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PHOTO STORY – THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO THE NEW ENTRANTS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY, RATMALANA.-Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Chief Guest – Vice Chancellor, Major General Milinda Pieris Guest Speaker – Dr Gamini Goonetilleke FRCS, Consultant Surgeon At the Defence University, Auditorium – 11Th January 2023 The Vice Chancellor welcoming the Guest Speaker The ceremonial procession Ceremonial procession entering the auditorium Standing to attention for the National Anthem Standing to attention for the KDU Anthem Lighting of the oil lamp by the Guest Speaker Lighting of the oil lamp by the Vice Chancellor Lighting of the oil lamp by the Deputy Vice Chancellor – KDU Lighting of the oil lamp by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine – Prof. Namal Wijesinghe Institution of the oath to the students of the armed forces Medical students of the armed forces taking the oath Students taking the ...

Mar 1, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, Namal Wijesinghe, Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke A Surgeon who valued his patients more than anything-by Dinuli Francisco Performing an amputation on a victim of an antipersonnel mine. Source:Dailymirror With late General Denzil Kobbekaduwa at the Base Hospital Palali 1990 “Knife before the wife is his mission statement”, says his wife after I sat for tea at the end of the quarterly meeting of the Colombo Chapter of Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA), held last Thursday (24) at the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA). Consultant Surgeon Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke was the guest speaker at the meeting, the only person who crossed borders from the South to enter the LTTE-controlled territory in the North to work at the General Hospital, Jaffna for short periods; and also to teach and examine students of the Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Dr. Gamini has authored two books, “In the Line of Duty” and “The Extra Mile”. Dr Gamini Goonetilleke ...

Dec 7, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Ceylon Society of Australia, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke

THE JOY OF HEALING-by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source:Drgamini The ‘infant boy’ from a remote village, whose life was saved through surgery for a ‘blocked’ stomach 36 years ago, is a friend now! Chamika Nishad Weerakkody is a 36 year old Draughtsman working in Moneragala. He had been following my YouTube videos and gathered my phone number from the website (drgamini.org). Subsequently a WhatsApp message was sent to me on 6th February 2022, inquiring as to whether I was working at the Polonnaruwa Hospital in the’80s. He said my name was familiar to him as his parents had mentioned it on several occasions, indicating that I was the surgeon who saved his life through surgery at the Polonnaruwa Hospital, when he was just one month old. I confirmed it; further WhatsApp messages, calls, voice messages and sharing of photographs followed. The true story emerged subsequently. WhatsApp message sent to me on ...

Sep 25, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Chamika Nishad Weerakkody, Polonnaruwa hospital

CRITICALLY WOUNDED BOY’S ‘LIFE SAVIOUR’ ATTENDS HIS WEDDING THIRTY THREE (33) YEARS LATER. – By Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source : drgamini.org The insurgents exploded a bomb in the Gampaha town on the 19th of September 1989. A three year old boy was critically wounded in this explosion. An emergency neurosurgical procedure was carried out on the injured boy by the General Surgeon at the Base Hospital, Gampaha on that fateful day. The boy’s life was saved and subsequently recovered completely. Thirty three years later, the surgeon who saved the boy’s life attended his wedding and was also the attesting witness at the registration of the marriage. You can read the story of the Bomb explosion, please read the story in the link given below: THE BOMB EXPLOSION IN GAMPAHA TOWN – 1989 ...

Sep 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged bomb in the Gampaha town, General Surgeon, Sri Lanka

CHIEF GUEST – SCHOOLS RUGBY LEAGUE – By Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source : drgamini.org It was a great pleasure for me to be invited by the Rector Rev. Fr Ranjith Andradi and the Rugby Committee of St Joseph’s College as the Chief Guest for the Schools Rugby League encounter between St Joseph’s College and Royal College, played at the Havelock Park on 22nd July 2022. It definitely brought back memories of my Rugby playing days for my Alma mater, St Joseph’s College, Colombo in the ’60s (1966 /67) Royal College won the match 17 points to 3 Congratulations to the Royal College Rugby team ! ...

