Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne
Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne (born 2 December 1986) is a British-Sri Lankan cardiologist specialising in cardiac electrophysiology and inherited heart disease. She is a clinical Lecturer in Cardiology at City, University of London and a Senior Fellow in Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices at Royal Brompton Hospital in London.
Early life, family, and education
Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne was born on 2 December 1986 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the only child of Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne and Dayanganie Dullewe Wijeyeratne. She is a British Citizen of Sri Lankan descent. 
Wijeyeratne received her primary education at Bishop's College, Colombo and The British School in Colombo, and completed her secondary education at Colombo International School. She entered Colombo International School on a double promotion and was awarded a one-year academic scholarship in recognition of her academic performance. She was awarded prizes for her results in the GCE Ordinary Level (United Kingdom), and A-level (United Kingdom) examinations.
She entered the University of Nottingham Medical School at the age of seventeen, becoming one of the youngest medical students in her cohort. She graduated with BMBS from the University of Nottingham in 2009.
Clinical career
Wijeyeratne became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 2013. She has trained in cardiology at major UK specialist centres including St George’s Hospital, King's College Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital. She holds a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Lectureship in Cardiology. Wijeyeratne is the sole UK representative on the European Heart Rhythm Association Young Electrophysiologists Committee.
In 2026, she was awarded Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) in recognition of her professional achievements and commitment to reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease.
Research
In addition to her medical qualification, Wijeyeratne has been actively conducting research in cardiology since 2007. She subsequently carried out doctoral research on cardiac genetics and risk stratification in inherited arrhythmia syndromes and was awarded a PhD by St George’s, University of London in 2022.
Wijeyeratne has published extensively in the fields of inherited cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac genetics, and platelet pharmacology. Her work has appeared in several high-impact journals. A full list of her publications can be found on her PubMed profile.
She has delivered lectures, presented her research and chaired scientific sessions at international cardiology meetings such as the European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress, Heart Rhythm Society in USA, European Heart Rhythm Association and British Heart Rhythm Congress.