Prasanna Gunasena
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Prasanna Gunasena | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Nalanda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Employer | Lanka Hospitals |
| Known for | First Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty Chairman of State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) |
| Title | Surgeon |
Dr Prasanna Gunasena is a consultant neurosurgeon attached to Lanka Hospitals in Sri Lanka. He is also the Chairman of State Pharmaceutical Company (SPC) of Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Gunasena was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. He holds MBBS, MS Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and also a Spinal Fellow (Canada).[3][4][5][6]
Career[edit]
He holds the honour of performing the surgery for cervical disc prolapse of the spine and replacement with functional discs for the first time in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] Gunasena is the first Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty surgery for spinal code fractures.[7]
Gunasena was a founding member of the Neurosurgeons Association of Sri Lanka (NSASL).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- Rs 23 b due to pharma firms to be settled soon
- "History of NSASL". NEUROSURGEONS ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Updates on Neuro Intensive Care". SSCCEM. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Diagnosis- cervical myeloradiculopathy". Premier Lanka. 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Education overload". Sunday Times. October 3, 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Today's complicated education system creates misfits in society". Sunday Times. February 27, 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "on the way to recovery..." www.priyankat.com. 11 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Annual Sports Awards Ceremony 2011". Musaeus College. 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Ranjith Jayasundera elected president of Nalanda OBA". Daily Mirror. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Cervical Disc Replacement". London Spine Clinic Unit. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.