Cyril Fernando
Cyril Francis Fernando was a Sri Lankan clinician and researcher.
Fernando was educated by Sir Marcus Fernando and Professor PB Fernando at St. Benedict's College, Colombo. He attended University College Hospital, London, qualifying MBBS 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 Colombo General Hospital and was an external faculty member and examiner in medicine in the Ceylon Medical College and later the Faculty of Medicine University of Ceylon.
He was honorary secretary and treasurer of the Ceylon Branch of the B.M.A 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 1949 and C.M.G. in 1955.
The commemorates his memory with an award of a Gold Medal Oration delivered during its annual scientific sessions.
