Devaka Fernando

Devaka Fernando
Nationality Sri Lanka Sri Lankan
Occupation Physician
Known for Foundation Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardanapura Sri Lanka
Title Professor

Professor Devaka J S Fernando MBBS MSc MD FRCP FCCP FCGPSL was a Sri Lankan physician and academic between 1990 and 2004. President of the Osteoporosis Society of Sri Lanka and Foundation Professor of Medicine at University of Sri Jayawardanapura.

Education

Devaka Fernando was educated at Dean Row School Cheshire UK,[1] Shore Country Day School Beverly Mass USA,[2] S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia Sri Lanka [3][4] Fernando qualified from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. Fernando obtained a postgraduate Doctor of Medicine degree and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, trained at the University of Manchester in Public Health (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology) and received higher medical specialist training at Manchester Royal Infirmary.[5]

Educational and professional activity

Fernando was consultant physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology department in Sri Lanka at the Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital, Senior Lecturer Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo.[6][7] Foundation Professor of Medicine at University of Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Health Sciences,[8] coordinator for the endocrinology training programme for the Board of Study in Medicine at Postgraduate Institute of Medicine at the University of Colombo from 1998 to 2004,[9] project manager for the World Diabetes Foundation Project in Sri Lanka,[10] editor and Vice President of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, and was founder director Sri Lanka Twin Registry.,[11][12][13] Fernando taught medical management,[14][15] and was involved in specialist training of doctors in Sri Lanka through the Royal College of Physicians.[16][17] and is mentioned in connection with efforts to prevent discrimination against people with diabetes.[18][19] Health policy advisory roles [20] and engaging the media in diabetes care [21] through the media group the Diabetes Forum.[22] Fernando was Secretary in 1995 and 1997 ,[23][24] Treasurer in 1998 and Vice President in 2000 of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Secretary (1993–1996) and Treasurer (1997–1998) Ceylon College of Physicians, founder President Osteoporosis Society of Sri Lanka (later named Osteoporosis Sri Lanka) [25] from 2000 to 2004,[26][27] Editor (1994–1995) and Treasurer (1996–2000) of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka,[28] member national task force for eradication of rabies,[29] founder committee member of the National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka,[30] and the advisory panel for the Brain Research and Neuroscience Centre [31] While working in Sri Lanka Fernando held clinical and research fellowships and senior research fellowships at University of Manchester, Visiting Professorships with the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and University of Sheffield an Honorary Professorship at Sheffield Hallam University[32] and later emigrated to the United Kingdom.

Research

Publications

Citation Report[33][34][35]
Sum of Times Cited 1157
Sum of Times Cited without self-citations 1128
Citing Articles 1013
Average Citations per Item 12.31
h index 17

Grants

Fernando has been applicant or co applicant in grants received from The Wellcome Trust [36] and World Diabetes Foundation.[37]

Professional affiliations and honours

Fernando has been awarded academic honours by The Ceylon College of Physicians (PB Fernando Gold Medal[38] and Cyril Fernando Gold Medal[39]),the Sri Lanka Medical Association, (Sir Nicholas Attygalle Gold Medal,[40]), the Kandy Society of Medicine (Seneka Bibile Gold Medal[41] and the Kandy Society of Medicine Gold Medal Oration[42]) the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (Gunasiri Memorial Oration Gold Medal and Cyril Vaz Memorial Gold Medal Oration) Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka (Sir Frank Gunasekera Gold Medal Oration) the Andhra Pradesh Diabetes Federation (M Viswanathan Gold Medal) and with coworker Victor Hettigoda received a presidential award for research.[43] Fernando was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians London and Edinburgh and Fellowship of the Ceylon College of Physicians.[44]

