Saman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP is a Sri Lankan physician

Physician

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, academic and neurologist

Neurologist

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He was a Professor of Medicine with a personal chair and head of the Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

University of Kelaniya

The University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions....

, working with Professor Janaka de Silva

Janaka de Silva

Vidya Jyothi Professor Hithanadura Janaka De Silva is a Sri Lankan academic and physician. A Senior Professor of Medicine, he is the Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Kelaniya and a member of the University Grants Commission-Education:...

 till he was appointed Professor of Medicine at the University of Sri Jayawardanapura succeeding Professor Devaka Fernando. He was a former President of the Ceylon College of Physicians

Educated at Royal College Colombo

Royal College Colombo

The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...

, he studied medicine gaining his MBBS

MBBS

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. He subsequently trained with J.B. Peiris

J.B. Peiris

Deshamanya J.B. Peiris, FRCP was a Sri Lankan Neurologist. He was the founder of the Institute of Neurology, Chairman of the Sri Jayewardenapura Hospital and was a former executive Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine....

 obtaining an MD

MD

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 from the University of Colombo

University of Colombo

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 and Board Certification as a Neurologist from the Post graduate Institute of Medicine. He later worked in the UK specialising in Stroke Medicine and obtaining MRCP

MRCP

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. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians as well as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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and Ceylon College of Physicians.