Dr. Tanu Singhal

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis, Antibiotic Resistant infections, Infections in the immunocompromised (HIV, cancer patients, primary immunodeficiencies), Adult, Pediatric and Travel Vaccination, Tropical Infections

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

Immunization of adults and children, Management of routine childhood illnesses, Evaluation and Management of both short and long duration fevers in adults and children, Management of complex and difficult to treat infections in adults and children, Management of HIV in adults and children, Travel health guidance

TREATMENTS/PROCEDURES OFFERED:

• Pediatrics
• Infectious Disease
• Infection Control
• Travel Medicine

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• MBBS, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• MD Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• Masters in Tropical Medicine and International Health, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

• 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.

Dr Tanu has pursued MD Paediatrics from prestigious institute of AIIMS and MSc in Tropical and Infectious Disease from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine-UK

She has previously worked as Consultant Pediatrics and Infectious Disease at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai for duration of six years.

KDAH Experience :

As a general paediatrician, she runs a well baby clinic, provides immunization services and treats routine day-to-day illnesses. She is an expert in management of common childhood infections such as malaria, dengue, typhoid, tuberculosis and infections of the urinary tract, skin and soft tissue, bone and joint and central nervous system.

Apart from this, she has experience in management of antibiotic Resistant Infections, Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, Hospital Acquired Infections, HIV, Immunodeficiencies, Fever of Unknown Origin and Exotic Infections in both adults and children.

She also runs a travel clinic at the hospital, which provides comprehensive services to both outbound and inbound travellers including vaccination.

She is one of the core members of the infection control committee of the hospital and integrally involved in running the infection control program.

Publications

• 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.

Professional Memberships

• 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