Education:
- MBBS – Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
- MD Paediatrics – University college of Medical Sciences, Delhi
- DrNB Medical Genetics – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
Previous Employment:
- Medical Scientist - Division of Genetics in AIIMS & Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi
- Consultant Clinical Geneticist – Medanta Hospital, Gurugram
Area of Expertise:
Dr. Kanika Singh, specializes in seeing disorders which may have a genetic basis, such as metabolic disorders, developmental delay, autism, severe short stature, neuromuscular disorders, family history of cancer, cardiac, kidney problems or early onset diabetes, antenatal counselling, fetal anomalies, recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility.
She has in-depth knowledge of the analysis and interpretation of genetic testing, exome sequencing and chromosomal microarray.
Accomplishments:
Dr. Kanika Singh was awarded Dr. V. Balagopal Raju Endowment Award – Gold Medal – for Research paper “Efficacy and Safety of IV Levetiracetam versus IV Phenytoin – A randomized controlled trial in children” (52nd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Pedicon 2015), Best thesis award GRIPMER (Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical education and Research) for A study to estimate the carrier frequency of common genetic disorders in North India and Best oral presentation – Clinical and Genetic profile of patients with Short stature from a tertiary centre in North India - 4th Annual Conference of SIAMG- disorder of prenatal and postnatal growth. Trivandrum, Kerala
She has authored and co-authored several research papers in national and international journals.
She has completed Virtual Cancer Genetics Course by the UK Cancer genetics group and Virtual Course Genetics of Heart and vascular disease by Mayo Clinic, USA and Clinical attachment, Willink metabolic unit at Manchester Centre for Genomic medicine.
Memberships:
- SIAMG (Society of Indian Academy of Medical Genetics)
- SFM (Society for Fetal Medicine)
- IAP (Indian Academy of Pediatrics)
- ISIEM (Indian Society of Inborn errors of metabolism)
