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Dr Gamini Goonetilleke: Experiences of being a surgeon in a war zone – by Muqaddasa Wahid Source:dailymirror.lk The Extra Mile: A Surgeon’s Experiences’ will be launched on  April 7 at the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. The book will be available for purchase at 22, Sulaiman Avenue, Colombo 5 and is priced at Rs 3000/ USD 25. Dr Gamini Goonetilleke can be contacted on 0777 794107/ 011 2503938   How would it feel to be the only surgeon for a population of 260,000 people? How would it feel to be a surgeon who had access to only a X-ray machine and no monitors to monitor a vitals of a patient under anesthesia? How would it feel to be a surgeon who has no house officers or a junior doctor? How would it feel to be a surgeon who had to play multiple roles? Fresh out of the UK, after ...