Curriculum Vitae

K. Anjali Singh, M.D.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
email:asingh@siumed.edu

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Department of Surgery, PO Box 19638
Springfield, IL 62794-9638
Phone: (217) 545-7500

Brief Bio

Dr. Anjali Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is fellowship trained in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Her practice includes the care of general pediatric orthopaedic conditions such as cerebral palsy, Perthes, and Blount’s, with special interests in upper extremity cerebral palsy deformities and pediatric orthopaedic trauma.

Dr. Singh earned her bachelor’s and medical degrees from Louisiana State University (LSU) in Shreveport, Louisiana. During medical school, she received an LSU Honor Award for scholastic achievement, was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, and received awards from the Shreveport Medical Society and Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. She remained at LSU for Orthopaedic Surgery residency and then went to Houston, Texas, for a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

Prior to joining SIU, Dr. Singh was an Assistant Professor in the Orthopaedic and Pediatric Departments at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York.

Dr. Singh is married to Dr. Thomas Hansen and has a daughter and a son.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Singh, please call SIU Physicians and Surgeons at 217-545-7500.

Professional Experience

• Board Eligible Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Pediatrics
  University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY
  Assistant Professor, 2003-current
  Instructor, 2002-2003

Education

• Fellowship Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001-2002
  Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
• Residency Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996-2001
  Louisiana State University Medical Center—Shreveport
  M.D. Louisiana State University Medical Center—Shreveport, 1996
  B.S. Louisiana State University—Shreveport, 1992

Research Experience

• “The Effect of Chitosan Glutamate on Osteoblasts in vitro”
  Poster presentation at the Sixth World Biomaterials Congress, May 2000
• “Dega Acetabuloplasty in Adolescents”
  Presented at the Annual LSUMC-S Orthopaedic Surgery Alumni Conference, June 2000

Professional Affiliations & Awards

• Louisiana Orthopaedic Association,
  “Outstanding Orthopaedics Surgery Student” 1996
• Shreveport Medical Society,
  “Doctor-Patient Relationship Award” 1996
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1995
• LSU Honor Award for Scholastic Achievement, 1993