US Jayawickrama
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US Jayawickrama' MBBS (Ceylon), MD (Ceylon), FRCP (Edin), FRCP ‘ is a Sri Lankan physician and artist
Jayawickrama was educated at Richmond College (Sri Lanka) and Royal College Colombo
and Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
qualifying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine
.
Having spent two years as a trainee under Professor PB Fernando
he travelled to the United Kingdom for further studies, becoming first a Member
and then a Fellow
of the Royal College of Physicians
.
On his return to Sri Lanka he worked in Nuwara Eliya
as a visiting physician and in 1970 was appointed consultant physician at General Hospital Colombo (later National Hospital of Sri Lanka), a post he occupied for 20 years working with colleagues Surendra Ramachandran
(with whom he co founded the medical intensive care unit
in National Hospital of Sri Lanka), P.T. de Silva, W.A.S. de Silva, and J.B. Peiris
till his retirement in 1990. He trained many leading physicians such as gastroenterologist Janaka de Silva
. and endocrinologist Devaka Fernando.
Jayawickrama taught clinical pharamacology and therapeutics at the University of Colombo as an honorary senior lecturer and was later appointed professor of pharmacology
in the North Colombo Medical College
. He served on the Board of Study in Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
and was its Chairman from 1989 to 1992.
Jayawickrama was the president of the Ceylon College of Physicians in 1983 and was the founding president of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka in addition to being a founder member of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka.
Jayawickrama and his wife Preani were artists and sculptors of repute with Preani working with tapestry and Faberge egg
replicas and Jayawickrama mainly in copper and wood being well known for portraits in this medium. Well known subjects to have portraits commissioned included Chandrika Kumaratunga
President of Sri Lanka
and G. L. Peiris
.
Jayawickrama was educated at Richmond College (Sri Lanka) and 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...
and Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is the second oldest medical school in South Asia.-History:...
qualifying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
.
Having spent two years as a trainee under Professor PB Fernando
PB Fernando
Panagodage Bertram Fernando LMS MBBS , MD FRCP DTM&H OBE is First Professor of Medicine Ceylon Medical College and Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo. Fernando was educated like Marcus Fernando at St. Benedict's College, Colombo. He was awarded a Government scholarship to the Ceylon...
he travelled to the United Kingdom for further studies, becoming first a Member
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians is a postgraduate medical diploma. The examinations are run by the Federation of the Medical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom – the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the Royal College...
and then a Fellow
FRCP
FRCP may refer to:*Federal Rules of Civil Procedure* Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians...
of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
.
On his return to Sri Lanka he worked in Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya , meaning "city on the plain " or "city of light", is a town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m and is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka...
as a visiting physician and in 1970 was appointed consultant physician at General Hospital Colombo (later National Hospital of Sri Lanka), a post he occupied for 20 years working with colleagues Surendra Ramachandran
Surendra Ramachandran
Deshamanya Surendra Ramachandran, MD , FRCP was a Sri Lankan Physician and Nephrologist.-Education:Educated at Royal College Colombo, he studied medicine Colombo Medical College where he obtained first classes in the 2nd, 3rd and final MBBS examinations with distinctions in Physiology,...
(with whom he co founded the medical intensive care unit
Intensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
in National Hospital of Sri Lanka), P.T. de Silva, W.A.S. de Silva, and 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....
till his retirement in 1990. He trained many leading physicians such as gastroenterologist 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:...
. and endocrinologist Devaka Fernando.
Jayawickrama taught clinical pharamacology and therapeutics at the University of Colombo as an honorary senior lecturer and was later appointed professor of pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
in the North Colombo Medical College
North Colombo Medical College
North Colombo Medical College was the first privately funded medical school in Sri Lanka. It started in 1980 with the admission of 100 local and 20 foreign students. The first batch of students began graduating in 1990. Dr. Heenilame was its first Chairman and Dr. W.D. Ratnavelle, its first Director...
. He served on the Board of Study in Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine of the University of Colombo is a graduate school that provides specialist training of medical doctors. The only type of its kind, it is similar to the Royal Medical Colleges of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1976 as the Institute of Postgraduate...
and was its Chairman from 1989 to 1992.
Jayawickrama was the president of the Ceylon College of Physicians in 1983 and was the founding president of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka in addition to being a founder member of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka.
Jayawickrama and his wife Preani were artists and sculptors of repute with Preani working with tapestry and Faberge egg
Fabergé egg
A Fabergé egg is any one of the thousands of jeweled eggs made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917. Most were miniature eggs that were popular gifts at Eastertide...
replicas and Jayawickrama mainly in copper and wood being well known for portraits in this medium. Well known subjects to have portraits commissioned included Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005...
President of Sri Lanka
President of Sri Lanka
The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
and G. L. Peiris
G. L. Peiris
Gamini Lakshman Peiris is a Sri Lankan politician and academic...
.