Gurinder Singh, MD, FAAO, MHA
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA;
The University of Missouri - Kansas City Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
Research Interest: Ophthalmology, cataract surgery, pterygium surgery
Prof. Dr. Gurinder Singh, MD, FAAO, MHA, is an accomplished Ophthalmologist in the United States. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Fellow of American Academy of Ophthalmology, and has been in Clinical practice for the last 40 plus years. He holds the title of Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, and the University of Missouri – Kansas City Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
From the humble beginnings of getting his basic medical training at Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India, he made to be an Invited Guest Doctor at the Dept of Ophthalmology, Hamburg University, Germany and had an honor to be a Clinical Fellow in Cornea, Uveitis and Immunology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. He was part of the team that developed presently used culture medium for Corneal Preservation at room temperature. His interest in Corneal Endothelium and Epithelium has been well documented in peer reviewed international journals and textbooks. He has been involved in basic as well as clinical research and introduced the use of mitomycin-C topically to prevent pterygium recurrence in the West.
Dr. Gurinder Singh had been a scientific reviewer for renowned journals, such as, Archives of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, American J Ophthalmology, and Cornea, to name a few, before joining the Editorial Board of ATM, AES, Journal of Ophthalmology, etc. He had been awarded Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and The University of Kansas Eye Department. His achievements have been recognized as an Invited Guest Speaker in Bulgaria, Pakistan, and Belarus. He has been a regular speaker in German Ophthalmological Society meetings and presented his work and Teaching Courses at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meetings, etc.
He has been an active sportsman all his life, playing Field Hockey, Cricket and Tennis, and he loves outdoor activities, walking, jogging, gardening and travelling.
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Terms of Appointment: May 2023 - April 2025