Dr. med. univ. Sumaiya R. Sinhawansa, MD
As a collaborating physician at The Body Clinic, Dr. Sumaiya Sinhawansa supports patients in the field of medical weight management, drawing on her experience in general medicine and postgraduate training in family medicine in the United States. Her medical background provides an important foundation for structured, individualized patient care and complements The Body Clinic’s interdisciplinary approach with a primary care perspective.
After completing her medical degree at Paracelsus Medical Private University, she worked, among other roles, as a resident physician in general medicine in Diez. Her profile is further strengthened by experience in academic diabetes research as well as by her postgraduate training in family medicine in the United States, where she regularly cared for patients in the context of weight reduction and gained insight into current developments and modern treatment approaches. Of particular value in the care of patients is her combination of medical training, hands on clinical experience, and high level language proficiency. Dr. Sumaiya Ruwaishi Sinhawansa is a native level speaker of both German and English.
Professional experience (selection):
- Affiliated Physician at The Body Clinic (since 2026)
- Part-time Emergency Physician at DRK Schleswig-Flensburg (since July 2025)
- Medical Consultant and TV Host of “Doc Martin” at health tv (September 2020 to June 2025)
- Staff Physician at Libermenta Private Psychiatric Clinic, Tremsbüttel (January 2023 to April 2024)
- Part-time Emergency Physician at Asklepios Klinikum Nord, Hamburg (since November 2017)
- Freelance Anesthesiologist, Emergency Physician, and Lecturer in Emergency and Sports Medicine (since May 2004)
- Study Physician at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe (May 2015 to May 2016)
- Medical missions and clinical assignments in Germany and abroad, including deployments with the German Armed Forces, DRK/ICRC missions in Sri Lanka, work as a ship’s physician, and medical support for television productions
Qualifications (selection):
- Medical studies in Hamburg and Freiburg
- Medical licensure
- Board certification in Anesthesiology
- Additional qualification in Emergency Medicine
- Additional qualification in Sports Medicine
- Doctoral thesis: “Incidence, Course, and Mortality of Anesthesia-Associated Pulmonary Aspiration”
Additional Qualifications (Selection):
- Certificate in Nutritional Medicine
- Certificate in Medical Exercise Therapy
- Certificate as a “Physician in Fitness and Health Centers” (DGSP)
- Certificate as a “Medical Fitness Trainer” (A-Level License)
- McKenzie A Course (Pain Therapy)
- Golgi Pain Therapy
- ITLS certification
- ACLS certification
- PHTLS certification
- NLP Practitioner