Bio
Kuldev Singh is Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Glaucoma Service. After receiving an undergraduate degree majoring in Biology and Economics at McGill University, he received his MD and MPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University and was a Dana Foundation Fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following residency training at the Casey Eye Institute and a Heed Foundation Fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Dr. Singh joined the Stanford faculty in 1992, rising to the rank of Professor in 2003. He has published over 200 original peer-reviewed articles and delivered over 350 invited lectures including over 70 named or keynote lectures and visiting professorships, edited three textbooks and served on the editorial boards of 11 ophthalmic publications. Dr. Singh’s current academic interests include glaucoma and cataract surgery, the epidemiology of myopia and glaucoma, ophthalmic genetics, as well as health care delivery in underserved communities in the United States and overseas. He is an investigator in the National Institutes of Health funded NEI Glaucoma Human Genetics Collaboration and is funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study patient related outcomes with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Dr. Singh's clinical practice focuses on the medical, laser and surgical management of glaucoma and cataract.
Dr. Singh has served as President of the American Glaucoma Society, Executive Vice President of the World Glaucoma Association and Board Chair for the Glaucoma Research Foundation and serves on the Advisory Committee of the International Society of Glaucoma Surgery.
He serves as a member of the FDA Advisory Committee on Ophthalmic Devices and as an advisor to the UCSF/Stanford Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) which is an FDA funded initiative. As a CERSI advisor, Dr. Singh developed the concept for the annual FDA supported UCSF/Stanford Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit for which he serves on the organizing committee. Dr. Singh served as a consultant for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute for which he assisted NASA in solving eye problems related to space travel and was co-chair of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ARVO/ARVO Asia Translational Vision Summit Steering Committee. He received the 2015 Life Achievement Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and delivered the keynote American Glaucoma Society Lecture at the 2017 AAO Glaucoma Meeting.
Dr. Singh served as an Academic Advising Dean at the School of Medicine from 2002-2005 and two three year terms as an elected at-large member of the Faculty Senate from 2006-2012. He received the 2006 School of Medicine Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award and was one of two recipients of the 2012 University-wide Asian American Faculty Award. Dr. Singh currently serves on the Organizing Committee of the annual Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium and is co-chair of Ophthalmology Futures Forum, a global ophthalmic innovation meeting.
Dr. Singh received the World Glaucoma Association Founder's Award in 2013 and was inducted into the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health as a distinguished alumnus in 2014. A global nomination based survey conducted in 2018 by The Ophthalmologist, a U.K. based publication, ranked Dr. Singh as one of the 15 most influential individuals in ophthalmology worldwide.
Clinical Focus
- cataract/glaucoma
- cataract surgery
- glaucoma surgery
- Ophthalmology
Administrative Appointments
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President, American Glaucoma Society (2013 - 2015)
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Chair, Board of Directors, Glaucoma Research Foundation (2009 - 2011)
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Executive Vice President, World Glaucoma Association (2008 - 2012)
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Board of Governors, World Glaucoma Association (2007 - 2017)
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Academic Advising Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine (2002 - 2005)
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Residency Training Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University (1993 - 1996)
Honors & Awards
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Life Achievement Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2015)
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Delta Omega Honor Society, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2014)
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Founder's Award, World Glaucoma Association (2013)
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Asian American Faculty Award, Stanford University (2012)
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First Prize, Challenge Cup, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (2006)
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Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award for Advising Medical Students, Stanford University School of Medicine (2006)
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Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2005)
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Best Doctor, Best Doctors in America (1996-)
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Heed Fellowship, The Heed Foundation (1991-92)
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Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust Fellowship, Dana Foundation/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1986-87)
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James McGill Award, McGill University (1979)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Organizing Committee, Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium (2017 - Present)
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Advisor, UCSF-Stanford Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) (2016 - Present)
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Co Chair, Steering Committee, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ARVO/ARVO Asia Translational Vision Summit (2016 - 2017)
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Standing Member, FDA Advisory Committee on Ophthalmic Devices (2014 - Present)
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Consultant, National Space Biomedical Research Institute (2014 - 2018)
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Consultant, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2011 - Present)
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Chair, Ethics Task Force, American Glaucoma Society (2011 - 2013)
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Chair, Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee Glaucoma Panel, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2003 - 2009)
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Associate Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology (1998 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (1992) FL
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Residency: Oregon Health and Science University (1991) OR
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Internship: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (1988) MD
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Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1986) MD
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MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Epidemiology (1987)
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Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1987) MD
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Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology (1992)
Community and International Work
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Adherence and Disease Severity, San Francisco General Hospital
Partnering Organization(s)
UCSF
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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Barriers to Glaucoma Care, Madurai, India
Partnering Organization(s)
Aravind Eye Hospital
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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Antimetabolites and Glaucoma Surgery, Ghana
Partnering Organization(s)
Cape Coast Eye Clinic
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No