne (Neurologist)

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Name
Dr Janaka Kumbukage Seneviratne
Qualifications
MBBS Monash University 1993
Occupation
Neurologist
Gender
Male
Languages Spoken
Sinhalese
Medical Specialties
Neurology

Dr. Janaka Seneviratne is a highly qualified Neurologist and a Clinical Neurophysiologist

Dr. Seneviratne Returned from USA after completing a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (Electromyography) at the Mayo Clinic, USA, and joined Monash Neurology in 2007. He currently works as a visiting consultant Neurologist at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne and Epworth Hospital, Richmond and also consults at private rooms in Melbourne, Kew, Berwick, Dandenong and Frankston. He provides Independent Medico legal opinions and assessments on selected neurological conditions.

Background

Janaka graduated from Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Melbourne with honours degrees in Medicine and Surgery in 1994. He undertook his Neurology training at Monash Medical Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne. He was awarded the Mayo Clinic Neurology Fellowship in 2004 by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN) for further training at the Mayo Clinic, USA. Janaka completed his 2 year Advanced Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiolog(EMG) fellowships at the Rochester and Scottsdale campuses of the Mayo Clinic, USA. While at the Mayo Clinic he participated in research which has been presented at major neurology meetings and published in international Neurology journals. He has authored chapters in internationally published books on the topics of Neuromuscular Diseases and Headache disorders.

Janaka has expertise in complex Nerve conduction studies, Electrophysiological studies (EMG) and Single Fibre EMG studies that he performs at Monash Neurology as well as in his private rooms. The laryngeal EMG studies are only performed at the Laryngeal EMG clinic at Monash Neurology.

Special Interests

Dr. Seneviratne’s Special interests include Neuromuscular diseases including CIDP(Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating polyneuropathy), Peripheral neuropathies, Small fibre Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis and Motor Neurone disease. Dr. Seneviratne also reviews General Neurology patients with Headache, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, stroke, tremors, dizziness, Plexus nerve injuries, head injury and entrapment neuropathies(carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy etc.). His current research involves Long term Clinical and Neurophysiological outlook of small fibre neuropathies and use of Laryngeal EMG in voice disorders.

He also conducts the Laryngeal EMG clinic with the ENT specialists at Monash, which provides a highly specialised diagnostic service for patients with voice/vocal cord disorders.

Hospital Affiliations
Monash Medical Centre - Clayton
Affiliated Clinics
Melbourne Neurology - Melbourne

Practice Locations

Melbourne

Melbourne Neurology
Suite 9 Level 4
517 Saint Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004 
Australia
03 9867 1513
03 9867 5417
Melbourne Neurology - Dandenong
35 King Street
Dandenong VIC 3175 
Australia
03-9791 3811
03-9791 4262