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Pioneering Forensic Pathologist Dr. M. S. L. Salgado

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  Pioneering  forensic pathologist  who never succumbed to pressure  Dr. M.S.L. Salgado https://www.sundaytimes.lk/191020/plus/appreciations-4-373553.html Prof. Lakshman Salgado was Professor of Forensic Medicine at the North Colombo Medical College along with me till it was taken over by the Government and made the Faculty of Medicine at Ragama. Prof. Salgado was born in Gintota on September 19, 1930 at the ancestral home of his maternal grandfather who had established a successful import/export business in 1875 with branches in Galle and Colombo and three Indian cities. His father was a surveyor attached to the Survey Department during the British regime and hailed from the well-known Salgado family in Panadura. Dr. Salgado who had his education at Royal College and Ananda College entered the Colombo Medical Faculty and passed out in 1957. In 1968 he was sent for postgraduate training in Forensic Medicine to the United Kingdom. On his return in 1972, he was posted ...
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Eminent Consultant JMO, Dr. M. S. L. Salgado Passes Away

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  Eminent Consultant JMO, Dr. M.S.L. Salgado passes away https://www.sundaytimes.lk/190901/news/eminent-consultant-jmo-dr-m-s-l-salgado-passes-away-366402.html View(s): The eminent Consultant Judicial Medical Officer, Dr. M.S.L. Salgado, passed away on Friday. He was 89. Dr. Salgado A colourful personality, Dr. Salgado stood firm, steadfast and true to his calling as a specialist in forensic medicine. A case in point is his adamant refusal, in the face of political pressure, to change his report in the Kuttimani assault case in the 1980s. He promptly sent a copy of his report to well known British forensic pathologist Prof. Bernard Knight with the request that he should publish it in case of his (Dr. Salgado’s) untimely death. Hailing from Gintota, Galle, Dr. Salgado had his education at Royal and Ananda Colleges in Colombo, later entering the Colombo Medical Faculty and passing out in 1951. Dr. Salgado proceeded to Britain for postgraduate training in 1968, returning to Sri Lanka ...
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History of Forensic Medicine in Ceylon by Dr. M. S. L. Salgado

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 History of Forensic Medicine  in Ceylon by Dr. M.S.L. Salgado (This article was prepared by Dr. Salgado in 2018/ 2019. He passed away before he could complete the profiles of 3 JMO, which remain incomplete). Contents Introduction The Civil Medical Department under Military Control Legislation relating to Homicides or other Sudden or Violent Deaths Inquests Coroners and Deputy Coroners First Scientific Paper on Medico-Legal Work Post mortem Examinations Appointment of Inquirers Judicial Medical Service Medical and Sanitary Services Department Office of the JMO at the Medical College Dr. N. Sinnadurai              1935 -1945 Interim Arrangements Dr. G.S.W. de Saram          1947 – 1951 Interim Arrangements Office of the JMO at No. 111, Francis Rd. Colombo 10 JMOO who held Office at 111, Francis Rd. Colombo 10 Dr. P.S. Goonewardena           ...
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