M. Sivasuriya

Professor M. Sivasuriya is a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, academic and former chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

M. Sivasuriya
3rd Chancellor of the
University of Jaffna
Preceded byT. Nadaraja
Succeeded byS. Pathmanathan
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Ceylon
ProfessionAcademic

Early life

Sivasuriya was educated at the University of Ceylon from where he received a MBBS degree.[1]

Career

Sivasuriya was one of the founding members of staff of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1962.[2] Sivasuriya then became the first Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Jaffna.[3] He served as Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the university.[4] He was later appointed chancellor of the university.[5]

Sivasuriya is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, American College of Surgeons, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka.[1] He has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Jaffna.[1]

References
  1. "Office of the Vice-Chancellor". University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  2. Jayasinghe, Ananda (2 January 2012). "Jubilee celebrations of Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya; 50 years in Medical Education part 1". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  3. Jayasinghe, Ananda (2 January 2012). "Jubilee celebrations of Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya; 50 years in Medical Education part 2". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  4. "Jaffna University holds 22nd convocation". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.
  5. "Jaffna Campus holds convocation". TamilNet. 6 October 2005.



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