Dr. Tanu Singhal
Paediatrician
Paediatric
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
About
Dr Tanu Singhal has trained in Pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Infectious Diseases and International Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. She acquired further expertise in Pediatrics and Infectious Disease at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai between 2002-2008. She is associated with Kokilaben Hospital since its inception in January 2009 as a Consultant in Paediatrics and Infectious Disease. She has to her credit, two books, 20 book chapters, 65 publications in indexed national and international journals and several hundred guest lectures. She is advisor to the ICMR on antimicrobial stewardship, technical expert in pediatric tuberculosis for the National Tuberculosis control and elimination program and also executive board member of the Fungal Infection Study Forum.
Awards
- Mumbai Top Docs Award in Infectious Disease 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019
- The Frederick Murgatroyd Prize for the best student in the MSc course of Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2001-2002 at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- The Aga Khan International Scholarship 2001-2002 awarded by the Aga Khan Foundation.
- The Dr P.N. Berry Scholarship for the year 2001-2002 awarded by The Dr P.N. Berry Educational Trust, UK.
- The Sorel Catherine Freymann prize for the best postgraduate in Pediatrics, 1998. Awarded by the Dean, All India= Institute of Medical Sciences.
- The Bhamashah Award for outstanding achievements in MBBS, 1994-1995. Awarded by the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur, India.
- Eleven gold medals for highest marks and distinction in 8 subjects and the first position in the University in the First, Second and Final MBBS examinations during the MBBS course at SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
Treatments / Specialities
- Pediatrics,
- Infectious Disease,
- Infection Control,
- Travel Medicine
Membership
- Member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
- Executive Board Member of Fungal Infection Study Forum
- Technical expert in Pediatric Tuberculosis for the Revised national Tuberculosis Control Program
- Advisor ICMR on Antimicrobial Stewardship
Paper Published
- Rationalization of empiric antimicrobial therapy. A step towards prevention of emergence of resistant infections. Accepted for publication in Indian J of Pediatrics.
- Deshpande S, Singhal T, Pandit S, Shah S. Prevalence of colonization with group B streptococcus in pregnant women. Accepted for publication in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology.
- Shah S, Singhal T, Naik R, Thakkar P. Incidence and Etiology of Hemodialysis Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai:A 5 Year Review. Accepted for publication in Indian Journal of Nephrology
- Agrawal A, Singh S, Kolhapure S, Kandeil W, Pai R, Singhal T. Neonatal Pertussis, an Under-Recognized Health Burden and Rationale for Maternal Immunization: A Systematic Review of South and South-East Asian Countries. Infect Dis Ther. 2019 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s40121-019-0245-2.
- Soman R, Singhal T, Shetty A, Rodrigues C. For drug resistant TB is there strength in the old warriors yet? Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2019; 66(4):496–498
- Mullanfiroze K, Gupta S, Singhal T, Tulpule S, Sen S. Valgancyclovir-induced encephalopathy in a child after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Mar 18:e27718.
- Joshi P, Shah B, Joshi V, Kumar A, Singhal T. Treatment of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Neonatal Meningitis with Combination Systemic and Intraventricular Therapy. Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-02875-x.
- Manamal NA, Singhal T, Kumar A, Sanghvi D, Mani J. Neuroschistosomiasis: An Unusual Intracranial Space Occupying Lesion. Indian Pediatr. 2018; 55(11):993-994.
- Singhal T, Shah S, Tejam R, Thakkar P. Incidence, epidemiology and control of Clostridium difficile infection in a tertiary care private hospital in India.Indian J Med Microbiol. 2018;36(3):381-384.
- Singhal T, Kumar A, Borade P, Shah S, Soman R. Successful treatment of C.auris shunt infection with intraventricular caspofungin. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 Aug 11; 22:35-37. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.08.005.
- Shah S, Singhal T, Naik R, Thakkar P. High prevalence of varicella
- seronegativity in nurses at a tertiary care private hospital in Mumbai, India. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2018 Apr-Jun; 36(2):294-295.
- Hufnagel M, Versporten A, Bielicki J, Drapier N, Sharland M, Goossens H; ARPEC Project Group . High Rates of Prescribing Antimicrobials for Prophylaxis in Children and Neonates: Results From the Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children Point Prevalence Survey. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Mar 22. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy 019.
- Landge AA, Singhal T. Etiology of Fever of Unknown Origin in Children from Mumbai, India. Indian Pediatr. 2018 Jan 15; 55(1):71-72.
- Bharodiya D, Singhal T, Kasodariya GS, Banerjee PS, Garg R. Trypanosomiasis in a Young Infant from Rural Gujarat, India. Indian Pediatr. 2018 Jan 15; 55(1):69-70.
- Singhal T, Shah S, Naik R. The microbial etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of bloodstream infections in patients with cancer at a private tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India. Indian J Cancer. 2016; 53:452-453.
