DisentuwahandiPDe SilvaMDMPH(She/Her)

Gastroenterology • Boston, MA

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Attending Physician & Gastroenterologist, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston

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Office
75 Francis St
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5500
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Education & Training

Harvard UniversityMPH, 2014 - 2015
Brigham & Women's Hospitaln/a, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellowship, 2012 - 2013
Massachusetts General Hospitaln/a, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellowship, 2011 - 2012
University of Peradeniya FOMClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2013 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
The Transition of the Gastrointestinal Patient from Pediatric to Adult Care.
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Laurie N. Fishman> ;Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2017 Jun 1
21 citations
Dietary Iron and Heme Iron Consumption, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
Hamed Khalili, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Paul Lochhead, Amit Joshi, John J. Garber, James R Richter, Jenny Sauk, Andrew T. Chan> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2017 Jul 1
18 citations
Association of urinary phenolic compounds, inflammatory bowel disease and chronic diarrheal symptoms: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Xuan Yang, Joshua R. Korzenik, Rose H. Goldman, Kristopher L. Arheart, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez> ;Environmental Pollution. 2017 Oct 1
28 citations
Tu1993 Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A New IBD-Specific Scale
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Aoibhlinn M. O'Toole, Madeline Carrellas, Emily Collins, Joshua R. Korzenik, Deanna Nguyen, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Sonia Friedman> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2015 Apr 1
73 citations
Dietary and Microbial Oxazoles Induce Intestinal Inflammation by Modulating Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Responses.
Shankar S. Iyer, Thomas Gensollen, Amit Gandhi, Sungwhan F. Oh, Joana F. Neves, Frédéric Collin, Richard Lavin, Carme Serra, Jonathan N. Glickman, Punyanganie S. de Si...> ;Cell. 2018 May 17
4 citations
The Risk of Elective Abortion in Women With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Bente Mertz Nørgård, Bjarne Magnussen, Jens Fedder, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Sonja Wehberg, Sonia Friedman> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2019 Feb 21
19 citations
Development of a Sexual Dysfunction Scale for Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Aoibhlinn O’Toole, Linda G. Marc, Christine A. Ulysse, Marcia A. Testa, Mette Julsgaard, Deanna Ngyuen, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Tine Laurse...> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2018 Oct 12
4 citations
A time trend analysis of CT and MRI scan imaging in acute pancreatitis patients presenting to US emergency departments.
Julia McNabb-Baltar, Matthew S. Chang, Shadeah Suleiman, Peter A. Banks, D Punyanganie S de Silva> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018 Jan 31
15 citations
Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A 22-Year Nationwide Cohort Study
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Helene H Hansen, Sonja Wehberg, Sonia Friedman, Bente Mertz Nørgård> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018 Jan 1
50 citations
High Dietary Intake of Specific Fatty Acids Increases Risk of Flares in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in Remission During Treatment With Aminosalicylates.
Edward L. Barnes, Molly Nestor, Louisa Onyewadume, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Joshua R. Korzenik, Humerto Aguilar, Laurence Bailen, Arthur Berman, Sudhir Kumar Bhaskar, ...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2017 Sep 1
4 citations
The Changing Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Identifying New High-risk Populations
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Joshua R. Korzenik> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015 Apr 1
59 citations
Sleep Duration Affects Risk for Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili, Gauree G. Konijeti, Leslie M. Higuchi, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Charles S. Fuchs, James M. Richter, Eva S. Schernhammer, Andr...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014 Nov 1
46 citations
Transition of the Patient with IBD from Pediatric toAdult Care—An Assessment of Current Evidence
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Laurie N. Fishman> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2014 Aug 1
311 citations
Long-term intake of dietary fat and risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili, Gauree G. Konijeti, Leslie M. Higuchi, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Charles S. Fuchs, Walter C. Willett, James M. Richter, Andrew...> ;Gut. 2014 May 1
53 citations
Dietary arachidonic and oleic acid intake in ulcerative colitis etiology: a prospective cohort study using 7-day food diaries.
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Robert Luben, Subodha Shakya Shrestha, Kay-Tee Khaw, Andrew Hart> ;European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2014 Jan 1
372 citations
A Prospective Study of Long-term Intake of Dietary Fiber and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili, Gauree G. Konijeti, Leslie M. Higuchi, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Joshua R. Korzenik, Charles S. Fuchs, Walter C. Willett, Jame...> ;Gastroenterology. 2013 Nov 1
108 citations
Older age is associated with higher rate of discontinuation of anti-TNF therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Amit P. Desai, Zachary A. Zator, Punyanganie S. de Silva, Deanna D. Nguyen, Joshua R. Korzenik, Vijay Yajnik, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2013 Feb 1
102 citations
Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Incidence of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Results From the Nurses' Health Study
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Hamed Khalili, An Pan, Leslie M. Higuchi, Punyanganie S. de Silva, James M. Richter, Charles S. Fuchs, Andrew T. Chan> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013 Jan 1
3 citations
Vitamin D and IBD: more pieces to the puzzle, still no complete picture.
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2012 Jul 1
Failure in wound healing following percutaneous gastrostomy insertion in patients on corticosteroids.
de Silva Ps, Fellows Iw> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. 2010 Dec 1
61 citations
An Association Between Dietary Arachidonic Acid, Measured in Adipose Tissue, and Ulcerative Colitis
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Anja Olsen, Jane Christensen, Erik Berg Schmidt, Kim Overvaad, Anne Tjønneland, Andrew Hart> ;Gastroenterology. 2010 Dec 1
2 citations
Presentations of perforated colonic pathology in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: two case reports
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Nagarajan Pranesh, Guy Vautier> ;Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2010 Sep 6
18 citations
Folic acid deficiency optic neuropathy: A case report
Punyanganie S. de Silva, Gerard Jayamanne, R P Bolton> ;Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2008 Sep 10
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Hospital Affiliations

Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts