Lalantha Leelarathna MBBS, MRCP, MSc, PhD

Dr. Lalantha Leelarathna studied Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka from 1993-1998 and qualified with first class honors.

After coming to UK in 2001, he completed the membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2004 and completed higher specialist training in diabetes, endocrinology and general internal medicine in 2009 (London Deanery). During this period he also completed his masters in diabetes & endocrinology at Kings College, London.

Dr. Leelarathna joined University of Cambridge & Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, in 2010 and completed his doctoral studies in 2014 with the thesis titled "Improving Glucose Control and Reducing the Burden of Hypoglycaemia: Use of Novel Diabetes Technology in Type 1 Diabetes and Critical Illness". During this period he was responsible for conducting adult closed-loop studies under the AP@home project in Cambridge under the supervision of Dr. Roman Hovorka. His areas of expertise include hypoglycaemia, continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pump therapy and closed-loop insulin delivery systems with several publications in leading diabetes journals. Dr. Leelarathna was appointed as Consultant Diabetologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Manchester Royal Infirmary and University of Manchester in May 2014.