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About Dr Nilakshi Weerasinghe

Dr Nilakshi Weerasinghe is a Consultant Physician and a Geriatrician with extensive post graduate clinical experience in Australia since 2010. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physic ...

Special interests

Peri- operative and Orthogeriatric care of the elderly, Diagnosis and management of dementia and delirium, Diagnosis and management of frailty, Identification, prevention and management of falls risk factors, Prevention and management of osteoporosis.

Qualifications

  • Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Adult Medicine Division, Australia, 2018
  • AMC Certificate, Australian Medical Council, Australia, 2011
  • Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, University of Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2007

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Hospital affiliations

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Derby Street, Kingswood NSW 2747
02 4734 ...
Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031
(02) 93 ...
Cnr Mons and Darcy Roads, Westmead NSW 2145
(02) 88 ...

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Q. Who is at more risk of getting dementia?

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Dementia is a neurodegenerative condition. Age is the single most common risk factor for getting dementia. If there is a strong family history of early onset dementia, before the age of 60, then those ...

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