H. H. R Samarasinghe
Born
Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUniversity of Colombo
Royal College Colombo
OccupationPresident Sri Lanka Medical Council
TitleVidya Jyothi
Board member ofChairman Board of Management Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital

H. H. R. Samarasinghe, FRCP, FRACP is a Sri Lankan physician, medical administrator and president of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.

Samarasinghe was educated at Royal College Colombo[1] and Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo qualifying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and later Doctor of Medicine. He worked as senior lecturer in Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo (and is described as an inspiring teacher [2]). He had a special interest in Neurology and collaborated in research with Nimal Senanayake, then a junior doctor.[3] He returned to Sri Lanka after working in UK and New Zealand and joined the new flagship Hospital Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital as consultant physician,[4] where he collaborated with Devaka Fernando in research .[5] and setting up a specialist diabetes service and with Dr Chula Herath in establishing a nephrology service.

He was appointed chairman of the Hospital Board by the Government of Sri Lanka,[6][7] succeeding fellow neurologist J.B. Peiris and obstetrician Nalin Rodrigo at Sri Lanka's only government owned independent Trust at the time. He served as Registrar (CEO equivalent) and later chairman of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.[8]

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Ceylon College of Physicians. He was awarded the National Honour Vidya Jyothi.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Royal College Colombo alumni". findtarget.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  2. ↑ "FACE 2 FACE With Dr. Buddhadasa Bodhinayake". www.infolanka.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  3. ↑ Samarasinghe, HH; Senanyake, N (May 1973). "British Heart Journal, I973, 35, 503-506. Permanent neurological deficits complicating sino-atrial block". Br Heart J. 35 (5): 503–6. doi:10.1136/hrt.35.5.503. PMC 458645. PMID 4716009.
  4. ↑ "Medical Units". www.infolanka.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  5. ↑ D.J.S. Fernando, C.E. de Silvaa, S.F.R. Nanayakkaraa and H.H.R. Samarasinghe (1992). "Diabetes in the elderly in a developing country". Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 15 (3): 245–246. doi:10.1016/0168-8227(92)90031-L. PMID 1576924.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "SRI JAYEWARDENAPURA GENERAL HOSPITAL ANNUAL REPORT 2002" (PDF). www.treasury.gov.lk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  7. ↑ "New hope for Lankans affected by age-related loss of central vision". www.dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  8. ↑ "First Meeting of regional Network of Medical Councils in SEARO region" (PDF). www.searo.who.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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