- Patel B, Singhal T, Soman R. Pioneers in Parasitology. J Assoc Physicians India. 2016; 64: 99-100.
- Sunavala A, Singhal T, Soman R. Pioneers in Infection Prevention - Part 2. J Assoc Physicians India. 2015; 63:90-91.
- 3: Sunavala A, Singhal T, Soman R. Pioneers in Infection Prevention - Part 1. J Assoc Physicians India. 2015; 63:71-2.
- Madan S, Singhal T, Soman R. Pioneers in Vaccinology. J Assoc Physicians India. 2016; 64: 100-102.
- Versporten A, Bielicki J, Drapier N, Sharland M, Goossens H; ARPEC project group. The Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) point prevalence survey: developing hospital-quality indicators of antibiotic prescribing for children. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Apr;71(4):1106-17
- Singhal T, Shah S, Naik R. Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteremia in a chemotherapy day care unit due to intrinsic contamination of an antiemetic drug. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2015; 113: 117-19.
- Shah S. Singhal T, Naik R. A 4-year prospective study to determine the incidence and microbial etiology of surgical site infections at a private tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India. American Journal of Infection Control 2015; 43: 59-62.
- Singhal T, Gupta N. Management of Drug-Resistant TB with Individualised DST- The Way Forward ?.Journal of Association of Physicians of India 2014; 62: 561-63.
- Jaggi N, Rodrigues C, Rosenthal VD, Todi SK, Shah S, Saini N, Singhal T. Impact of an international nosocomial infection control consortium multidimensional approach on central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in adult intensive care units in eight cities in India. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec; 17(12):e1218-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.07.007. Epub 2013 Sep 7.
- Rosenthal VD, Richtmann R, Singh S, Apisarnthanarak A, Kübler A, Viet-Hung N, Ramírez-Wong FM, Portillo-Gallo JH, Toscani J, Gikas A, Dueñas L, El-Kholy A,Ghazal S, Fisher D, Mitrev Z, Gamar-Elanbya MO, Kanj SS, Arreza-Galapia Y,Leblebicioglu H, Hlinková S, Memon BA, Guanche-Garcell H, Gurskis V,Alvarez-Moreno C, Barkat A, Mejía N, Rojas-Bonilla M, Ristic G, Raka L, Yuet-MengC; International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiuma. Surgical site infections, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report,data summary of 30 countries, 2005-2010. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jun; 34(6):597-604. doi: 10.1086/670626. Epub 2013 Apr 18.
- Trivedi M, Patel V, Soman R, Rodrigues C, Singhal T. The outcome of treating ESBL infections with carbapenem vs non carbapenem antimicrobials. JAPI 2012; 60: 26-30.
- Minocha M, Singhal T, Rao S, Kulkarni S. Delayed diagnosis of infective endocarditis in a child with a normal heart. Ind J Pediatr 2012: June 15.
- Rosenthal VD, Rodríguez-Calderón ME, Rodríguez-Ferrer M, Singhal T, Pawar M, Sobreyra-Oropeza M, et al. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), Part II: Impact of a multidimensional strategy to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care units in 10 developing countries. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Jul; 33(7):704-10.
- Rosenthal VD, Bijie H, Maki DG, Mehta Y, Apisarnthanarak A, Medeiros EA, et al. INICC members. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 36 countries, for 2004-2009. Am J Infect Control. 2012 Jun; 40 (5):396-407.
- IPEN study group. Injection practices in India. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health 2012;1(2):189-200
- Kumar A, Singhal T. Symposium on infections old and new. Editorial. Indian J Pediatr. 2011 Jan; 78(1):73.
- Rosenthal VD, Lynch P, Jarvis WR, Khader IA, Richtmann R, Jaballah NB, et al;International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium members. Socioeconomic impact on device-associated infections in limited-resource neonatal intensive care units: findings of the INICC. Infection. 2011 Oct; 39(5):439-50.
- Podda A, Saul AJ, Arora R, Bhutta Z, Sinha A, Gaind R, Singhal T, Saha S, Brooks A, Martin LB, Amdekar Y, Chitkara AJ, Shieh M, Kapur AN, Chugh TD. Conjugate vaccines for enteric fever: proceedings of a meeting organized in New Delhi, India in 2009. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2010 Jun 30; 4(6):404-11.
- Mehta A, Rodrigues C, Singhal T, Lopes N, DSouza N, Sathe K, Dastur FD.Interventions to reduce needle stick injuries at a tertiary care centre. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2010 Jan-Mar; 28(1):17-20.
- Singhal T. Reply - One to one immunization guidelines. Indian Pediatr 2009; 46: 1022-1023
- Singhal T. Reply- alleviation of pain associated with immunization injections. Indian Pediatr 2009; 46: 735
- Singhal T. Rational antibiotic therapy. Indian J Pediatr 2008; 76: S1-S3.
- Lipika Parulekar, Rajeev Soman, Tanu Singhal, Camilla Rodrigues, FD Dastur, Ajita Mehta. How good is compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in a tertiary care private hospital in India? A prospective study. Indian Journal of Surgery 2009; 71:15-18.