Jul 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Fr Ranjith Andradi, Havelock Park, Royal College, St Joseph’s College

A HISTORIC MEETING OF SURGEONS A HISTORIC MEETING OF SURGEONS By Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Colombo, Sri Lanka 5 – 7th April 1995 Source:-drgamini.org The first joint meeting of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka with The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) was held in Colombo from 5-7 April 1995.The inauguration took place at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 5th April 1995. Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge, the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was the chief guest. Prof. Norman Browse, the President of the RCS led the delegation from England while the local delegation was led by the President of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, Dr S Y D C Wiskremasinghe. The Chairman of the organising committee Prof A H Sheriffdeen The Secretary General Dr Gamini Goonetilleke. The scientific meeting was held over two days, 6-7 April of 1995 at the ...

Nov 2, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Dr S Y D C Wiskremasinghe, Prof. Norman Browse

‘THE TRAGEDY OF A BURNT GULLET’-by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source:Drgamini Let me begin with a short story … For 42- year old Somalatha, working overseas as a housemaid promised to be that fabled ‘green pasture’. Having slogged as a servant in Colombo households to earn a living, the prospect of going abroad held much appeal. She dreamt of a new country, a new life, a new job, and a new lease to her existence, having suffered much along life’s rocky road. It was with this hope and anticipation that she left Sri Lanka, never expecting that a cruel twist of fate would see her back home in two months rather than two years. For reasons not known, her employer overseas had forced her to swallow a solution containing acid used to clean the toilet. This cruel act had caused her much pain and she was admitted to the hospital. On recovery ...

Oct 7, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital

PHOTO GALLERY of SPORT in Sri Lanka – by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke ST JOSEPHS COLLEGE – COLOMBO RUGBY TEAM CEYLON HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL CLUB (CH& FC) SPORTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CEYLON – COLOMBO RUGBY TEAM MEDICAL COLLEGE COLOMBO RUGGER TEAM UNIVERSITY OF CEYLON – COLOMBO FOOTBALL TEAM UNIVERSITY OF CEYLON – COLOMBO UNIVERSITY COLOURS – 1972 POLONNARUWA DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB – 1984 ...

Oct 1, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, St Joseph’s College Colombo

The Dawn of Red Ball Cricket in Polonnaruwa – 1982 – by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke The First Red Ball Cricket match in Polonnaruwa – 5th December 1982 Source:A Surgeon’s Tales “Reminiscence of a Surgeon” – Dr Gamini Goonetilleke “This story is about the introduction of red ball cricket to Polonnaruwa. It is an event that took place thirty eight (38) years ago and is not an easy task to recollect everything in detail. I also wanted to include some photographs as they an integral part of any story. I must admit that I could not find all the photographs taken at that time. However, those that I was able to find, depicted our youthful looks and including these photographs in the story was fully worth at the end. Being one of the pioneers, I have done my best to gather my thoughts in this short article to bring out the ...

Dec 31, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, Polonnaruwa district cricket club

Flying to the Northern Warfront in the 1990’s – by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source: A Surgeon’s Tales “Reminiscence of a Surgeon” – Dr Gamini Goonetilleke “I was never a military surgeon! I was not even enlisted as a volunteer doctor to serve in the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corp. I gathered considerable experience in the management of war casualties while working as the only surgeon at the Base Hospital, Polonnaruwa. I wanted to use that experience for the benefit of the army personnel injured in conflict. Thus I volunteered my services to treat the armed forces injured in battle in the North”. Background The explosion of a Landmine in Thirunelvely in the Northern city of Jaffna on the 23rd of July 1983 originated the onset of clashes between the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Northern Province. This phase of the war was ...

Dec 31, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, General Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka Army Base