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Dilendra Weerasinghe, MD, General Surgery, Port Charlotte, FL

DilendraHarithaWeerasingheMD

General Surgery Port Charlotte, FL

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Gulf pointe surgical specialists

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  • Office

    21298 Olean Blvd
    Port Charlotte, FL 33952
    Phone+1 941-629-1181
    Fax+1 941-235-9362

Education & Training

  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2013 - 2014
  • Harlem Hospital Center
    Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
  • University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine
    University of Colombo Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • NV State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Gene expression profiling of primary and metastatic colon cancers identifies a reduced proliferative rate in metastatic tumors  
    Ganepola 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 Survey 
    RCS Edinburgh, 2005; Russells Hall Hospital Dudley, 2005 - 9/1/2005
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Other

  • "Revision of Verticle Band Gastroplasty to roux en y gastric bypass" tips and tricks. 
    Weerasinghe D, Sharma S, Masters in Bariatric Surgery
    Orlando, FL - 3/1/2014

Press Mentions

  • Opioids Block Pain During Surgery. One Area Doctor Has Another Idea
    Opioids Block Pain During Surgery. One Area Doctor Has Another IdeaOctober 7th, 2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Tamil