Senior Professor Lukshmy Menik Hettihewa

Lukshmy Menik Hettihewa PhD, MBBS.
Senior Professor and the Dean

Dean’s Office,
Faculty of Health Sciences,
CINEC Campus, Malabe
Sri Lanka.
Research Scores
2020 Citations 180
2020 RG score 20.37
2020 H index 7, I10 index 4
Contact no: 0114 486 400, 0112413500
Email: menik.hettihewa@cinec.edu
hettihewamenik@gmail.com

Past professional working experience

  • Former senior Professor of Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine University of Ruhuna with
    25 years of experience in University of Ruhuna.
  • Former Founder Coordinator and course developer of the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree program
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka
  • Former and founder Technology Transfer Director, University of Ruhuna Former Head of the
    Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna Former national service
    nominee to the Faculty of Medicine in Rajarata University in 2006.
  • Former and founder Head, Molecular Science and Biomedical Unit, Faculty of Medicine,
    University of Ruhuna
  • University of Ruhuna Senate member since 2007
  • Consultant for Non state sector of the Ministry of Higher Education.

Professional qualifications

  • 2019 – Senior Professor of Pharmacology University of Ruhuna
  • 2012 – Professor of Pharmacology Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine University
    of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
    Expertise area: clinical pharmacology, immunobiology, neutraceuticals and drug development
    from Natural Product, cell biology, Molecular Biology, ELISA, ELISPOT, FACS 2011 Professor in
    Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
  • 2008–2011 Senior Lecturer (Grade–I) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine
    University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
  • 2008–2002 Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine
    University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
  • 2002 – 1995 Lecturer (Probationary) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine
    University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
  • 1993–1994 Medical officer in National Hospital, Colombo
  • 1994–1995 Senior Medical Officer in Teaching Hospital, Galle