▁MR CP ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁London . ▁De ▁Silva ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁Cons ult ant ▁Phys ician ▁( Res ident ▁Phys ician ) ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Am para ▁Hospital ▁as ▁a ▁Cons ult ant ▁Phys ician . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁de ▁Silva ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Board ▁Cert ified ▁as ▁a ▁tra iner ▁in ▁Gast ro enter ology . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁F CC P ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁( FR CP , ▁London ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁De ▁Silva ▁is ▁a ▁Professor ▁in ▁Medicine ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁University ▁of ▁Kel ani ya ▁and ▁has ▁previously ▁held ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁Senior ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁Medicine ▁and ▁C lin ical ▁Co ordin ator ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁university . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Head , ▁Department ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁University ▁of ▁Kel ani ya ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁De ▁Silva ▁currently ▁holds ▁several ▁advis ory ▁positions ▁for ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Anti - D op ing ▁Agency ▁( SL AD A ). ▁He ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sports ▁Medicine ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁Sports ▁medicine ▁De ▁Silva ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Sports ▁Medicine ▁in ▁Sri