Deepika Singh, MD

Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric rheumatology by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Deepika Singh joined Valley Children’s Specialty Medical Group in February 2017. Her clinical interests include juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ANCA-associated vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome and other autoimmune conditions.

Dr. Singh is affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine as a clinical assistant professor and is closely involved in medical education, teaching both medical students and pediatric residents. She is also the director of the undergraduate medical education program at Valley Children’s, a position she has held since 2018. In this role, she oversees the medical student education program, in close collaboration with chair of pediatrics, residency program leadership and faculty.

Dr. Singh is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Rheumatology, Childhood Arthritis Rheumatology Research Alliance, American Board of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics and the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP). She is a member of the Insurance Sub-committee of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), which engages in all activities that improve the practice environment of rheumatology as it is affected by health insurers. She is actively involved in advocacy efforts for patients with rheumatologic diseases and participated in the ACR Advocates for Arthritis efforts on Capitol Hill to discuss the American College of Rheumatology’s legislative agenda to improve patient access to care.

In 2021, Dr. Singh served on the Pediatric Rheumatology Practice Analysis Panel to develop a new Pediatric Rheumatology Content Outline, which serves as a blueprint for the pediatric rheumatology national board-certifying exam administered by American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Singh has published her work in several peer-reviewed publications such as Arthritis & Rheumatology, Scientific Reports, Journal of Immunology and Case Reports in Rheumatology. She has presented several abstracts and oral presentations at regional, national and international conferences, including the American College of Rheumatology, Annual European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) meeting, International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop, and Western Medical Research Conference, among others.

Dr. Singh received her medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then went on to complete her fellowship in pediatric rheumatology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in Pennsylvania.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and two daughters and listening to audiobooks.