EDUCATION
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University
Fellowship, 1991
Epilepsy
Westchester County Medical Center
Residency, 1977
Neurology
Metropolitan Hospital
Residency, 1976
Neurology
Government Medical College, Punjabi University
MD, 1970
Medicine/Surgery
BRIEF BIO / PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
I have been working at the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) for over 40 years, my specialty areas include intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, epilepsy and dementia.
DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES
See below.
RESEARCH INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES CATEGORIES
CLINICAL RESEARCH
- Chronic Disease Management Among Individuals with I/DD
- Epilepsy & I/DD
- Dementia & I/DD
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL AND EDUCATION
- Improving Access and Participation for Individuals with I/DD across the Lifespan
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Singh, B.K. (2014). Intellectual Developmental Disabilities and Neurology Overview. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.
Singh, B.K. (2014). Communication and Data in Epilepsy. NYU School of Medicine Symposium, “Epilepsy in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Update on Care Practices,” New York, NY.
Singh, B.K. (2013). Dementia in Aging Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Annual Meeting of Southern Clinical Neurological Society.
Singh, B.K., National Task Group on Dementia and Intellectual Disabilities (2010). Management of Epilepsy in Elderly. Annual Meeting of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Singh, B.K. (1998). New Antiepileptic Drugs in Management of Epilepsy in individuals with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Retardation, San Diego, California.
Singh, B.K. (1998). Maximizing Benefit s from New AEDs in the Developmentally Disabled. Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Devinsky, O., Asato, M., Camfield, P., Geller, E., Kanner, A.M., Keller, S., Kerr, M., Kossoff, E.H., Lau, H., Kothare, S., Singh, B.K., Wirrell, E. (2015). Delivery of epilepsy care to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Neurology, 85, 1512-1521.
Bishop, K.M., Hogan, M., Janicki, M.P., Keller, S.M., Lucchino, R., Mughal, D.T., Perkins, E.A., Singh, B.K., Service, K., Wolfson, S.; Health Planning Work Group of National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices. (2015). Guidelines for dementia-related health advocacy for adults with intellectual disability and dementia: National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 53, 2-29.
Moran, J.A., Rafii, M.S., Keller, S.M., Singh, B.K., Janicki, M.P.; American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry; Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Developmental Disabilities, University of Illinois at Chicago; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (2013). The National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices consensus recommendations for the evaluation and management of dementia in adults with intellectual disabilities. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 88, 831-840.
National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practice (Bishop, K., DiSipio, M., Esralew, L., Force, L.T., Hogan, M., Jokinen, N., Lucchino, R., McCallion, P., Moran, J.A., Murphy, L., Nelson, L., Mughal, D.T., Ramadan, N., Service, K., Singh, B.K. (2012). ‘My Thinker’s Not Working’ – A National Strategy for Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia to Remain in Their Community and Receive Quality Supports: Report of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices. Available at: https://www.the-ntg.org/publications-2/my-thinker’s-not-working
Kerr, M.; Guidelines Working Group; Scheepers, M., Arvio, M., Beavis, J., Brandt, C., Brown, S., Huber, B., Iivanainen, M., Louisse, A.C., Martin, P., Marson, A.G., Prasher, V., Singh, B.K., Veendrick, M., Wallace, R.A. (2009). Consensus guidelines into the management of epilepsy in adults with an intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53, 687-694.
