{"id":136611,"date":"2024-06-07T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=136611"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:04:40","slug":"prof-siri-kannangara-a-colossus-a-legend-by-maithri-panagoda-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/prof-siri-kannangara-a-colossus-a-legend-by-maithri-panagoda-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof Siri Kannangara &#8211;  A COLOSSUS, A LEGEND &#8211; By Maithri Panagoda AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Prof Siri Kannangara &#8211; A COLOSSUS, A LEGEND &#8211; By Maithri Panagoda AM<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136613 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-2-e1717765206227.jpg\" alt=\"Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His high-profile patients are a \u201cWho\u2019s Who\u201d of world champions in different sports around the globe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The patients adored him, not just as a competent and caring doctor, but as a friend, a mate who could be relied upon when one was confronted with an overwhelming feeling of despair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Observing bodily movements of a patient, he would quickly diagnose the medical condition. With sharp wit and great humour, tempered with a few spicy words, he would then relay any good news as well as bad news in a lighter vein. He was always generous with his time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Prof. Siri Kannangara (\u201cSiri\u201d, as he insisted on being called) has been using his in-depth knowledge and refined skills as a Rheumatologist to help the Australian public, in particular the Sri Lankan community in Australia for over 40 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A product of Royal College, Siri obtained his MB.BS from the University of Colombo in 1970.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He later became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and a Fellow of the Australian College of Sports Physicians (FACSP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136614 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-3-e1717765224304.jpg\" alt=\"Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">As a gifted teacher, he taught and trained medical students and young doctors for nearly five decades. A highlight of his career was the appointment as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lankan sports men and women who travelled to Australia to take part in international events considered it their good fortune to have a consultation with Siri to seek guidance on their medical issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136615 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-4-e1717765244309.jpg\" alt=\"Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-\" width=\"600\" height=\"895\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The game of soccer is known to be the world\u2019s most popular sport with an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories. \u00a0The fact that he was the first Australian Medical Officer to be appointed to the Medical Committee of FIFA, the controlling body of world soccer, speaks volumes for the respect and admiration he commanded around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he was invited by the International Olympic Committee to join the torch relay in Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2002, Siri was inducted into the Hall of Fame and Honour Roll of Soccer Australia for services to the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2013, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to medicine, particularly in the field of sports medicine and rheumatology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His healing powers are legendary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The beneficiaries include the Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong and cricketers Keith Miller, Dennis Lilee, Max Walker, Mark Taylor, Chappel brothers and Sachin Tandulkar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A large number of past and present members of the Sri Lankan cricket team owe their extended sporting careers to Prof. Kannangara: Aravinda De Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Chaminda Vaas, Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan among them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136612 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-1-e1717765184536.jpg\" alt=\"Prof-Siri-Kannangara-eLanka-\" width=\"600\" height=\"1240\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His remarkable dedication to the profession and to his patients saw him working from early morning to late evening, six days a week until he was forced to slow down in recent years due to health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Siri walked with Kings, but never forgot his roots, often fondly remembering his village upbringing in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; 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