Saman Warnakulasuriya
Saman Warnakulasuriya is an expert in Dentistry at King's College Hospital (United Kingdom). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Saman Warnakulasuriya in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Mouth Neoplasms. Saman Warnakulasuriya has authored 388 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 1 clinical trial. SLR score: 1,338 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.
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Subspecialties: Oncology - Medical Imaging - Public Health
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Professor Warnakulasuriya is an emeritus professor of Oral Medicine and Experimental Pathology at King’s College London, UK and was the Chairman of the Oral Medicine Division at King’s College Hospital and at Guy’s Hospital, London from 2005 -2015. He has made major contributions in cancer epidemiology, oral medicine and experimental pathology. He is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer. He served the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on several expert panels for evaluating carcinogenic substances and life-style habits.
Professor Warnakulasuriya received the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Oral Medicine and Pathology in 2014 and IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Global Oral Health in 2022. He was awarded an OBE by the Majesty the Queen for his services to Medicine. He was elected a Fellow of King's College London (FKC) for sustained and significant contributions to the College.
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Career arc: 1988 - 2026
Number : 388
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| Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mucoscopic features of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review. PMID 42893201 — cells, mouth mucosa, carcinoma, squamous cell, mucous membrane | J Oral Biol Craniofac Res | 2026 | 0 |
| Malignant Transformation in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders. PMID 42830481 — keratosis, oral submucous fibrosis, leukoplakia, lichen planus, oral, mouth diseases, fibrosis, keratosis, actinic, lichens, lichen planus, wounds and injuries | Oral Dis | 2026 | 0 |
| Cultural Practices and Oral Cancer Risk in South America: An Evidence- and Experience-Based Position Paper. PMID 42625302 — mouth diseases, neoplasms, carcinogenesis, head and neck neoplasms, mouth neoplasms, smoking | Oral Dis | 2026 | 0 |
| Immunophenotypic Characterization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Oral Carcinogenesis: An Observational Study. PMID 42589544 — cells, immunohistochemistry, macrophages, neoplasms, carcinogenesis, mucous membrane, tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages | Int J Mol Sci | 2026 | 0 |
| Predicting Malignant Transformation in Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Systematic Comparison of Artificial Intelligence-Based Risk Models and Pathologist-Based Microscopy. PMID 42493423 — intelligence, leukoplakia, dentistry, pathologists, microscopy, learning, artificial intelligence, leukoplakia, oral | J Oral Pathol Med | 2026 | 0 |
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