Carlo Fonseka

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Carlo Fonseka
කාලෝ ෆොන්සේකා
Born(1933-03-04)March 4, 1933
Colombo, Ceylon
DiedSeptember 2, 2019(2019-09-02) (aged 86)
Colombo
NationalitySri Lankan
Alma materMaris Stella College, Negombo
St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10
University of Ceylon
University of Edinburgh
OccupationAcademic
TitlePresident, Sri Lanka Medical Council.
TermJanuary 2012 – June 2017
PredecessorLalitha Mendis
Political partyLanka Sama Samaja Party

Carlo Fonseka (Sinhala: කාලෝ ෆොන්සේකා Kālō Fonsēkā; 4 March 1933 – 2 September 2019)[1] was a Sri Lankan physician, academic and political activist. He was a former dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya and a former president of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.

Early life and family

Fonseka was born on 4 March 1933 in

Roman Catholics.[3][4] He was educated at Maris Stella College, Negombo and St. Joseph's College, Colombo.[2][5][6] After school he joined the University of Ceylon's Faculty of Medicine in Colombo in 1955, graduating in 1960 with a first class MBBS degree.[7][8][9]

Career

After graduating Fonseka joined the

intern under professor K. Rajasuria and senior surgeon Dr. Noel Bartholomeusz.[8] He then joined the base hospital in Mirigama, near his home village of Divulapitiya, as a medical officer.[8] In 1962 Fonseka joined the University of Ceylon's Department of Physiology as a lecturer.[8] He joined the University of Edinburgh's Department of Physiology in 1964 to pursue his doctoral studies, obtaining a Ph.D. in 1966.[8][9]

Fonseka returned to the University of Ceylon's Department of Physiology in 1967.

nationalised in 1989 and in 1991 became the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya with Fonseka as its first dean.[7][11] He served as dean until 1997.[12] He was chairman of the Board of Management of the University of Colombo's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine from 1996 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2001.[13] The University of Colombo appointed Fonseka as an emeritus professor in July 2000.[14] He was also appointed emeritus professor by the University of Kelaniya.[15]

Fonseka was appointed president of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) in January 2012.[16][17][18] The appointment was opposed by the Sri Lanka Medical Faculty Students' Action Committee alleging that it had been made under political influence.[19] Fonseka's tenure at the SLMC was to end in December 2016 but the government extended it by six months.[18][20] Fonseka resigned at the end of June 2017.[18][20]

Fonseka was a prominent member of the

Kotte.[23][24][25] Fonseka was a vocal critic of private medical education and campaigned against the NCMC in the early 1980s.[26] Whilst president of the SLMC he was highly critical of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM), a private medical school.[27][28][29] After leaving the SLMC Fonseka claimed he would work to "topple the government" on the SAITM issue.[30]

Fonseka received a M.A. degree from the University of Kelaniya in 1999.[31] He was a fellow of the Ceylon College of Physicians and the Sri Lanka College of General Practitioners.[32] He has served as president of the Arts Council of Sri Lanka, chairman of the Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital, chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol and was a member of the University Grants Commission.[33][34][35] Fonseka was one of six South-East Asia Region awardees of the World No Tobacco Day 2012 Awards.[36] He was a lyricist and composer and has produced a number of albums including Carlochita Gee (1992), Raththaran Duwe (2006)[37][38][39][40][41] and Koida Kiya (2015).[42]

References

  1. ^ Professor Carlo Fonseka passed away
  2. ^ a b "Prof. Carlo Fonseka celebrates his 80th birthday". Independent Television Network News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ Jayasinghe, Shyamon (19 November 2016). "A lifetime of scientific thinking". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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  5. ^ "Maris Stella College Day". The Nation. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Annual Prize Giving". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b Gunatilleke, Nadira (4 January 2017). "Prof. Carlo Fonseka appointed SLMC President". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Fonseka, Carlo (7 September 2014). "Memories of the Physiology Department of the Colombo Medical School". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b Hoole, Ratnajeevan (10 November 2016). "Book Reviews: Essays of a Lifetime" (PDF). Current Science. 111 (9). Bangalore, India: 1548–1550. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  10. ^ "History". Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  11. ^ Hewavissenti, Panchamee (23 July 2017). "Private medical education fraught with corruption – Prof. Carlo Fonseka". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Carlo Fonseka, a Medical Educator". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Chairpersons of Board of Management". Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Emeritus Professors". University of Colombo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ^ Fonseka, Carlo (29 January 2008). "Generic drugs and branded drugs". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. ^ "About us". Sri Lanka Medical Council. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Members of the Sri Lanka Medical Council". Sri Lanka Medical Council. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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    Ada Derana
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  19. ^ "Sri Lanka medical students to protest against new Medical Council president". Colomo Page. Indianapolis, U.S.A. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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  21. ^ Fernando, Laksiri (23 March 2016). "A Tribute to Carlo Fonseka". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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  23. ^ "LSSP- Oldest political party never charged with malpractices – Prof. Vitarana". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  24. ^ "UNP back in Mendis muddle". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 May 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  25. ^ Wilton, Greg (14 October 1996). "Adjournment: Fonseka, Professor Carlo". House Hansard. Australian House of Representatives. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  26. ^ Salgado, Miran (12 February 2017). "Should we abolish private medical education in Sri Lanka?". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  27. ^ Silva, Manushi (17 November 2015). "Dr. Neville Fernando To Sue Prof. Carlo Fonseka". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  28. ^ Fernando, Laksiri (24 December 2012). "Apparent Bias And Prejudice Of Prof Carlo Fonseka". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  29. The Daily Mirror
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  30. The Daily Mirror
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  31. ^ "Professor Carlo Fonseka admitted to hospital". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  32. ^ Fonseka, Carlo (30 January 2008). "Generic drugs and branded drugs". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  33. ^ "Musicians honoured at Temple Trees". news.lk. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  34. The Daily Mirror
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  35. ^ "CSHR Board of Management". Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Colombo. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  36. ^ "World No Tobacco Day 2012 Awards - the winners". World Health Organization. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  37. ^ Basnayake, V. (24 October 2001). "'Impersonal interests' for happiness". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  38. ^ "Kala Korner: A rare gem from Professor Carlo". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 July 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  39. ^ Karunaratne, R. S. (21 June 2006). "Carlo comes with Raththaran Duwe". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  40. ^ Basnayake, V. (13 August 2006). "Artistry and Carlo Fonseka". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  41. ^ Raththaran Duwe - Nanda Malini & Rohana Weerasinghe, June 15, 2013, retrieved 2019-09-10
  42. ^ Koida kiya manda kiya කොයිද කියා by Prof. Carlo Fonseka, retrieved 2019-09-10
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