Prasanna Gunasena

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]

Prasanna Gunasena
Born
Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationNalanda College, Colombo
OccupationNeurosurgeon
EmployerLanka Hospitals
Known forFirst Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty
Chairman of State Pharmaceutical Company (SPC)
TitleSurgeon

Early life and education

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

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. 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).

References
  1. SPC Team
  2. Request not to leave home
  3. Nalanda Junior Old Boys Association Office Bearers
  4. Nalanda OBA
  5. Nalanda College OBA office bearers
  6. Social Fitness Session for Coaching Staff at Nalanda College
  7. Ground breaking spinal surgery performed in Colombo
  • "History of NSASL". NEUROSURGEONS ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA. Retrieved 19 May 2014.


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