Dr. Dinesh Sirisena is a Consultant in Sports, Musculoskeletal and Exercise Medicine.
He graduated from Bart’s and The London Medical School in 2004 and completed his Sports and Exercise Medicine training in 2014.
Dr. Dinesh has a history of experience working with various sports teams, previously in the UK and now in Singapore.
He is currently the club doctor for Lion City Sailors and Tampines Rovers Football Clubs and was also involved in SEA Games 2017, Asian Games 2018. He has also been team doctor for the Singapore Rugby Union, and supported a variety of other sports tournaments such as the HSBC Sevens, Asia Oceanic Junior and Masters Frisbee and also the Womens Tennis Association Finals.
In addition to his field experiences, Dr. Dinesh specializes in non-invasive ultrasound-guided injury treatments (lumbar spine, cervical spine, hydrodilatation, tendon stripping, PRP, prolotherapy and high-volume injections), TENEX therapy and Shockwave therapy.
During his time leading the Buckinghamshire Musculoskeletal service as the Local Medical Director, Dr. Dinesh was in charge of providing a variety of ultrasound guided interventions, clinical supervision for doctors and physiotherapists and management support for service continuation/development.
Dr. Dinesh’s previous experiences include serving as a Sports Medicine Consultant with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where he provided specialist MSK, medical screenings, rehabilitation, and educational services to the local and international community.
Besides his clinical experiences, Dr. Dinesh is also deeply involved in research & education. Previously, he was an assistant professor in both NUS Yong Loo Lin and NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore and has been involved in over 25 peer-reviewed publications. He also speaks at local and international conferences and is involved with teaching allied healthcare professionals. Currently, he practices in Singapore, supporting amateur and professional athletes, as well at patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal, sports, pain and performance issues. In addition to this, he supports patients with screening, exercise and weight management programs.
His specialty interests are in shoulder injuries, back and hip/groin injuries, musculoskeletal ultrasound, ultrasound guided interventions, TENEX therapy, chronic pain, team medicine, pre-participation screening, weight management and performance medicine
