Nickname(s) Laki Unit Medical Branch Name Lakdasa Dissanayake Parents S. A. Dissanayake Battles and wars Sri Lankan Civil War Service/branch Sri Lanka Navy | Rank Surgeon Commodore Battles/wars Sri Lankan Civil War Role S. A. Dissanayake's son Education University of Ceylon Allegiance Sri Lanka | |
Commodore Lakdasa Dissanayake, FRCS, SLVNF was a Sri Lanka surgeon. He was a leading cancer surgeon and a surgeon commodore of the Sri Lanka Navy.
His father was S. A. Dissanayake, former Inspector-General of Police, Ceylon. Educated at the prestigiouss Royal College Colombo where he played rugby union. He played as fly half at the Bradby Shield Encounter, Dissanayake entered University of Ceylon to study medicine. Graduating with the MBBS he later gained a Master of Surgery in addition to Fellowship of the College of Surgeons to specialize as a Surgeon. Dissanayake went on to gain Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of both England and Edinburgh.
Dr Dissanayake, joined the Ceylon Medical Service as a medical officer and later joined the Royal Ceylon Volunteer Naval Force as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Medical Branch. He drowned in Bentota attempting to rescue a friend’s son who was being carried away by a current.