MD, Jefferson Medical College
Minimally invasive spine surgery, clinical outcomes, cost effectiveness, return to sport, functional outcomes
Singh has dedicated his career to pioneering minimally invasive outpatient spinal surgery. He is co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spinal Institute at Rush. Singh is an award-winning researcher and has published his findings in major medical journals (more than 200 publications, presentations and book chapters). He most recently won awards for his research including Best Paper at the North American Spine Society and Society of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery International Meetings in 2013. He is also the principal researcher in several FDA clinical trials involving cervical disc replacements and motion-preserving spinal technology.
Singh is listed in Becker's Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management as one of the nation's Top 100 spine surgeons and specialists. He was also awarded the Top 10 Doctor Award, Most Compassionate Doctor, and Patient's Choice Award from Vitals.com.
Singh has an international reputation in the area of minimally invasive spinal surgery. He frequently teaches minimally invasive techniques to neurosurgeons and spinal surgeons from around the world. He has lectured at some of the finest institutions in America, such as Columbia Hospital and Yale Medical Center and across the world, in Saudi Arabia, India, Japan and Sweden. He is also extensively involved in designing new instrumentation for minimally invasive spinal surgery, for which he holds several patents.
Phillips FM, Singh K. Repeat use of rhBMP-2 at an adjacent lumbar level: An assessment of efficacy and immunologic response. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, September 2005.
Bohl DD, Mayo BC, Ahn J, Singh K. Improvement in Grip and Pinch Strength following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedures. Grant from the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2015 Oct.