Background
Goonasekera, Chulananda Dias Abeywickrama was born on September 22, 1956 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Chandradasa Dias and Simla Turi (Jayawardende) Goonasekera.
Goonasekera, Chulananda Dias Abeywickrama was born on September 22, 1956 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Chandradasa Dias and Simla Turi (Jayawardende) Goonasekera.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University Peradeniya, 1980. Doctor of Medicine in Anesthesiology, Postgraduate Institute Medicine Colombo, 1985. Doctor, Royal College Physicians London, 1987.
Doctor of Philosophy, University College London, 1997. Master of Philosophy, University Peradeniya, 1998.
Research fellow, senior registrar Institute Child Health, London, 1993—1997. Senior lecturer, consultant University Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1997—2004, dean Faculty Medicine, since 2005.
Master: Royal College Pediatrics and Child Health London, Royal College Physicians London. Fellow: College Anesthesiology of Royal College Surgeons Ireland.
Married Chullachitra Kankanam Pathiranage, November 26, 1982. Children: Chandhi Suranga, Sanji Tharanga, Savandhi Lavanga.