Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, is a Leading Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon with Sonospine® in Virginia, Washington, and Arizona

Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, is a top minimally invasive spine surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at SonoSpine in Washington, DC, Forest, Virginia, and Scottsdale, Arizona. He is the founding surgeon of Sonospine® as well as the neurosurgeon who pioneered the Sonospine® procedure. “Sonospine® takes minimally invasive spinal surgery into the future with advanced surgical ultrasound and its Sonosculpt® procedure, which uses high frequency vibration of the tip of the ultrasonic tool allowing the spine surgeon to precisely remove bone and disc, millimeter by millimeter, and minimize disruption to the normal anatomy of the spine. This precision achieves a greater level of accuracy with more complete decompression of entrapped nerves, resulting in more complete resolution of pain with fewer complications and avoiding painful spinal fusion,” states the official website of Sonospine®. Sonospine® is the premier center for minimally disruptive spine surgery. We operate under the belief that surgery can and should be better. For more information about Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, please visit https://sonospinesurgery.com/about-us/dilan-ellegala-md/.

Dr. Ellegala additionally serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia, founder and board member of Madaktari Africa (2007-present), and board member of the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery. With ten years of experience as a minimally invasive spine surgeon, Dr. Dilan Ellegala specializes in all facets of his specialty. Prior to his current endeavors, he served as Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School, assistant professor of Neurosurgery at Oregon Health and Science University and the Medical University of South Carolina, Founding Director of the Neuroscience Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia. “He has authored clinical research papers, has been at the forefront of ultrasound technology development, holds multiple patent claims in ultrasound technology, and has spent years advancing the traditional spine surgery approach”, states the Sonospine® website. For more information about Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, please visit http://www.fertilityspecialists.net/doctors/dr-randall-dunn/.

Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, is a 1996-graduate of The University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. His postgraduate training includes his general surgery internship (1996-1997) and neurosurgery residency (1997-1998) served at The University of Washington School of Medicine, as well as his neurosurgery residency performed at the University of Virginia (1998-2002), senior registrar in neurosurgery at Auckland City Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand (2002-2003)., chief residency in neurosurgery at the University of Washington (2003-2004), and Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Tumor Neurosurgery  fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts (2004-2005). Dr. Ellegala completed his undergraduate education, i.e. his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Psychology, at the University of Washington in 1990. He attained board certification in neurological surgery with the American Board of Neurological Surgery as well as fellowship of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Furthermore, he has been honored with multiple awards. He is a member of several professional societies and associations, including the Congress of Neurological Surgery, which allows him to remain at the forefront of his challenging field. For more information about Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3201686-Dilantha-Ellegala-neurosurgeon-Lynchburg-VA-24501.

Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, has treated leaders of countries, ambassadors, and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. “In addition to his pioneering work in the US, he is a testament to the transformational power of teaching and the ever-present potential for change in the world as demonstrated through his training of health care workers in remote Tanzania to perform brain and spine surgery”, states the official website of SonoSpine. Furthermore, Dr. Ellegala’s story was featured in A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa, a book by Pulitzer-nominated journalist Tony Bartleme. The books tdocuments his groundbreaking work in global medical education. “What began as one doctor teaching another has become the NGO Madaktari (Swahili for “doctors”) that has grown into a group that has sent hundreds of doctors to the developing world to serve as mentors and to create a sustainable new model for global health based on Dr. Ellegala’s “train-forward” philosophy”, adds the same source. For more information about Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD, FAANS, please visit https://www.madaktari.org/.