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The Council of the South Asian Institute of Technology & Medicine, (SAITM) has appointed Prof. Deepal Weerasekera as the Acting Vice Chancellor of SAITM, with effect from 4th October 2016.
Prof. Weerasekera has long standing experience as a Senior Lecturer and Professor in a state medical faculty and has over 25 years of experience as a Consultant Gynecologist & Obstetrician.
He is the Medical Director of the Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital and the Head of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and has been a member of the Council of SAITM since October 2013.
The appointment has made subsequent to the SAITM Council approving a leave of absence for the incumbent Vice Chancellor of SAITM, Professor Ananda Samarasekera since 28th September 2016.