Cyril Francis Fernando (2 October 1895 – 3 December 1974) was a Sri Lankan clinician and researcher. Fernando was educated by Sir

Marcus Fernando Sir Hilarion Marcus Fernando, FRCP (21 October 1864 – 18 December 1936) was a pre-independence Ceylonese statesman, physician and banker. He was a member of both the executive council and legislative council, as well as the chairman of the S ...

(no relation) and Professor PB Fernando (no relation) at

St. Benedict's College, Colombo St. Benedict's College ( Sinhala: සාන්ත බෙනඩික් විදුහල, Tamil: புனித ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் கல்லூரி) is a Catholic school located in the Kotahena area of Colombo, Sri L ...

. He attended University College Hospital, London, qualifying

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(1925) and obtaining MRCP in 1926 and M.D. in 1929 winning the gold medal for best performance. He was appointed physician to out-patients at

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and was an external faculty member and examiner in medicine in the Ceylon Medical College and later the

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. He was honorary secretary and treasurer of the Ceylon Branch of the B.M.A (later renamed

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) 1930-32, a member of the council in 1933, 1934, and 1949, vice-president in 1942, and president in 1948-9. His son Dr Malik Fernando also served as the President of the

. He was awarded O.B.E. in the

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and C.M.G. in 1955. The

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commemorates his memory with an award of a Gold Medal Oration delivered during its annual scientific sessions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando, Cyril Sinhalese people Sri Lankan medical doctors Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians 1895 births 1974 deaths Ceylonese Officers of the Order of the British Empire Ceylonese Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Alumni of St. Benedict's College, Colombo