Dr. Lakshman Attygalle
He had an illustrious career
Distinguished surgeon, Dr. Lakshman Attygalle, passed away peacefully at his residence.
Posted as a GU surgeon to Kandy in 1968, he was appointed to the Colombo General Hospital in 1972, where he served in the same capacity before retiring in 1993. His illustrious career was marked by the positions he held, such as the President of the Ceylon College of Surgeons, as well as the President of the Vidyalankara Sabha—which he held until his passing. He was also a trustee of the Sinhalese Sports Club.
Born in 1933, Lakshman hailed from a distinguished family of medical professionals and generations of helaveda healers from Madapatha. He was the son of late Sir Nicholas [FRCS (Eng.)] and Lady Attygalle. His father was the first ENT surgeon in Sri Lanka, as well as the first obstetrician and gynaecologist. Together, Lakshman and Sir Nicholas were a rare father-son combination to both have the FRCS (Eng.) qualification at the time.
Lakshman was also the great-grandson of Dr. John Attygalle, MD Aberdeen, Colonial Surgeon of Ceylon; the first Sinhalese to qualify in Western Medicine. Having been educated at Royal College, Colombo, Lakshman’s illustrious career in medicine began with an education at the Colombo Medical Faculty, where he graduated with first-class honours.
Lakshman is survived by his wife, Dr. Deepthi (nee Mendis), retired consultant anaesthesiologist; as well as his children; Priyan, Chief Executive, American Express Saudi Arabia; Dr. Ayoma, Consultant Pathologist at the Royal Marsden London; and Amila, Attorney-at-law.
The cortege will leave the residence; 108, Horton Place, Colombo 7; at 10.00 am today. The cremation will be at 10.30 am at the Borella General Cemetery (New Crematorium).
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