Professor Mapalagama Liyanage Neville Kingsley Pierre De Silva FRCS, FRCOG (Great Britain) FCOG (SL) (October 26, 1932 in
Kandana
Kandana ( si, කඳාන, ta, கந்தானை) is a suburb of Colombo in Western Province, Sri Lanka, north of the Colombo city centre. Due to the proximity to Colombo, Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, the subu ...
,
Sri Lanka – April 3, 2006) was a Sri Lankan obstetrician and gynaecologist who served as president of the Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in 1985–87. He was Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital from 1984.
He was also a senior lecturer at the
University of Colombo
(Buddhih Sarvatra Bhrajate)
, mottoeng = ''Wisdom Enlightens''
, established =
, endowment = LKR 1.461 billion , and subsequently Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University ...
(1976–1984).
The University of Peradeniya has subsequently awarded the "Kingsley de Silva Prize for Obstetrics & Gynaecology".
References
St Benedict College, Colombo 12, Sri Lanka
Appreciation
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1932 births
2006 deaths
People from Western Province, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan obstetricians
Academic staff of the University of Colombo
Academic staff of the University of Peradeniya