Sanath Punsara Lamabadusuriya

Background

Lamabadusuriya, Sanath Punsara was born on December 30, 1942 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Alexander Sirisena and Frances Beatrice (Wickramasuriya) Lamabadusuriya.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, 1967; diploma in child health, England, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Child Health, U. London, England., 1974.

Career

Intern house officer department health services, Colombo, 1967-1968; lecturer in pediatrics, U. Ceylon, Colombo, 1969-1972; research fellow pediatric gastroenterology, Institute Child Health, U. London, England., 1972-1974; senior lecturer in pediatrics, U. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1975-1980; professor, head of pediatrics, U. Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 1980-1991; professor, head pediatrics, U. Colombo, Sri Lanka, since 1991. Consultant pediatrician National Health Svc., Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, 1979. Member board study in pediatrics Postgraduate Institute Medicine, Colombo, since 1980, chairman, since 1991.

President Ruhuna Faculty Medicine Teachers Association, Galle, 1982, president Galle (Sri Lanka) Clinical Society, 1990-1991, Sri Lanka Pediatric Association, Colombo, 1992-1993. Professor pediatric gastroenterology King Faisal U., Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 1987-1988. Chief examiner Doctor of Medicine (Part II) and Department of Community Health examinations Post Graduate Institute Medicine, Colombo.

Temporary adviser SEAR Region/World Health Organization.

Achievements

• Sanath Punsara Lamabadusuriya has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric medicine educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Physicians (London, Edinburg, Glasgow, examiner Membership of the Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom Part II), Ceylon College Physicians (county member 1992-1993). Member Sri Lanka Association Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka Medical Association (county member 1992-1993), British Paediatric Association (honorary member).

Interests

• Avocations: collecting stamps, collecting coins, fish rearing, cricket, billiards.

Connections

Married Buddhika Amodani Ediriwickrama, February 5, 1976. Children: Shamin Prasanna, Harshan Indrajith, Dilusha Amrithi.

Father:

Alexander Sirisena Lamabadusuriya

Mother:

Frances Beatrice (Wickramasuriya) Lamabadusuriya

Spouse:

Buddhika Amodani Ediriwickrama

child:

Dilusha Amrithi Lamabadusuriya

child:

Shamin Prasanna Lamabadusuriya

child:

Harshan Indrajith Lamabadusuriya