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Nalini Singh, MD, MPH
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Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Center for Hospital-based Specialties
Division Chief, Infectious Disease
Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research
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| Board Certifications |
American Board of Pediatrics/Infectious Disease
American Board of Pediatrics
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National Provider Identifier
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
 
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| Biography |
Nalini Singh, MD, MPH, is the chief of the Division of Infectious Disease. Dr. Singh’s research interests include the prevention of healthcare-associated infections, molecular diagnostics related to multi-drug resistant organisms, and global health initiatives related to infection prevention. She is an invited speaker to national and international conferences and is a Fulbright Scholar.
Dr. Singh was appointed to membership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and served on the committee from 2003-2008. On this committee she helped develop guidelines for the prevention of transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms and in the review of the compendium on the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. She is a preceptor for and advisor for candidates in the Masters in Public Health program and mentors medical students, fellows, and junior faculty. She is chair of Children's Infection Control Committee.
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Undergraduate Education | Benares Hindu University | | Bachelor of Science | Pre-Med | 1967 -1969 | | Medical School | Benares Hindu University | | Doctor of Medicine | | 1975 -1969 | | Post Graduate Education | George Washington University | Washington, DC | Masters of Public Health | | 1992 -1994 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Internship Program | Boston University Hospital | | Intern | Flexible Internship | 1975 - 1976 | | Residency Program | University of MA Medical Ctr | | Resident | Pediatric Residency | 1976 - 1979 | | Fellowship Program | National Institutes of Health | Bethesda, MD | Fellow | Infectious Diseases | 1979 - 1982 |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | Fulbright Scholar Award | Council for Exchange of Scholars | | 2009 |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Member | Pediatric Infectious Disease Society | Membership Committee | 2007 - 2009 | | Member | George Washington University | APT Committee at the School of Medicine | 2007 - 2009 | | Member | George Washington University | APT Committee at the School of Public Health | 2002 - 2007 |
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| Publications |
Journal Article, Anderson, B., Sprague, B., Short B., Campos, J., Singh, N. (2008), Molecular and Descriptive Epidemiology of Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Hospitalized Infants, Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 29, 250-255.
Conference Presentation - Poster, Tran, T., Song, X., Campos, J., Singh, N. (2008), Society of Healthcare Epidemiology, Poster session presented at the Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile in Infants Younger than Two Years of Age
Conference Presentation - Poster, Song X, Taylor T, Rahim J, Short, B, Singh N (2008), Clinical and economic impact of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on patients in the neonatal intensive care unit, Poster session presented at the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology
Conference Presentation - Poster, Minor, L., Song, X., Short, B., Campos, J., Sprague, B., Singh, N. (2008), The Increasing Incidence of Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitalized Neonates, Poster session presented at the Society of Pediatric Research
Conference Presentation - Poster, Minor, L., Song, X., Campos, J., Singh, .N (2008), The Evolution of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Neonates, Poster session presented at the St. Jude’s Pediatric Society Meeting
Conference Presentation - Poster, Manicone, P., Niforatos, N., Nambiar, S., Campos, J., Song, X., Singh, N. (2008), Pediatric Academic Societies, Poster session presented at the Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections in Children Society of Pediatric Research
Journal Article, Benson L., Sprague, B., Campos, J.M., Singh, N. (2007), Epidemiology of Infection and Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Frequency of Cocolonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Children, Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 28, 880-882.
Journal Article, Benson L., Song, X., Campos, J., Singh, N. (2007), Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in Children, Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 28, 1233-1235.
Journal Article, Singh, N., Léger,M.M.L., Campbell, J., Short, B., Campos, J. (2005), Control of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 26, 646-649.
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Nalini Singh, MD, MPH view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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