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KNIGHTHOOD FOR SRI LANKAN
TAMIL,2009 QUEENS BIRTHDAY
HONOURS LIST--- Knighthood for Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, professor and head of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of London and president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He is one of the most forward-thinking medical leaders in the country.

Sabaratnam Arulkumaran:
Professor Arulkumaran qualified with MBBS Hons from University of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1972. He obtained the additional degrees of DCH (Cey), LRCP & MRCS (UK), MRCOG, FRCS Ed by examination and his MD and PhD (Sing) by thesis. He received the Honorary fellowships of FSOGC (Canada), FACOG (America), FSCOG (Sri Lanka) and FAMS (Singapore). His current appointments and positions include Professor and Head, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St.George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, and Secretary General of the Federation Internationale of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). He is Editor-in-Chief of Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Associate Editor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Survey, Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics, Journal of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Medicine, International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology), and O&G Survey. He has published over 200 International reviewed articles, around 125 Chapters in books and edited or authored 18 books. Prior to his current appointment he was Professor (1997 to 2001) at The University of Nottingham, Non-Executive Director (1997-2001) of Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospital NHS Trust and Professor (1993 to 1997) and Head (1995 to 1997) of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore.