Practice Philosophy
"I believe in providing evidence based, patient centered care for complex rheumatological conditions. It takes a team and a multidisciplinary approach to make this happen. I believe the practice of medicine is an art as much as a science, and strive to create a safe and supportive environment for my patients and families."
Honors and Awards
- November 2015 - Fellows-in-training Scholarship Award - 2015 ACR Annual meeting
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November 2014- Fellows-in-training Scholarship Award - 2014 ACR Annual meeting
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November 2011 - Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program - American College of Rheumatology
Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric rheumatology by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Deepika Singh joined Valley Children’s in February 2017. Her clinical interests include juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ANCA-associated vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome and other autoimmune conditions.
Dr. Singh is affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine as a clinical assistant professor and is closely involved in medical education, teaching both medical students and pediatric residents. She is also the director of the undergraduate medical education program at Valley Children’s, a position she has held since 2018. In this role, she oversees the medical student education program, in close collaboration with chair of pediatrics, residency program leadership and faculty.
Dr. Singh is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Rheumatology, Childhood Arthritis Rheumatology Research Alliance, American Board of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics and the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP). She is a member of the Insurance Sub-committee of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), which engages in all activities that improve the practice environment of rheumatology as it is affected by health insurers. She is actively involved in advocacy efforts for patients with rheumatologic diseases and participated in the ACR Advocates for Arthritis efforts on Capitol Hill to discuss the American College of Rheumatology’s legislative agenda to improve patient access to care.
In 2021, Dr. Singh served on the Pediatric Rheumatology Practice Analysis Panel to develop a new Pediatric Rheumatology Content Outline, which serves as a blueprint for the pediatric rheumatology national board-certifying exam administered by American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Singh has published her work in several peer-reviewed publications such as Arthritis & Rheumatology, Scientific Reports, Journal of Immunology and Case Reports in Rheumatology. She has presented several abstracts and oral presentations at regional, national and international conferences, including the American College of Rheumatology, Annual European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) meeting, International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop, and Western Medical Research Conference, among others.
Dr. Singh received her medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then went on to complete her fellowship in pediatric rheumatology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in Pennsylvania.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and two daughters and listening to audiobooks.
Research
Research interests include ANCA-associated vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, juvenile idiopathic arthritis
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Sukumaran S, Singh D. Cutaneous Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus: A case report. Cureus. doi:10.7759/cureus.
Kupelian C, Sathi B, Singh D Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Unique Presentation of Kawasaki Disease, Case Reports in Rheumatology, vol. 2021, Article ID 6640006, 5 pages, 2021. PMID 33728087 https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6640006
Singh D, Henkel M, Sendon B, Feng J, Fabio A, Metes D, Moreland L, McGeachy M. J. Analysis of CXCR5+Th17 cells in relation to disease activity and TNF inhibitor therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Scientific Reports, 6, 39474. PMID:20004828 http://doi.org/10.1038/srep39474
McGeachy M. J, Singh D, Henkel M, Moreland L (2016) Th17/TfH cells in rheumatoid arthritis: correlations with disease activity and therapy response, J Immunol May 1, 2016, 196 (1 Supplement) 51.23;
Abstracts:
Singh D, Sukesh S. Characteristics of Pediatric MPO and PR-3 ANCA Associated Vasculitis- Single Center Experience from Central California, DOI:10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.797Citation: , volume 81, supplement 1, year 2022, page 1728, Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2022. Copenhagen, Denmark. 1-4 June 2022
Singh D, Naeem F, Sukumaran S. Characteristics of Pediatric ANCA Associated Vasculitis Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities-single center experience from United States, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.6381940. International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop April 2022. Virtual Conference
Online Articles:
King G, Lucca-Bianchi A, Singh D, Staros S. Serum tryptase: Laboratory testing and clinical utility. URL:http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2093911-overview
PRESENTATIONS
Poster Presentations:
Sukumaran S, Patel R, Singh D. Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Pediatric Rheumatology Patients in California's Central Valley [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021; 73 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/acceptability-of-covid-19-vaccine-among-pediatric-rheumatology-patients-in-californias-central-valley/.
