Dr. Manil Fernando - Honorary Consul

Dr. Manil Fernando is a practicing orthopedic surgeon, businessman, consultant and a football enthusiast.

After completing his primary education at Holy Cross College Kalutara, Dr. Fernando went on to read for his M.B.B.S. at Manipal College of Medical Sciences. He completed his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) for Surgery at the University of Colombo and subsequently his MRCS (England) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He is the Head of Surgery at a leading private hospital in Colombo and is a recognized surgeon at the Police Hospital of Sri Lanka. Dr. Fernando is part of the board of trustees at the Joseph Fraser Memorial Trust of the Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital, a member of the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Swiss Business Circle of Sri Lanka.

Dr. Fernando is the Managing Director of Ortho Lanka Pvt. Ltd; a leading solutions provider to the orthopedic community in Sri Lanka. He is a Director of Dynamic Audio Visual Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the No.1 Audio Visual solutions provider in Sri Lanka, Stallion Holding Pvt. Ltd., Swiss Ceylon Associates Pvt. Ltd. and Stallion Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. He is also a consultant at Melsta Gama Pvt. Ltd.

As an avid football enthusiast, Dr. Fernando is the current president of the Kalutara Football League. He is one of 11 members of 47 Asian Countries for the medical committee of the Asian Football Confederation.