Dr Ajith Mahavithana

Dr Ajith qualified as a Medical Practitioner in 2003 at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He began his career as a General Practitioner in 2005, following his internship in Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Simultaneously practicing Emergency Medicine/Critical Care and Anaesthesiology at the Teaching Hospital of Anuradhapura, he broadened his knowledge base in the delivery of Emergency Services, including war casualties. During this period, he contributed immensely to Community Medicine in rural health clinics. Following two and half years of practice he relocated to Kandy, the hill capital of Sri Lanka, to continue his practice.

In addition to the fulfillment of his duties, Dr Ajith pursued new dimensions of medicine through the field of research, achieving his Master of Science at the Post Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya in 2010.

After eight years of service in Sri Lanka, he relocated to Queensland, Australia where he has completed several educational programs including Psychiatry in General Practice, Family Planning Programs, and Sexual Health and HIV Programs, contributing to his progressive professional development ethos.

In 2014 Dr Ajith relocated to the Northern Territory and was a trusted and highly regarded practitioner amongst the Palmerston and Stuart Park Community.  Following 8 years of community care in Northern Territory Dr Ajith relocated to Geelong.