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Dinesha T Weerasinghe, MD

Primary Care - Family Medicine
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Dinesha Weerasinghe, MD

Dinesha Weerasinghe, MD, is a primary care physician with AHN Primary Care Institute, specializing in family medicine. She provides patient-centered care for preventive exams, ongoing chronic medical conditions, acute illness and injuries.

Dr. Weerasinghe went to medical school at University of Colombo in Sri Lanka. She did an internship in Internal Medicine and an internship in Pediatric surgery in Sri-Lanka. She did her residency in Family Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Weerasinghe is Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She is a strong supporter of preventive care. She promotes sticking to a healthy lifestyle with a healthy, balanced diet and regular exercise together with having preventive care routinely can prevent diseases. She believes prevention is always better than treatment. She speaks English and Sinhala and sees patients ages 16 and older.

Languages Spoken

English
Sinhalese

Expertise

Acute Care Sick Visits
Adult Medicine
Anxiety and Depression
Asthma
Back and Neck Pain
Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Reduction
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comprehensive Diabetes Care
Coronary Artery Disease
Diabetes Mellitus
Diet and Weight Loss
Disease Prevention
GERD/Heartburn
General Primary Care
General Wellness Exams
Headaches
Heart Attack Prevention
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Hypothyroidism
Migraines
Musculoskeletal Pain
Obesity and Weight Loss
Osteoporosis

Credentials

School

Faculty of Medicine Univ of Colombo
University of Colombo

Board

American Board of Family Medicine

Residency

UPMC McKeesport

Publications

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