RakeshSinghMDMS

Pediatric Cardiology • New York, NY

Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation

Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Failure & Transplantation; Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone

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Office
424 East 34th Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
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Summary

I am a board-certified pediatric cardiologist that specializes in caring for children with heart failure due to cardiomyopathy, congenital or acquired heart disease as well as caring for children after heart transplantation.

Education & Training

Columbia University School of Public HealthMS, Biostatistics, Full tuition scholarship, 2009 - 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2006 - 2010
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2002 - 2006
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2024
CA State Medical License 2014 - 2021
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Clinical Trials

COVID-19: Pediatric Research Immune Network on SARS-CoV-2 and MIS-C Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 19
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

S3 Gallop in an Asymptomatic 12-day-old Boy.
Daniel M Pasternack, Rakesh Singh, T K Susheel Kumar, Emina Hodzic> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2023 Sep 1
A multi-site survey of providers on the management of heart failure with dilated cardiomyopathy in children.
Yuk M Law, Elizabeth Jacobs-Files, Scott Auerbach, Ashwin K Lal, Marc Richmond, Kurt Schumacher, Rakesh Singh, Arti Desai> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2023 Aug 1
The Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies of the Airway or Lung in Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Differences in Midterm Outcomes: A National Pediatric ...
Raj Sahulee, Rakesh K Singh, Daniel M Pasternack> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2023 Jan 1
Reply.
Prashant K Minocha, Puneet Bhatla, Rakesh K Singh> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Apr 1
4 citations
Antifungal Activity of Siderophore Isolated From Escherichia coli Against Aspergillus nidulans via Iron-Mediated Oxidative Stress
Azmi Khan, Pratika Singh, Ravinsh Kumar, Sujit Das, Rakesh K. Singh, Usha Mina, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Randeep Rakwal, Abhijit Sarkar, Amrita Srivastava> ;Frontiers in Microbiology. 2021 Jan 1
15 citations
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy and graft failure in pediatric heart transplant recipients after rejection with severe hemodynamic compromise
Jake A. Kleinmahon, Jane Gralla, Richard Kirk, Scott R. Auerbach, Heather T. Henderson, Gonzalo A. Wallis, Karthik Ramakrishnan, Rakesh K. Singh, Randall L. Caldwell, ...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Dec 21
Survival Without Cardiac Transplantation Among Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Singh, R. K.,Canter, C. E.,Shi, L.,Colan, S. D.,Dodd, D. A.,Everitt, M. D.,Hsu, D. T.,Jefferies, J. L.,Kantor, P. F.,Pahl, E.,Rossano, J. W.,Towbin, J. A.,Wilkinson, J...> ;J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 1900 Jan 01
9 citations
Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of cardiorenal syndrome in children with dilated cardiomyopathy: a report from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.
Ahmad Kaddourah, Stuart L. Goldstein, Steven E. Lipshultz, James D. Wilkinson, Lynn A. Sleeper, Minmin Lu, Steven D. Colan, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Scott I. Aydin, Joseph W...> ;Pediatric Nephrology. 2015 Jul 26
5 citations
An Echocardiographic Measurement of Superior Vena Cava to Inferior Vena Cava Distance in Patients <20 Years of Age With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Eunice Hahn, Warren A. Zuckerman, Jonathan M. Chen, Rakesh K. Singh, Linda J. Addonizio, Marc E. Richmond> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2014 Apr 15
82 citations
Recovery of echocardiographic function in children with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: Results from the pediatric cardiomyopathy registry
Melanie D. Everitt, Lynn A. Sleeper, Minmin Lu, Charles E. Canter, Elfriede Pahl, James D. Wilkinson, Linda J. Addonizio, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Joseph W. Rossano, Rakesh ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2014 Apr 15
12 citations
The use of oral sildenafil for management of right ventricular dysfunction after pediatric heart transplantation.
Rakesh K. Singh, Marc E. Richmond, Warren A. Zuckerman, Teresa M. Lee, T. B. Giblin, R. Rodriguez, Jonathan M. Chen, Linda J. Addonizio> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2014 Feb 1
5 citations
Left ventricular assist device to avoid heart-lung transplant in an adolescent with dilated cardiomyopathy and severely elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.
Betul Yilmaz, Warren A. Zuckerman, Teresa M. Lee, Kimberly Beddows, Lisa Gilmore, Rakesh K. Singh, Marc E. Richmond, Jonathan M. Chen, Linda J. Addonizio> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2013 Aug 1
11 citations
A comparison of traditional versus contemporary immunosuppressive regimens in pediatric heart recipients.
Clement D. Marshall, Marc E. Richmond, Rakesh K. Singh, Lisa Gilmore, Kim Beddows, Jonathan M. Chen, Linda J. Addonizio> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2013 Jul 1
Pediatric cardiac transplantation using hearts previously refused for quality: a single center experience.
Easterwood R Singh RK McFeely ED Zuckerman WA Addonizio LJ Gilmore L Beddows K Chen JM Richmond ME> ;Am J Transplant. 2013 Jun
1 citations
Successful treatment of severe mechanical mitral valve thrombosis with tissue plasminogen activator in a 7-month-old infant.
Eva W. Cheung, Linda Aponte-Patel, Emile A. Bacha, Rakesh K. Singh, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Anita Sen> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2013 Jan 1
256 citations
Interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure: Results of the multicenter Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial.
Nancy S. Ghanayem, Kerstin Allen, Sarah Tabbutt, Andrew M. Atz, Martha L. Clabby, David S. Cooper, Pirooz Eghtesady, Peter C. Frommelt, Peter J. Gruber, Kevin D. Hill,...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Oct 1
10 citations
Use of height and a novel echocardiographic measurement to improve size-matching for pediatric heart transplantation
Warren A. Zuckerman, Marc E. Richmond, Rakesh K. Singh, Jonathan M. Chen, Linda J. Addonizio> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2012 Aug 1
45 citations
ABO-incompatible heart transplantation: analysis of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study (PHTS) database.
Heather T. Henderson, Charles E. Canter, William T. Mahle, Anne I. Dipchand, Kelci LaPorte, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Jie Zheng, Alfred Asante-Korang, Rakesh K. Singh, Ki...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2012 Feb 1
29 citations
Left-Ventricular Noncompaction in a Pediatric Population: Predictors of Survival
Warren A. Zuckerman, Marc E. Richmond, Rakesh K. Singh, Sheila J. Carroll, Thomas J. Starc, Linda J. Addonizio> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2011 Apr 1
31 citations
Association of race and socioeconomic position with outcomes in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
Tajinder P. Singh, David C. Naftel, