Hardeep Singh MD MPH

Summary

• Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, is the inaugural director of the Houston Methodist Safety, Quality and Well-Being Institute, effective April 2026. He is also a professor of medicine and a senior research scientist at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety based at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. With nearly 400 peer-reviewed papers, his research has informed major national and international patient safety initiatives and policy reports from the National Academy of Medicine, National Quality Forum, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Health Organization, and the White House. He has co-chaired numerous panels and workgroups and helped develop quality and safety guidance resources for clinical care, including the Safer Dx Checklist, Measure Dx, and Calibrate Dx. He also co-developed the CMS-required ONC SAFER guides to promote safe EHR use. Dr. Singh was elected to the International Society for Quality in Health Care Academy of Quality and Safety and serves as a thought leader for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Lucian Leape Institute. Dr. Singh is a steering committee member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Achieving a Climate Resilient and Sustainable Health Sector and co-leads its Health Care Delivery Working Group. His work has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the AcademyHealth Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama, the VA Health System Impact Award, the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Individual Lifetime Achievement, and the Mark L. Graber Diagnostic Quality Award.