[1] Following his departure from the state service, he worked for two years at the Grandpass Nursing Home before starting his private practice at Dean’s Road.
Having joined the Independent Medical Practitioners’ Association (IMPA) in 1956, he was appointed its Secretary holding the post for 19 years and later served as its Vice President.
He was one of the founders of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (CGPSL), serving for six years as its Secretary and thereafter as its third President.
Following personal treats and a bomb attack by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, he had to leave the country briefly and in 1989, NCMC was nationalized and turned into the Faculty of Medicine of University of Kelaniya under Prof Carlo Fonseka.
[1] His wife Beryl and he had three sons, Upali a surgeon, Amal a physician and Anura who served in the Sri Lanka Air Force.