MBBS (Jaffna), MPhil (Kel'ya) , MDPsych (C'bo), FRCPsych (UK), FSLCOP Professor in Psychiatry | Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka | Consultant Psychiatrist
Professor Shehan Williams is a senior Psychiatrist and academic leader specialising in general adult psychiatry with extensive work in addiction, dual diagnosis, and mental health care in Sri Lanka. He was trained in Psychiatry in Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford and the Oxford Deanery Rotation in the United Kingdom. He is currently President of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists. He is also the Honorary Executive Director, Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation. Prof. Williams has contributed to psychiatric research, education, and publications addressing a range of mental health issues including trauma, substance use, and suicide prevention, and has been involved in shaping psychiatric training and clinical practice in Sri Lanka.