Past Presidents

List of Past Presidents of the Jaffna Medical Association

YearPresident
1941Dr. Sinnathamby Subramanium, Retired Provincial Surgeon
1942-1950Records not available
1951Dr. V T Pasupathy, Medical Superintendent
1952-1953Records not available
1953Dr. C Gurusamy
1954-1965Records not available
1966/1969Dr. K Sivagnanaratnam, S.H.S.
1969/1970Dr. K E de S Karunaratne, Consultant Physician
1970/1971Dr. V A Benjamin, Consultant Surgeon
1971/1973Dr. B A Mills, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
1973/1974Dr. R Canagaratnam, Consultant Eye Surgeon
1974/1975Dr. C Mahenthiran, Consultant Physician
1975/1976Dr. V Parameswaran, Consultant Surgeon
1976/1977Dr. R Natkunam, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
1977Dr. N T Sampanthan, Consultant Physician
1977/1978Dr. Yogu Pasupathy, Consultant Physician
1978/1979Dr. S Ponnampalam, Consultant Surgeon
1979/1980Dr. S S Senathirajah, General Practitioner
1980/1981Dr. Charles Wijayarajah, Regional Epidemiologist
1981/1982Dr. V S Pathmanathan, Clinical Pathologist
1982/1983Dr. R Ganeshamoorthy, Consultant Anaesthetist
1983/1984Dr. V Krishnarajah, Consultant Surgeon
1984/1985Dr. S Subramaniam, Judicial Medical Officer
1985/1986Dr. Jega D Pasupati, Consultant Neurologist
1986/1987Dr. N Sivarajah, Senior Lecturer in Community Medicine
1987/1988Prof. V Karunainathan, Professor in Surgery
1988/1989Prof. D Ramadas, Professor of Paediatrics
1989/1991Dr. A Wijayaratnam, Medical Officer of Health
1992/1993Dr. M Ganesharatnam, Consultant Surgeon
1994/1997Dr. V Karunakaran, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
1998/1999Dr. CS Nachinarkinian, Senior Lecturer in Community Medicine
1999/2002Prof. V Kunanandam, Visiting Professor and Neurosurgeon
2002/2003Dr. S Nagendran, Consultant Physician
2003/2005Dr. S Jeyaratnam, Consultant Surgeon
2005/2006Dr. G Bavani, Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2006/2010Dr. S Sivayokan, Consultant Psychiatrist
2010/2012Dr. S Raviraj, Consultant Surgeon
2012/2013Dr. N Jeyakumaran, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
2013/2014Dr. S Uthayakumaran, Consultant Physician
2014/2015Dr. Murali Valipuranathan, Consultant Community Physician
2015/2017Dr. S T S Chandrakumar, Consultant Ophthalmologist
2017/2018Dr. A Sritharan, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
2018/2019Dr. M Guruparan, Consultant Cardiologist
2019/2020Dr. P Lakshman, Consultant Cardiologist
2020/2021Dr. S K Arulmoli, Consultant Paediatrician
2021/2022Prof. M G Sathiadas, Professor of Paediatrics
2022/2023Prof. S Rajendra, Professor in Surgery
2023/2024Dr. Chrishanthi Rajasooriyar, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
2024/2025Dr. Vengadasalam Sutharshan, Consultant Surgeon

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