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Wijesekera, Shirvanda A., MD

Language

English

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Specialties
Accepting New Patients
  • Spine Surgery
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
  • Orthopedic Surgery
Areas of Expertise
Acute Back Pain, Acute Neck Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Back Surgery, Cervical Discectomy, Chronic Back Pain, Chronic Neck Pain, Complex Spine Surgery, Degenerative Spine Disease, Herniated Disc, Laminectomy, Lumbar Disc Disease, Lumbar Fusion, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Lumbar Stenosis, Neck Surgery, Radiculopathy, Robotic Spinal Surgery, Scoliosis, Spinal Deformity Surgery, Spinal Fusions, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Tumors, Spondylolisthesis

Hospitals and Organizations

  • Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
  • MidState Medical Center

Education

Medical School
Boston University School of Medicine

Internship
LAC and USC Medical Center

Residency
LAC and USC Medical Center

Fellowship
University of California Medical Center

Bio

Dr. Wijesekera is an Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon who specializes in adult and pediatric spinal surgery, spinal deformity and spinal trauma. He attended Boston University for his undergraduate studies. After graduating Alpha Omega Alpha from Boston University School of Medicine, he traveled to the University of Southern California - Los Angeles Medical Center where he completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery. At the University of Southern California - Los Angeles Medical Center he was awarded the Marshall Schiff Award and Herman Epstein Award. Dr. Wijesekera specialized in Spinal Surgery at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where he completed fellowship training in all aspects of adult and pediatric spinal surgery. He has joined The Orthopaedic Group, LLC in New Haven, Connecticut, and brings spinal surgery expertise to a well rounded and equipped practice of orthopaedic surgeons.

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