Carlo Fonseka
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Carlo Fonseka | |
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| Born | Carlo Fonseka 4 March 1933 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | Maris Stella College, Negambo, St Joseph's College, Colombo 10, Medical College, University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Chairman, Sri Lanka Medical Council, Medicine, Science |
Professor Carlo Fonseka is a Sri Lankan intellectual, known widely for his anti-smoking activism.[1] He currently serves as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.[2]
Early life
Carlo Fonseka was born on 4 March 1933 in Colombo.[1]
Education
Fonseka received his primary and secondary education from Maris Stella College, Negombo and at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo. In 1960 he received his MBBS (Ceylon) with a first class from the University of Colombo and obtained his postgraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1966. In 1999 Prof. Fonseka was awarded a Master of Arts from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Positions Held
- President of Sri Lanka Medical Council
- Former/First Dean of Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya
- Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol
- Chairman of Art Council of Sri Lanka
- Chairman of Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital
- Emeritus Professor of Physiology in the University of Colombo
- Member of the University Grants Commission[3]
Awards
- World No-Tobacco Day Award 2012 by the World Health Organization[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Prof. Carlo Fonseka celebrates his 80th birthday | ITN News". www.itnnews.lk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Members - Sri Lanka Medical Council". www.srilankamedicalcouncil.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Carlo Fonseka". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Professor Carlo Fonseka awarded with the prestigious World No-Tobacco Day Award 2012 | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.