John Ashmore Attapattu

Background

Attapattu, John Ashmore was born on November 17, 1934 in Jaela, Sri Lanka. Son of Lionel Cecil and Ruby Beatrice (Edirisinghe) Attapattu.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University Ceylon, Ceylon, 1960; MOG, University Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1969; MRCOG, Royal College Obst. & Gyn., United Kingdom, 1972; Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College Obst. & Gyn., United Kingdom, 1984; FCOG, Sri Lanka College Obst.

& Gyn., 1985.

Career

Intern, Gen Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1960-1961; OPD, Missouri, Gen Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1962-1965; tutor in ob/gyn, University Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1965-1967; port health officer, Min. of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1967-1969; resident ob/gyn, Women Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1970-1971; resident ob/gyn, Women Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1973-1974; senior director, senior consultant, Women's Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1985-1991; lecturer ob/gyn, consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, West Indies, 1994-1996; senior lecturer, consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, 1994-1996; senior lecturer, head ob/gyn, consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, since 1997. Consultant ob/gyn General Hospital, Gampaha, Sri Lanka, 1974-1978, Gynaei Surgeon Institute of Oncology, 1979, Women's Hospital Colombo, 1979, General Hospital, Chilaw, Sri Lanka, 1979-1984. Senior consultant Colombo N. General Hospital, 1984-1985.

Secretary, vice president, president Sir Lanka College Ob/gynecology, 1970-1989. Board management Post GradInst. of Medical, 1980-1990. Member drug committee Queen Elizabeth Hospital, since 1994.

Coordinator of scientific meeting Faculty of Medicine University West Indies,1994-. Examiner M.B.B.S., Master of Science in obstetrics-gynecology. U. Colombo, sri Lanka, U. West Indies.

Achievements

• John Ashmore Attapattu has been listed as a noteworthy Consultant obstetrician and gynecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow advisory county International Biographical Center, Cambridge, 1997. Advisory research board American Biographical Institute, 1997, member library committee University West Indies, founder member Alumni Association of University Ceylon. With Sri Lanka Medical Corps., 1964-1967.

Member Sri Lanka Medical Association (secretary general Xth Asian Oceanic Congress onOb-Gyn. 1985), New York Academy Sciences, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, North America Menopause Society, Sri Lanka Association for Volunteer Surgical Contraception (technical advising committee, nutrition committee, drugs, cosmetics, technical devices committee), Eighty Club, Old Josephians Sports Club.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, old books, scrabble, carrom, bridge.

Connections

Married Maya ChandraniGooneratne, December 30, 1962. 2 children.

Father:

Lionel Cecil Attapattu

Mother:

Ruby Beatrice (Edirisinghe) Attapattu

Spouse:

Maya ChandraniGooneratne