History - University of Peradeniya

Professor W. J. Gomes (1969 – 1973)
After Prof. C.C. De Silva’s retirement, Dr. Herbert A. Aponso was initially appointed as the
Acting Head until the appointment of Prof. W.J. Gomes from the University of Colombo in
1969. He was the second Head of the Department and served for a period of five years and left to
take up an appointment overseas in 1973.
Dr. D. Ramadas (1969 – 1980)
Dr. Ramadas was appointed as a Senior Lecturer 1969 and served for a period of 11 years. His
main research interest was on diarrhoeal diseases and haemolytic uremic syndrome. He has
presented papers on these topics in various clinical forums and research gatherings. He left in
1980 to become the first Professor of Paediatrics and the first Head of the Department of
Paediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna.
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