Biography

A/Prof Samarawickrama is a clinician-scientist and named one of the Top 5 Young Scientists of 2019 by the ABC. Within research, he holds an NHMRC Investigator fellowship, has an h-index of 33, 75 peer-reviewed publications and over 2500 citations. He has obtained over $1.8M in collaborative grant funding, of which over $1M was as Principal Investigator. He holds a patent for a surgical device that has reached successful commercialisation. A/Prof Samarawickrama is a science communicator with strong links to media. Clinically, he is a cornea sub-specialist with a public appointment at Westmead Hospital.

Adjunct roles

Recent publications

Novel trephine for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty surgery improves surgical preparation time and graft quality: pilot data from the “Number 7” endothelial keratoplasty trephine.

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Samarawickrama C. Cornea. 2024; Sept 12

LiQD Cornea: pro-regeneration collagen mimetics as patches and alternatives to corneal transplantation.

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McTiernan C, …Samarawickrama C, et al. Science Advances. 2020;6(25):eaba2187

Open globe injuries: epidemiology, visual and surgical predictive variables, prognostic models, and economic cost analysis.

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Lee BWH, Hunter D, Robaei D, Samarawickrama C. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2021;49:336-46

Closed globe and adnexal eye injuries: epidemiology, clinical and surgical outcomes and an economic cost analysis.

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Lee BWH, Samarawickrama C. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2023; May 2.

Epidemiology and economic cost analysis of microbial keratitis from a tertiary referral hospital in Australia.

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Daley J, Lee MK,…Samarawickrama C. Pathogens. 2023;12:413

Additional information

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=kJaX6TgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Current grants

Affiliations

University of Sydney

Professional Associations and Organisations