2000

National Board of Medical Examiners

2000-2006

Missouri Medical License – MD No. 2000162981

2002

Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics

2005

Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-board Pediatric Gastroenterology

2006

Florida Medical License- MD No. ME95780

2006

Clinical Assistant Professor, Affiliate Faculty
Department of Pediatrics
University of South Florida College of Medicine

March 2008: Sarasota Memorial  Hospital Neonatal Conference. Title- “Soothe your Heartburn” GERD in the Neontae

November 2008: Clinical Presentation, Brandon Regional Hospital Dept. of Pediatrics. Title: Chronic Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children- Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

Septermber 2007: Pediatric Grand Rounds, All Children’s Hospital.
Title: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and the Brain-Gut Axis in Children

March 2007: All Children’s Hospital Outreach Grand Rounds, Sarasota, FL
Title: “Things that go Burp in the Night” GERD in Children

October 2006: All Children’s Hospital Outreach Grand Rounds, Lakewood Ranch, FL
Title: Chronic Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children: Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

August 2006: All Children’s Hospital Outreach Grand Rounds, New Port Richey, FL
Title: Chronic Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children: Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

March 2006: Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Gateway Chapter Patient Symposium
Title: So you wanna be a rock star…. Growing Up with IBD

February 2005: St. Luke’s Department of Pediatrics Education Conference
Title: Functional Abdominal Disorders in Children: New approaches to diagnosis and Therapy.

November 2004: St. Louis County School Nurses Association
Title: Abdominal pain in children: How to get the child out of the Nurse’s office and back to Class

February 2004: St. Luke’s Department of Pediatrics Education Conference
Title: Childhood Obesity

November 2003: St. Louis County School Nurses Association.
Title: Childhood Obesity: The role of the school nurse.

October 2003: St. Luke’s Department of Pediatrics Education Conference.
Title: Feeding the infant: Patterns, Needs and Problems

May 2003: St. Louis Gastroenterology Nurses Association.
Title: Pediatric Gastroenterology Potpourri

2011   Pediatric Grand Rounds, The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida: Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease- Perspectives on Diagnosis and Management

2009   33^rd Annual Florida Suncoast Pediatric Conference: Nutrition in Normal Infants-Principles, Practice and Problems

1997

Florida Blue Key: Distinguished Leadership Honorary Society, University of Florida

1997

UF College of Medicine Recognition Award; served as Class President (1994-1995) and President of Medical College Council (1996-97)

1995

President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Florida

1992

President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Florida

Abstracts:

1.

Weerasooriya VS, White FA, Shepherd RS. Hepatic Fibrosis and Survival in Biliary Atresia. Oral Presentation, NASPGHN 2002 Annual Meeting

Publications:

1.

Weerasooriya VS, White FA, Shepherd RS. Hepatic Fibrosis and Survival in Biliary Atresia. Journal of Pediatrics 2004 Jan;144(1):123-5.

2.

Weerasooriya VS, Rennie MJ, Anant S, Alpers DH, Patterson BW, Klein S. Dietary fiber decreases colonic epithelial cell proliferation and protein synthetic rates in human subjects. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jun;290(6):E1104-8.