B. J. C. Perera
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B. J. C. Perera | |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Pediatrician |
| Title | Doctor |
B. J. C. Perera is a Sri Lankan pediatrician.[1] He is the Editor-in-Chief of Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics.[2]
Early life
[edit]B. J. C. Perera was born in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka on 14 July 1947, the son of Victor Perera and Rose Perera.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Perera married Dr. Sarojini Perera in 1975.[citation needed] Currently,[when?] they reside in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. They have a daughter, Ruth Maneesha and three grandchildren, Joshua, Malaika and Jaydon.[3]
Education
[edit]Perera had his primary education at De Mazenod College, Kandana up to Grade 8. He proceeded to St Peter's College, Colombo.[citation needed] He wrote his Advanced Level Exam in 1964. He enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo in 1965 and qualified with MBBS (Ceylon) 2nd Class Honours in 1970.[citation needed] Perera had further Postgraduate Education in Sri Lanka as well as the UK.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]He was the first President of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians,[4] He was the founding president of the Respiratory Diseases Study Group of Sri Lanka,[when?][citation needed] founding president of the Childhood Respiratory Study Circle of Sri Lanka,[when?][citation needed] National Consultant, Programme for control of Acute Respiratory Infections of the Ministry of Health, Chairman Board of Study in Paediatrics of The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine,[when?] Founding Member of The Board of Study in Sports Medicine of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine[when?][citation needed] and Member of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM).[when?][citation needed]
Publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- Modern Child Health Care: A Guide to Parents[5]
Awards
[edit]- ."Outstanding Paediatrician of Asia" Award by the Asia Pacific Paediatric Association in 2007.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bjc Perera". ResearchGate. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Editorial Board, Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics". Sri Lanka Journals Online. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Doctor with a special love for children". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "History of SLCP". Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Modern Child Health Care: A Guide to Parents". The Sunday Times. 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Doctor with a special love for children". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 12 May 2016.