Prasanna Gunasena
Dr. Prasanna Gunasena ප්රසන්න ගුණසේන | |
|---|---|
| Surgeon | |
| Member of Parliament for Kandy District | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| Majority | 94,242 preferential votes |
| Member of Parliament for Kandy District | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | National People's Power |
| Education | Nalanda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Known for | First Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty Chairman of State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) |
Dr Prasanna Gunasena is a consultant neurosurgeon, politician and a member of the National People's Power. As a doctor, he is attached to Lanka Hospitals in Sri Lanka, also the Chairman of State Pharmaceutical Company (SPC) of Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Gunasena was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. He holds MBBS, MS Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and also a Spinal Fellow (Canada).[3][4][5][6]
Career
[edit]He holds the honour of performing the surgery for cervical disc prolapse of the spine and replacement with functional discs for the first time in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] Gunasena is the first Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty surgery for spinal code fractures.[7]
Gunasena was a founding member of the Neurosurgeons Association of Sri Lanka (NSASL).[citation needed]
Political career
[edit]Gunasena is an executive committee member of Kandy District for National People's Power.[8] He was contested in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election and elected to the parliament representing Kandy Electoral District.[9][10]
Electoral history
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 parliamentary | Kandy District | JVP | NPP | 94,242 | Elected | [11] | |
References
[edit]- ^ SPC Team
- ^ Request not to leave home
- ^ Nalanda Junior Old Boys Association Office Bearers
- ^ Nalanda OBA
- ^ Nalanda College OBA office bearers
- ^ Social Fitness Session for Coaching Staff at Nalanda College
- ^ Ground breaking spinal surgery performed in Colombo
- ^ "Get to know new faces of the 10th parliament". sundaytimes.lk. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "List of candidates and preferential votes in Sri Lanka 2024 election". economynext.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "The Gazette Extraordinary – No.2410/07 – Friday, November 15, 2024 – Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 15 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Kandy District preferential vote results". adaderana.lk. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rs 23 b due to pharma firms to be settled soon
- "History of NSASL". NEUROSURGEONS ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Updates on Neuro Intensive Care". SSCCEM. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Diagnosis- cervical myeloradiculopathy". Premier Lanka. 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Education overload". Sunday Times. October 3, 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Today's complicated education system creates misfits in society". Sunday Times. February 27, 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "on the way to recovery..." www.priyankat.com. 11 Jun 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Annual Sports Awards Ceremony 2011". Musaeus College. 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Ranjith Jayasundera elected president of Nalanda OBA". Daily Mirror. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "Cervical Disc Replacement". London Spine Clinic Unit. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
