Inspiring Physicians

Welcome to Inspiring Physicians, also known as Munk's Roll, our series of obituaries or biographies of fellows of the Royal College of Physicians, starting from 1518 to the present day.

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Nallahandhi Somawathie de Sylva

b.12 December 1934 d.9 January 2011 MB BS Ceylon(1961) MD(1967) MRCP(1971) FRCP(1986)

N Soma de Sylva was a consultant physician at the General Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka. She was born in Balapitiya...

William Arthur Edward Karunaratne

b.16 November 1887 d.14 October 1966 CMG(1952) OBE(1948) KSG(1947) MB BS Lond(1917) MD Med(1921) MD Path(1935) MRCP(1950) FRCP(1955) DSc Lond(1966) Hon DSc Ceylon(1953)

William Arthur Edward Karunaratne was born in Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the son of Minneripitige Don Miguel Karunaratne, a public...

Buddhika Amodani Lamabadusuriya

b.26 January 1949 d.26 November 2013 MB BS Ceylon(1972) DCH(1979) MRCP(1980) FRCP(2000)

Buddhika Amodani Lamabadusuriya was a visiting physician at the Base Hospital, Homagama, Sri Lanka. She was born Buddhika Amodani Ediriwickreme...

Kumaradasa Rajasuriya

b.2 December 1915 d.2 January 1975 LMS Ceylon(1940) MRCP(1952) MD(1954) DCH(-) FRCP(1964)

Kumaradasa Rajasuriya was professor of medicine in the University of Sri Lanka (Colombo Campus). He was born in Colombo, his...

Neena Srivastava

b.15 July 1962 d.7 May 2021 MBBS MD MAMS PhD FRCP(2019)

Dr Neena Srivastava was an eminent doctor, a beloved professor and an authority in medical research in genetics, obesity and...

Mahendra Narain

b.9 November 1937 d.30 April 2005 MB BS Patna(1962) MRCP FRCP(2000)

Mahendra Narain was a distinguished Indian physician, based in Patna. He was born in Gaya, Bihar, India, the son of...

Tapan Kumar Banerjee

b.3 November 1940 d.31 July 2020 MB BS Calcutta(1965) MRCP(1973) FRCP(1991) FRCP Edin(1994)

Dr Tapan Kumar Banerjee was born as Chandrashekhar Kumar Banerjee. He resolved, at quite a young age, to jettison his...

Indexes

Volume I (1518-1700)

Volume II (1701-1800)

Volume III (1801 - 1825)

Volume IV (1826 - 1925)

Volume V (1926 -1965)

Volume VI (1966-1975)

Volume VII (1976-1983)

Volume VIII (1984-1988)

Volume IX (1989-1993)

Volume X (1994-1997)

Volume XI (1998-2004)

Volume XII (2005 onwards)

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