About Me
Deepa Dassanayake
Born in Sri Lanka in 1962 My family moved to London in September 1967 for my Dad to study Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of London – so I grew up in London in that amazing late 60’s/early 70s era.My family
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![Deepa Dassanayake with his two daughters at a movie theater](https://44641514.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44641514/hubfs/IMG_9237.jpeg?width=3024&height=4032&name=IMG_9237.jpeg)
![Deepa Dassanayake by a show car](https://44641514.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44641514/hubfs/IMG_6037.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=IMG_6037.jpeg)
![Deepa Dassanayake by the Effie Tower](https://44641514.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44641514/hubfs/IMG_0296.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=IMG_0296.jpeg)
![Deepa Dassanayake at Rome at the Collosum](https://44641514.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44641514/hubfs/IMG_0014.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=IMG_0014.jpeg)
![Deepa Dassanayake with his three daughters in New Zealand](https://44641514.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44641514/hubfs/IMG_6885.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=IMG_6885.jpeg)
![Deepa Dassanayake with his family at a wedding](https://44641514.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/44641514/hubfs/20160002.jpeg?width=1440&height=810&name=20160002.jpeg)
My Story
Where I did my study
We moved to NZ in 1972 and I’ve lived there ever since. I gained entry to Otago Medical School in 1982 and graduated with an MB, ChB qualification. I worked in Christchurch as a junior hospital doctor and later as a more senior one, plus did some time in General Practice.
Past experience
Following that I worked in Medical Research as an independent contractor plus at Red Cross as a tutor in First Aid and Advanced Medical Resuscitation.
Contract work
I continue to work in these fields to this day, mostly as a contractor to First Class First Aid Ltd and The First Aid Training Company.