Dr Shanka Karunarathne (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Dr Shanka Karunarathne
- Qualifications
- MBBS 2002
- AMC 2008
- FCCP
- FRACP
- Occupation
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Sinhalese
- Medical Specialties
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
- Links
- https://www.elizabethspecialists.com.au/specialists.html#content6-18
- Phone
- 08 84 232 622
- Fax
- 08 81 218 595
Dr Shanka Karunarathne completed advanced training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at The Royal Adelaide Hospital and obtained his Fellowship from Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2012. He then undertook a fellowship in Lung Cancer and Pleural disease including advanced bronchoscopy7 and pleural procedure skills in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (Perth) and St Mariana Hospital (Tokyo) Shanka has ongoing involvement in Education, Research and Teaching in fields of Sleep Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology. Currently, he is undertaking a Master of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) from the University of Sydney. He provides care for patients with: • Lung Cancer And Pleural disease • Respiratory conditions such as Asthma, COPD, shortness of breath and chronic cough. • Sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea, snoring, restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Shanka continues to work at the Lyell McEwin Hospital and has close association with Lung Cancer services. He will review suspected Lung Cancer patients on an urgent basis at Northern Respiratory. He also provides bronchoscopy, EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound), Pleural procedures and other interventional pulmonology services in both the Public and Private sector.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Lyell McEwin Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Elizabeth Specialist Suites
Practice Locations
Adelaide
- Elizabeth Specialist Suites
- Address
- 10 Opposite to the Lyell McEwin Hospital
Oldham Road
Elizabeth Vale SA 5112
- Phone
- 08 84 232 622
- Fax
- 08 81 218 595
