Deshabandu Dr P. T. de Silva, former Senior Consultant Physician, General Hospital Colombo, passed away on Saturday after a brief illness. Educated at Nalanda Vidyalaya, and the Colombo Medical College, he was a household name, much loved and respected by his patients, students and peers.
“P.T.” as he was affectionately known, was a legendary clinical teacher to both undergraduates and postgraduates, gentle and full of humor. He was one of a small group of physicians who established the first Medical Intensive Care Units in the country. He was a pioneering member of the Board of Study in Medicine of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo, and of the Ceylon College of Physicians, of which he was President in 1984.
Dr P T de Silva
- By The Nation Newspaper
- Sunday, 01 March 2015 02:10
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