Dr. Sumit Singh

Dr. Sumit Singh

Profile (Overview)

  • Dr Sumit Singh is counted among one of the most famed & experienced Neurologist in India.
  • With a thriving experience of 19+ years, he has been instrumental in starting the first headache clinic and neuromuscular disorders clinic in north India at AIIMS.
  • He has completed his MBBS from the M.L.B.Medical College Jhansi &MD (Medicine) L.L.R.M. Medical College, Meerut. Following which he did his DM (Neurology) from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • Dr Singh initiated the use of botulinium toxin for the first time in the country, and also extended its usage in trigeminal Neuralgia.
  • He is one of the few neurologists in India for Spasticity, Limb dystonia’s, hemi facial spasm, oral dyskinesia’s, spasmodic dysphonia and writer’s cramp.
  • Dr Singh has innovated the plasma exchange protocols for acute neuropathies, Myasthenia crisis, Polymyositis,
  • He is the first neurologist in the country to introduce special protocols for Multiple Sclerosis.
  • He is an active member of various Neurological Society of India Indian .Academy of Neurology, Delhi Neurological association, International Headache Society, Movement disorders Society
  • Dr Singh’s expertize lies  in Headache , Movement disorders Nerve and muscle disorders ,Multiple sclerosis

Specialization

  • Neurology
  • Headache
  • Movement disorders – Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, writer’s cramp
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Nerve and muscle disorders
  • Multiple sclerosis

Work Experience of Dr. Sumit Singh

  • Director, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
  • Senior Resident, AIIMS ,Delhi
  • Associate Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Delhi
  • Additional Director, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon

Education

  • MBBS, 1990, MLB Medical College, Jhansi
  • MD, 1996, LLRM Medical College, Meerut
  • DM, 1998, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Awards

  • BL Soni Gold Medal For Best Resident Neurology

Paper Published

  • Dr Sumit has more than 90 publications in some well known National and international journals and has written several chapters in books.
  • Suhail H, Vivekanandhan S, Singh S, Behari M Neurol India.;58(4):668-9. 2010 Jul-Aug
  • International Journal of Neurosciences 0(2):115-9 2010 Feb;12
  • In Neurology in clinical practice Bradley WG, Darrof RB, Fenichel GM, Marsden CD, eds. Fourth edition. Butterworth Heinmann,s pub. 2004 USA.2051-87
  • Daily versus alternate day plasma exchange for patients with severe myasthenia, Accepted for publication in J. Neurology
  • Low Dose Topiramate versus Lamotrigine for the prophylaxix for migraine. Accepted for publication
  • Verbal and visual memory in patients with early Parkinson’s disease: effect of levodopa. Neurol India. 2006 Mar;54(1):33-7.
  • Wilson’s disease – Singh S, Behari M. JAPI Vol 51.Feb 2003
  • Cervical dystonia responsive to levodopa Singh S, Goyal V, Prasad K, Behari M. – letter to editorial – Neurology India June 2004Vol52Issue 2.276-278
  • Fungal granuloma of the brain caused by Cladosporium bantianum – a case report and the review of literature – Singh S, Singh P, Goyal V, Srivastava T, Shukla G
  • Wilson’s Disease Singh S, Behari M. Selected topics in Movement disorders – An update. Ed. Kalyan B Bhattacharya. 2000; 137-150.
  • Spasmodic dysphonia – a review – Singh S, Behari M. ORL Delhi 1(3) 35
  • Role of CSF serology in follow-up of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis patients on treatment. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2006 Apr;24(2):131-2.
  • Video Assisted thymectomy in patients with Jeuvenile Myasthenia gravis.
  • Physician Assisted Suicide- the perspective of a neurologist .Singh S, Behari M, Prasad K, SardanaV JAPI., Aug 2001(49):823-838.
  • Isolated “one and a half syndrome” with brainstem tuberculoma. Menon V, Gogoi M, Saxena R, Singh S, Kumar A. Indian J Pediatr. 2004 May;71(5):469-71.
  • Primary AL (Kappa light chain) amyloidosis manifesting as peripheral neuropathy in a young male without increase in serum and urine immunoglobulin load : a diagnostic challenge. Sarkar C, Sharma MC, Nayak A, Gupta V, Singh S, Behari M. Clin Neuropathology 2005, May June 24(3) 118-25.
  • Desmin related myopathy : report of a rare case Sridhar E, Sharma MC, Singh S, Sarkar C. Neurol India 2005 Apr – Jun 53 (2) 229-31.
  • Desmin related myopathy : report of a rare case Sridhar E, Sharma MC, Singh S, Sarkar C. Neurol India 2005 Apr – Jun 53 (2) 229-31.
  • Unusual MRI findings in Young onset Parkinson’s disease K.S.Anand, A Prasad A biswas Singh S Case report Neurology India 1997 (44)

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