Dr Thushari Alahakoon
MBBS FRANZCOG DDU CMFM PhD
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Westmead Clinical School
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Westmead Institute for Maternal and Fetal Medicine DR. Indika Alahakoon Centre for Women's Ultrasound |
Biographical details
Dr. Thushari Indika Alahakoon is a Maternal Fetal Medicine subspecialist. Currently she is the Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Westmead Hospital, Sydney Australia.
Her PhD thesis was titled Role of angiogenic factors and monocytes in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney 2016
Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine, RANZCOG 2006
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005
Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound, Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine 2005
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours Class I) University of Sydney 1996
Research interests
Preeclampsia
Fetal growth restriction
Biomarkers
Fetal anomalies and their antenatal predictors of outcome
Ethinicity and perinatal outcomes
Gestational diabetes
Stillbirth
Teaching and supervision
Medical student teaching at Western Sydney Clinical school
PhD supervision at University of Sydney
Training supervisor-Subspeciality training in Maternal Fetal Medicine
Speciality training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Sonographer training-ASUM/ DMU qualification
Current research students
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| MIDKINE AS A BIOMARKER OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA AND INFERTILITY RISK AMONG END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | Tapasi KARMAKAR |
Current projects
Research Head and Chief investigator, Research at the molecular laboratory Westmead Institute for Maternal Fetal Medicine
- FAM 1 Pilot Study: Fetal Adrenal gland Measurement in Fetal Growth Restriction
- Urinary angiogenic markers in the prediction of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.
- Study: Surgical anomaly Follow-up of gastroschisis and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Chief Investigator, Westmead Hospital. Collaborative study with the Westmead Children’s Hospital Department of surgery.
- BlliNG study: Breast feeding length intensity in gestational diabetes mellitus. Supervisor, Collaborative study with Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, multidisciplinary involving Endocrine Department Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals, midwifery staff.
- Mifepristone use at an Australian tertiary referral hospital. Ms Sarah Melov, Supervisor, Westmead Hospital.
- Renal disease and pregnancy-PhD project supervision, University of Sydney
- Macrophage polarization in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. MD research project University of Sydney. Ms. Jee Hye Kim, Medical student, MD research project, University of Sydney, 2015-2017
- Assessment of Fetal Cardiac Function in Fetus with Extra-Cardiac Disease
Selected grants
2018
- Are we there yet? Optimising timing of planned birth to improve newborn outcomes and reduce health service costs; Morris J, Nicholl M, McGee T, Alahakoon T, Nippita T, Ford J; Department of Health (Federal)/MRFF - Rapid Applied Research Translation (RART) - Sydney Health Partners.
Selected publications
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