▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁study ▁in ▁Sports ▁Medicine ▁and ▁council ▁member ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁National ▁Sports ▁Council . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Journal ▁of ▁Gast ro enter ology . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁De ▁Silva ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Thomas ▁College , ▁Mount ▁Lav in ia , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁sports ▁colours ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁pre fect . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Thomas ’ ▁College ▁row ing ▁team ▁and ▁represented ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁in ▁row ing ▁ 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 4 . ▁De ▁Silva ▁entered ▁North ▁Col om bo ▁Medical ▁College ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁S urg ery ▁degree . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁obtained ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁ 1 st ▁in ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁from ▁the ▁Post grad uate ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁University ▁of ▁Col om bo ▁( 1 9 9 7 - 1 9 9 9 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁obtained ▁an ▁M Sc ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁De ▁Silva ▁was ▁Board ▁Cert ified ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁as ▁a ▁Special ist ▁in ▁General ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁has ▁pract ised ▁as ▁a ▁Reg istr ar ▁in ▁Gast ro enter ology ▁and ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Inf irm ary ▁Oxford ▁during ▁his ▁professional ▁training . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded