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Office
21298 Olean Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL 33952Phone+1 941-629-1181Fax+1 941-235-9362
Education & Training
- University of FloridaFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2013 - 2014
- Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
- University of Colombo Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2022 - 2023
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Gold Medal in Surgery for final examination University of Colombo, 2002
- Garvin Memorial Gold Medal In Surgery University of Colombo
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsHyperammonemic Encephalopathy: A Complication of Gastric Bypass Surgery.Varun Reddy, Jinal K Patel, Dilendra Weerasinghe, Johnathan Frunzi
Cureus. 2020-08-19
Journal Articles
- Gene expression profiling of primary and metastatic colon cancers identifies a reduced proliferative rate in metastatic tumorsGanepola A. P. Ganepola, Dilendra Weeresinghe, Georgia A. Corner, Cheryl J. Parish, David H. Chang, Niall C. Tebbutt, and Leonard H. Augenlicht, et al., Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, 1/1/2010
Abstracts/Posters
- Sticklers's Syndrome How aware are we?Weerasinghe DHR, Molony NC, Lindsey L.A, Samuel P.R., National meeting Royal Society Of Medicine and ENT U.K.; Midlands Institute of Oto-laryngology (MIO) winter meeting, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, 2005; Russells Hall Dudley, 2005, 9/1/2005
Lectures
- Laparoscopic Whipple procedure.4/1/2014
- Totally Laparoscopic Right hepatectomy.4/1/2014
- The Influence of the European Working Time Directive on Post Surgical Grommet Follow Up- a U.K Based SurveyRCS Edinburgh, 2005; Russells Hall Hospital Dudley, 2005 - 9/1/2005
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Press Mentions
- Opioids Block Pain During Surgery. One Area Doctor Has Another IdeaOctober 7th, 2019
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Tamil
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