Dr A.K.Singal, is working as a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon & Pediatric Urologist. Dr Singal did his MBBS from Delhi University and subsequently received his Pediatric Surgery training at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He received the Gold Medal for the year 2004. Dr Singal also presented his Urology research work at Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons annual meeting in 2004 and won the ??est Research paper??award. Subsequently, Dr Singal won International Scholarship for Pediatric Urology training at Columbus Children?? Hospital, Ohio State University, USA. There Dr Singal worked under the guidance of Dr Steven Koff and Dr V. R. Jayanthi who are world renowned in the field of Pediatric Urology. Dr Singal was recently conferred Visiting Professor status at University of Minnesota by Division of Pediatric Urology under Dr Aseem Shukla.
Dr Singal has published more than 30 international papers and book chapters and has presented his work and studies at American Academy, British Association and also Asian Congress.
At present, Dr Singal is involved in creating awareness regarding Pediatric Urology & Pediatric Laparoscopy as a Specialty and also about common disorders. He contends that Healthy Children lead to a healthy future.
Dr Malladi completed a Basic-One-year laparoscopy training in Mumbai at Shrikhande Clinic, under one of the pioneers, Dr. Anand G. Nande. Next, Dr Malladi was selected for a two-year fellowship at GEM hospital, Coimbatore, under the guidance of, Dr C Palanivelu a world renowned laparoscopic surgeon.
In the past 3 years that Dr Singal has been in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai, he has offered Laparoscopic Surgery and Endourological surgical expertise to the young kids. Dr Singal has experience in Endoscopic injections for vesico-ureteral reflux disease and Laparoscopic surgery for undescended testis, hernia and other urological conditions in children. Laparoscopic surgery helps in faster recovery and less pain.
He also takes a great interest in Antenatally Diagnosed Kidney abnormalities and does counseling for the prospective parents. With the advances in technology, most of the kidney structural abnormalities like obstruction, hydronephrosis, reflux, absent kidney, double kidney can be picked up on Antenatal USG. This has important repercussions for the developing baby as well as the parents. Parents need to be properly counseled regarding the outcome and things required after birth. Most of these problems are easily treatable after birth.
He also takes in a keen interest in Reconstructive Surgery for the children born with abnormal looking penis (Hypospadias, Epispadias) and genitalia. He has developed a new non-surgical treatment algorithm for patients having tight foreskin- phimosis. More than 80% success rates have been achieved and a lot of unnecessary circumcisions have been avoided.
The common problems which Dr Singal has seen in Navi Mumbai in past few months are Undescended testis, Hernias, Hypospadias, Appendicitis, Urinary Infections, Phimosis- tight foreskin, Urinary Obstruction, Urinary Reflux, Kidney and Penile Injuries, Bedwetting, Daytime Urine Leakage and Antenatally Diagnosed Kidney Problems.
Expertise and Skills
1. Hypospadias
2. Antenatal Hydronephrosis
3. Undescended testis
4. Pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction
5. Hernia in children
6. Vesicoureteral Reflux
Awards and Research
Mridula Rohtagi Gold medal for Paediatric Surgery for the year 2003.
U.C.Chakravorty award for Best Research Paper, 30th Annual Conference of? Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons at Jabalpur, India, October 2004
Passed with honours (>75%) in Anatomy and Physiology
Gold Medal in Physiology.
Gold Medal in Otolaryngology. Best Poster Prize at SIOP-Asia conference in 2002.