Neurosurgery in Sri Lanka
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Neurosurgery in Sri Lanka
Origin
Shelton Cabraal, FRCS is known as the father of neurosurgery in
Associations
Fifty years later in 2006, Neurosurgeons Association of Sri Lanka was formed under the leadership of Jaliya Lokuketagoda. Other leading neurosurgeons who contributed to this task were Deepal Attanayake, Fred Perera, S.C.Abeysuriya, Prasanna Gunasena, Ranjith Wickramasinghe, Saman Wadanamby, Jayantha Liyanage, Himashi Kularatne, Arul Kanagarajan, T. Rajakaruna, Nishantha Gunasekara and Sunil Perera . S C Abeysooriya was elected the first president.[1]
Technological contributions
First ever operative neurosurgery contribution from Sri Lanka to the world surfaced in 2012. It was a combination of open craniotomy and stereotaxy which is used to treat intraventricular hemorrhage and the technique was designed by Jaliya Lokuketagoda.[2]
Neurosurgeon training and certification
Sri Lanka has just over 20 consultant neurosurgeons for over 20 million people. The country produces its own neurosurgeons through a seven-year rigorous training process. The training includes a mandatory training segment that has to be completed in Sri Lanka and another mandatory training segment which has to be completed in a reputed neurosurgery center in England or in Australia. This way Sri Lanka manages to offer a high level of care to its neurosurgery patients. The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) of University of Colombo is the responsible body for training and certifying neurosurgeons.[3] The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) maintains a list of Consultant Specialists of the country including neurosurgeons.[4] If a non-Sri Lankan neurosurgeon wishes to practice in the country a temporary medical licence should be obtained from the SLMC.
Patient care
The Sri Lankan population is served by two systems. In the private healthcare system, the patient has to pay, and in the
References
- http://www.world-sci.com, SciencEngines, Inc., USA