Sukumaran S, Patel R, Singh D, Cricket Day - A unique approach to family centered support groups for adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: 23rd Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress 2021.Virtual Conference
Camacho J, Singh D, Bacchetta R, et al A case of Spondyloenchondrodysplasia with immune dysregulation presenting as Systemic Lupus Erythematous: , J Clin Immunol 41, 1-135 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01001-x; 12th Annual Meeting of the Clinical Immunology Society: 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting: Immune Deficiency and Dysregulation North American Conference 2021. Virtual Conference
Sukumaran S, Patel R, Singh D, Acceptability of a User-Centered Smartphone Application for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. May 1-5, 2020 Poster Due to COVID-19 related conference cancellation, this peer- reviewed abstract and/or presentation was disseminated on 4/TBD/2020 to PAS 2020 Meeting Program Guide.
McGeachy M, Singh D, Henkel M ,Moreland L- Th17/TfH cells in rheumatoid arthritis: correlations with disease activity and therapy response The American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting 2016. Seattle, WA
Singh D, Henkel M, Sendon B, Feng J, Fabio A, McGeachy M. Th17/TfH Cells Correlate with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Are Not Changed By TNF Inhibition Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Annual Meeting 2016. Boston, MA
Singh D, Rosenkranz M, Kietz D. Orbital Myositis- Experience at a Tertiary Care Pediatric Rheumatology Center. Ann Rheum Dis 2015; 74:Suppl 2 613-614 doi:10.1136/annrheumdis- 2015-eular.1039 . Annual European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) meeting June2015. Rome, Italy
Singh D, Henkel M, Moreland LW, McGeachy MJ. Analysis of human Th17/TfH cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Dept. of Immunology 13th Annual Scientific Retreat, University of Pittsburgh 2015. Pittsburgh, PA
Singh D, Henkel M, Horne W, Kolls J, McGeachy M. Identifying peripheral blood mononuclear cell signature predictive of response to Etanercept and Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis 13th Annual Research Day, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh 2015. Pittsburgh, PA
Kaur I, Singh D, Gatien E, Schutzman D, Impact of intrapartum maternal antibiotics on antibiogram of E.coli in neonatal sepsis Albert Einstein Medical Center Research Recognition Day 2011. Philadelphia, PA
Kaur I, Singh D, Gatien E, Schutzman D, Role of tracheal aspirate culture in neonatal sepsis Albert Einstein Medical Center Research Recognition Day 2011. Philadelphia, PA
Oral Presentations:
Singh D, Naeem F, Sukumaran S Characteristics of Pediatric ANCA Associated Vasculitis Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities- single center experience from United States, Interprofessional Research Day, Valley Children's Healthcare May 25, 2022
Singh D, Naeem F, Sukumaran S. Characteristics of Pediatric ANCA Associated Vasculitis Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities- single center experience from United States, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.6381940. International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop 2022. Virtual Conference, April 5,2022
Moufarrej Y, Singh D, Patel R and Sukumaran S, Madera, CA.- Patient experience with telehealth in a pediatric rheumatology clinic during the novel coronavirus pandemic 2019. . Journal of Investigative Medicine 2021;69:103-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jim-2021-WRMC 10.1136/jim-2021-WRMC.74 Western Medical Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference
Singh D, Henkel M, Feng J, Lyons J, Eng H, Moreland LW, McGeachy MJ. Th17/Tfh Cell Predict Disease Severity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving TNF Inhibitor Therapy: Abstract Number:994. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2015 Oct; 67:1299-300. ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015, San Francisco, CA
Gatien E, Singh D, Mandhani N, Salvador A, The burden of caring for drug exposed infants in an inner-city hospital. Oral Presentation, EMCP Research Recognition Day, May 2013, Philadelphia, PA
Other:
Co-moderator, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group Meeting, COMSEP 2021 Annual Conference, April,2021, Virtual Conference
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Print:
Singh D, Lively, Practical Training at Advocacy 101, 10/11/2021, The Rheumatologist, Interview by Leslie Mertz, PhD. URL: https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/lively-practical-training-at-advocacy-101/