- Rosenthal VD, Maki DG, Mehta A, Alvarez-Moreno C, Leblebicioglu H, Higuera F, et al. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Members. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary for 2002-2007, issued January 2008. Am J Infect Control. 2008 Nov; 36(9):627-37.
- Tanu Singhal. Management of lower respiratory tract infections. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2008; 75 (SS 2): 33-38.
- Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Immunization (IAPCOI). Consensus recommendations on immunization, 2008. Indian Pediatr. 2008; 45: 635-48.
- Amdekar YK, Singhal T. Measles vaccine deaths- The IAPCOI stand. Indian Pediatr 2008; 45: 479-480.
- S Jog, R Soman, T Singhal, C Rodrigues, A Mehta, FD Dastur. Enteric Fever in Mumbai – Clinical Profile, Sensitivity Patterns and Response to Antimicrobials. JAPI 2008; 56:237-240.
- Mehta A, Rosenthal VD, Mehta Y, Chakravarthy M, Todi SK, Sen N, Sahu S, Gopinath R, Rodrigues C, Kapoor P, Jawali V, Chakraborty P, Raj JP, Bindhani D, Ravindra N, He\gde A, Pawar M, Venkatachalam N, Chatterjee S, Trehan N, Singhal T, Damani N. Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units of seven Indian cities. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). J Hosp Infect. 2007; 67: 168-174.
- Singhal T, Amdekar YK. IPV Doubts persist- Reply. Indian Pediatrics 2007: 44; 411-412.
- Singhal T, Amdekar YK, Thacker N. IAP immunization committee update. Indian Pediatrics 2007; 44:390-392.
- Lokeshwar MR, Singhal T, Udani S, Kapadia F. Treatment of acute infectious purpura fulminans with Activated Protein C. Ind Pediatr 2006; 43: 535-538.
- Dua T, Sharma J, Singhal T, Arya VB. Hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy Type IV. Indian Pediatr. 2005; 42: 281-4.
- Singhal T. Management of Severe Malaria. Indian J Pediatr. 2004; 71(1): 81-88.
- Lokeshwar MR, Singhal T, Shah N. Anemia in the Newborn. Indian J Pediatr. 2003; 70:893-902.
- Bajpai A, Singhal T, Kabra M, Menon PS. CNS germinoma in a boy with simple virilizing 21-hydroxylase deficiency and precocious puberty. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2002; 15: 335-7.
- Singhal T, Bajpai A, Kalra.V, Kabra SK, Samantaray JC, Satpathy G, Gupta AK. Successful treatment of Acanthamoeba Meningitis with Combination Oral Antimicrobials. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001; 20: 623-7.
- Singhal T, Garg H, Arora HS, Lodha R, Pandey RM, Kabra SK. Efficacy of a homemade spacer in children with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma: a randomized controlled trial. Indian J Pediatr. 2001; 68:37-40.
- Kabra SK, Lodha R, Singhal T. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Children. Indian J Pediatr. 2001; 68:SS2: S50-S54.
- Broor S, Pandey RM, Ghosh M, Maitreyi RS, Lodha R, Singhal T, Kabra SK. Risk factors for severe acute lower respiratory tract infection in under-five children. Indian Pediatr. 2001; 38: 1361-9.
- Kabra SK, Singhal T, Lodha R. Rational use of antibiotics- Pneumonia. Indian J Pediatr. 2001; 68: S19-S23.
- Kabra SK, Singhal T, Verma IC. Rational use of antibiotics- Editorial. Indian J Pediatr. 2001; 68: S5-S7.
- Singhal T, Lodha R, Kapil A, Jain Y, Kabra SK. Diphtheria- Down but not Out. Indian Pediatr. 2000; 37: 728-38.
- Lodha R, Singhal T, Jain Y, Kabra SK, Seth P, Seth V. Paediatric HIV Infection in a Tertiary Care Center in North India: Early Impressions. Indian Pediatr. 2000; 37: 982-6.
- Kabra SK, Jain Y, Pandey RM, Madhulika, Singhal T, Tripathi P, Broor S, Seth P, Seth V. Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Children in the 1996 Delhi Epidemic. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg.1999; 93: 294-298. (times cited –3)
- Kabra SK, Jain Y, Singhal T, Ratageri VH. Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever: Clinical Manifestations and Management. Indian J Pediatr. 1999; 66:93-101.
- Kabra SK, Juneja R, Madhulika, Jain Y, Singhal T, Dar L, Kothari SS, Broor S. Myocardial Dysfunction in Children with Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. Natl Med J India. 1998; 11:59-61. (times cited-1)
- Kabra SK, Jain Y, Madhulika, Tripathi P, Singhal T, Broor S, Dar L, Seth V. Role of Platelet Transfusion in Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. Indian Pediatr. 1998; 35: 452-455.
