Carlo Fonseka

Carlo Fonseka
Born	Carlo Fonseka 4 March 1933 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Prof. Carlo Fonseka
Ethnicity	Sinhalese
Alma mater	Maris Stella College, Negambo,St Joseph's College, Colombo 10, Medical College, University of Edinburgh
Known for	Chairman, Sri Lanka Medical Council, Medicine, Science

Professor Carlo Fonseka is a leading intellectual in Sri Lanka. He is known for his activism for being an outspoken critic of smoking.^[1] He is serving as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Medical Council from 2012 to 2017.^[2]

Early life

Carlo Fonseka was born on 4 March 1933 in Colombo.^[1]

Education

He received his primary and secondary education from Maris Stella College, Negombo and at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo. In 1960 he received his MBBS (Ceylon) with a first class from the University of Colombo and completed postgraduate degree from University of Edinburgh in 1966. In 1999 Prof. Fonseka was awarded a Master of Arts from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

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Positions Held

• President of Sri Lanka Medical Council
• Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol
• Chairman of Art Council of Sri Lanka
• Chairman of Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital
• Emeritus Professor of Physiology in the University of Colombo
• Member of the University Grants Commission^[3]

Awards

• World No-Tobacco Day Award 2012 by the World Health Organization^[4]

References

1. "Prof. Carlo Fonseka celebrates his 80th birthday | ITN News". www.itnnews.lk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
2. "Members - Sri Lanka Medical Council". www.srilankamedicalcouncil.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
3. "Carlo Fonseka". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
4. "Professor Carlo Fonseka awarded with the prestigious World No-Tobacco Day Award 2012 | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.