Milroy Paul

Milroy Paul
Milroy Paul
MRCP FRCS
Born 20 June 1900(1900-06-20)
Died 1989
Ethnicity Ceylon Tamil
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo
Ceylon Medical College
King's College London
Occupation Surgeon

Dr Milroy Aserappa Paul was a leading Ceylon Tamil surgeon.

Early life

Paul was born on 20 June 1900.[1] He was the eledet son of Dr S. C. Paul, a leading surgeon from Manipay in northern British Ceylon. He had six brothers (William, Egerton, Albert, Jeyarajan, Arthur and Ellalasingam) and three sisters (Girlie Cooke, Amy Crosette-Thambiah and Tutse Rasaratnam). He was educated at Royal College, Colombo.[1][2] He then went on to study medicine at Ceylon Medical College and King's College London from where he graduated in 1925 with MB degree and a Conjoint Diploma.[1][2] Soon afterwards he gained the MRCP and FRCS qualification.[1][2]

Paul married his cousin Winifred Hanah Ponmani, daughter of Dr William H. Ponniah Kanagasabai, in 1926.[2] They had one son - Wakeley.[1] Ponmani was a sick woman and died in 1944 of cardiac failure caused by rheumatic mitral stenosis. After Ponmani's death Paul married Irma Maheswari Tampoe Phillips, daughter of Francis Philips.[2] They had three sons (Shivantha, Amajit and Avinder) and one daughter (Shikanthini).[1][2]

Career

Paul returned to Ceylon in 1926 after obtaining his medical qualifications in the UK. He applied for the post of Fifth Surgeon at Colombo General Hospital but was rejected due to his "youth and inexperience".[2] He was instead appointed acting professor of anatomy.[1] The Fifth Surgeon post remained vacant and two years later Paul applied for the post again. He was rejected again due to his inexperience. He was instead appointed surgical tutor in 1930.[1] A year later he applied for the Fifth Surgeon post for the third time but was again rejected. He was advised to obtain a MS qualification and so he returned to King's College London.[2] Paul returned to Ceylon after obtaining his MS and took up a position as surgeon at the Civil Hospital in Jaffna in 1930.[2] In 1937 he was finally appointed Fifth Surgeon at Colombo General Hospital.[2] In 1937 he was appointed first professor of surgery at Ceylon Medical College, a position he held until his retirement.[1][2] He continued to work at Colombo General Hospital and Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children during that time.[2]

Paul was the first Ceylonese to deliver the Hunterian Oration at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on three occasions - The Surgical Anatomy of the Spermatic Cord (1950), Congenital Abnormalities of the Midline Abdominal Wall (1953) and Haemorrhages from Head Injuries (1955).[1][2][3] He was also the first Ceylonese to become a member of the James IV Association of Surgeons.[1] He was an honorary member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.[1] He served as president of the Sri Lanka Medical Association and Registrar of the Ceylon Medical Council (1942-82).[1][2] He was one of the founders of the International College of Surgeons and the Association of Surgeons of Sri Lanka.[2] He was awarded honorary degrees by University of Colombo, University of Peradeniya and University of Jaffna.[1] Paul was a member of the Volunteer Regiment of the Ceylon Medical Corps and rose to the rank of Major.[2] He served in Ceylon Defence Force briefly during World War II.[2] Paul died in 1989.[1]

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