Unlike many in his profession, Dilendra Weerasinghe, MD chose surgery as his specialty early on while he was still in high school. He wanted to cure patients and improve their health by surgically treating them, instead of working in a specialty that treated chronic illnesses without a cure. Dr. Weerasinghe was attracted to the definitive treatment that surgery can often provide. Over the years, he learned that even if surgery was not able to cure a patient, he could always provide help by providing comfort. Dr. Weerasinghe believes in treating every patient with compassion, as if they were family. He believes his role as a surgeon is the best profession in the world because it allows him to not only help heal people, but also to bring the