Voluntary service

Fernando was chairman of the charity Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Trust based in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Ratmalana Sri Lanka between 1990 and 2004,[45][46] assisted in disaster relief following the boxing day tsunami in Sri Lanka.[47] and was associated with setting up a renal dialysis unit [48] and transit home [49] for patients and families attending University of Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Health Sciences and its Teaching Hospital in 1998.[50]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Profile". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  3. ↑ "D.S.Jayasekera-Unassuming in disposition, he walked tall.Daily Mirror, 24 th August 2006". tyretracks.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Sharm de Alwis Thomians honour Quentin Israel". The Island. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Profile". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  6. ↑ "Prevention of non-communicable diseases - challenges in the next century Daily News, Saturday 28, February 1998". hettiarachchi.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  7. ↑ "Prevention of non-communicable disease - challanges[sic] in the next century Ravindra Fernando Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 1999, 32, 9-18". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Faculty of Graduate Studies third research sessions Daily News Friday, 21 December 2001". www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Milestones in the history of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka". endocrinesociety.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Diabetes is slowly but steadily rearing its head among the majority of Sri Lankans, and it’s time to take notice". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  11. ↑ "A National Twin Registry has been launched to facilitate research in this fascinating field The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 13th December 1998". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  12. ↑ "Sri Lanka twin Registry". www.atypon-link.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  13. ↑ "Message from Prof. Rohan Jayesekara, The Head of the Department of Anatomy and the Director of the Human Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo , Sri Lanka". infolanka.com. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  14. ↑ "A Seminar on Medical Management Professor Devaka Fernando MBBS MD FRCP FRCP (Edin) Msc, was the keynote speaker". www.cmasl.lk. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  15. ↑ "A Seminar on Medical Management Professor Devaka Fernando". www.cmasl.lk. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  16. ↑ "International educational partnerships for doctors in training: a collaborative framework with the RCP". rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  17. ↑ "Partnership with colleagues in other countries". www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  18. ↑ "A Champion in the making: An Interview with Dayan Rathnajith". www.novoindia.com. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  19. ↑ "Doctor and sportsman Edward Arambewela Ceylon daily News Friday 16th November 2001". www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  20. ↑ "Rationalising NCD Care in the Maldives". www.ihp.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  21. ↑ "Engaging the media in diabetes prevention in Sri Lanka". doi:10.1002/pdi.1000.
  22. ↑ "A Diabetes Forum for the Sri Lankan health community". www.emdtr.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  23. ↑ "Dr Lucien Jayasuriya SLMA News September 2012 Volume 5 Issue 09 page 12". Slmanews. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  24. ↑ "Dr S Ramachandran SLMA News August 2012 volume 5 Issue 08 page 16". Slma.lk. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  25. ↑ "Osteoporosis Sri Lanka Society News". www.iofbonehealth.org. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  26. ↑ "Osteoporosis society launched The Sunday Times 13th February 2000". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  27. ↑ "As a national survey on osteoporosis gets underway, Sunday Times". www.sundaytimes.lk. 17 October 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  28. ↑ "Milestones in the history of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka". endocrinesociety.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  29. ↑ "Task Force to eradicate rabies". www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  30. ↑ "Rienzie elected to head National Stroke Association". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  31. ↑ "Professor Devaka Fernando". http://www.btnrc.org/. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  32. ↑ "Sheffield Hallam University, Honorary Professors, Postgraduate Institute of Medical and Dental Education". shu.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  33. ↑ "Devaka J S Fernando". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  34. ↑ "Devaka Fernando". www.biomedexperts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  35. ↑ "Devaka JS Fernando". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  36. ↑ "The Wellcome Trust Grants Awarded 2007/08". www.wellcome.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  37. ↑ "Preventing Diabetes and NCDs". www.worlddiabetesfoundation.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  38. ↑ "The Diabetic Foot". hellis.srilanka.healthrepository.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  39. ↑ "The Clinical epidemiology of thyroid disease in Sri Lanka". hellis.srilanka.healthrepository.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  40. ↑ "Sir Nicholas Attygalle Oration -List of Orators". slma.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  41. ↑ "Lifestyle Diseases in Sri Lanka — a Medical Tsunami Kandy Society of Medicine annual sessions begin, The Island 13th February 2006". island.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  42. ↑ "31st Annual Sessions". theksm.org. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  43. ↑ "Hettigoda honoured Sunday Leader 8th August 2010". the sunday leader.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  44. ↑ "Ceylon College of Physicians Fellowships Sunday Times 1st November 1998". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  45. ↑ "Community Health Awareness Programme, Monaragala District General Hospital". emdtr.org. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  46. ↑ "Capacity building through research and educational collaboration: a report of a UK–Sri Lanka collaboration". onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  47. ↑ "Tsunami Disaster". rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  48. ↑ "Dialysis project for Colombo South (Kalubowila) Teaching Hospital, Sri-Lanka". snni.brinkster.net. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  49. ↑ "Transit home and dialysis unit for kidney patients The Sunday Leader 05th May 2002, Volume 8, Issue 42". www.thesundayleader.lk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  50. ↑ "Transit home and dialysis unit for kidney patients Sunday Leader 5th May 2002". www.thesundayleader.lk. Retrieved 2011-05-28.

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