Dr Priyani Ratnayake was born in Sri Lanka, and completed her medical training at the University of Ceylon, in Sri Lanka in 1976.
Her career has spanned more than 45 years across Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, and Australia. She holds Fellowships of RANZCP, the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK (FRCPsych), and the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, and has previously worked as a Senior Staff Specialist at the Canberra Health Service across both inpatient and outpatient settings. in 2023, she received the Meritorious Service Award from the ACT Branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists for her outstanding contribution to Mental Health in Canberra.
Dr Ratnayake’s practice focuses on adult psychiatry, and her special interests are intellectual disability, young adults, and eating disorders. Much of her career has been devoted to working with under-served populations and culturally diverse communities.
Earlier in her career she founded the first dedicated school for intellectually disabled students in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Dr Ratnayake brings a long-standing commitment to advocacy and equity in mental health care, supported by deep clinical experience across very different healthcare systems and patient populations. She believes in providing expertise with empathy to guide her patients towards holistic wellbeing.
