Dr Nilakshi Weerasinghe

Dr Nila is a Consultant Physician and a Geriatrician with more than twelve years of extensive post graduate clinical experience in Australia. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians.

Dr Nila completed MBBS degree with honours and distinctions in Sri Lanka and completed physician training and advanced training in Geriatric Medicine in Sydney, Australia. Currently she is pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Sydney. Dr Nila is also a conjoint clinical lecturer at University of New South Wales.

Dr Nila has worked in many of the major hospitals in Sydney including, Westmead Public, Prince of Wales, Concord, Blacktown, Bankstown, Hornsby and Norwest Private. She has conducted research in the areas of orthogeriatric and acute geriatric medicine.

Dr Nila has expertise in the management of complex general medical conditions as well as specialised geriatric conditions such as dementia, behaviour and psychological manifestations of dementia, delirium, osteoporosis, frailty, incontinence, polypharmacy and peri-operative and orthogeriatric care of the elderly.

With Dr Nila you are assured of a personalised and a compassionate service with an emphasis on comprehensive patient care. She will work diligently with your general practitioner to ensure the continuation of excellent, quality care for you.

Interests:

• Delirium prevention and management
• Diagnosis and management of dementia and associated symptoms
• Peri-operative care of elderly
• Falls prevention and osteoporosis management

Delirium prevention and management
Diagnosis and management of dementia and associated symptoms
Peri-operative care of elderly
Falls prevention and osteoporosis management