Prasanna Gunasena

Prasanna Gunasena
Born	Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Nalanda College, Colombo
Occupation	Neurosurgeon
Employer	Lanka Hospitals
Known for	first Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty
Title	Doctor
Religion	Buddhist

Dr Prasanna Gunasena is a Consultant Neurosurgeon attached to Lanka Hospitals in Sri Lanka.

Early life and education

Prasanna was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. He holds MBBS, MS Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and also a Spinal Fellow (Canada).^[1]

Career

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. Also Dr Gunasena is the first Sri Lankan Neurosurgeon to perform Balloon Kyphoplasty surgery for spinal code fractures.^[2]

Dr Gunasena was a founding member of the Neurosurgeons Association of Sri Lanka (NSASL).

References

1. Office Bearers: Nalanda Junior Old Boys Association
2. Ground breaking spinal surgery performed in Colombo

• "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. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

• "Cervical Disc Replacement". London Spine Clinic Unit. 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.