John Premlal Ashok Puvimanasinghe

Background

Puvimanasinghe, John Premlal Ashok was born on July 6, 1962 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Anton Huxley and Elfrida Rita Puvimanasinghe.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, North Colombo Medical College, Ragama, Sri Lanka, 1991. Master of Science in Community Medicine, University Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1995. Doctor of Medicine in Community Medicine, University Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1998.

Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2000. Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Epidemiology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2004.

Career

Medical officer Sri Lanka Army, Colombo, 1991—1992, Base Hospital Kegalle, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, 1992—1993. Medical officer health and divisional director health services Arachchikattuwa, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, 1993—1995. Postgraduate researcher/university fellow faculty medicine University Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1996—1998.

Regional epidemiologist Kalutara, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, 1998—1999. Consultant medical epidemiologist Central Epidemiological Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2000—2001. Medical researcher Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, since 2001.

Visiting lecturer Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University Colombo., Sri Lanka, 2000—2001, University Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2000—2001.

Achievements

• John Premlal Ashok Puvimanasinghe has been listed as a noteworthy medical researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past president, vice president, board directors Society for Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy Patients, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1995—2001. Member of Indian Association of Epidemiologists, College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Medical Association.

Interests

• Cricket, rugby football, social service.

Connections

Married Antoinette Shyami Fernando, April 12, 1964. Children: Amadhya Marishque, Apeksha Marize.

Father:

Anton Huxley

Mother:

Elfrida Rita Puvimanasinghe

Spouse:

Antoinette Shyami Fernando

child:

Amadhya Marishque Puvimanasinghe

child:

Apeksha Marize Puvimanasinghe