Suneth Agampodi

Suneth Agampodi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He holds roles at the International Vaccine Institute (Seoul, Korea) and previously served as Visiting Research Scientist at Yale (2019–2021). His academic journey includes leadership roles at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, where he was Head of the Department of Community Medicine (2012–2018), promoted to Professor (2015), and later served as Dean (2021–2022). He earned an MBBS from the University of Peradeniya, followed by postgraduate training in Community Medicine (MSc, MD) from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, and an MPH in Biosecurity from Massey University, New Zealand.

Education includes:

• MBBS, University of Peradeniya (2001)
• MSc (Community Medicine), Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo (2006)
• MD (Community Medicine), Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo (2011)
• MPH (Biosecurity), Massey University (2011)

Research focuses on infectious disease epidemiology, zoonotic diseases (e.g., Leptospirosis, Leishmaniasis), and global health equity. Key areas include disease burden analysis, vaccine effectiveness, and health system strengthening in low-resource settings. His work spans multidisciplinary collaborations, including studies on obesity trends, maternal health impacts, and antimicrobial resistance.

Publications highlight contributions to understanding global health challenges, such as typhoid fever pathogenesis, suicide burden modeling, and diarrheal disease etiology. Professional service includes editorial roles for journals like PLoS Global Public Health and Journal of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka.

Current affiliations include the International Leptospirosis Association and grant-funded research projects focused on tropical disease surveillance. His lab and team collaborations emphasize translational research to bridge epidemiological insights with public health policy.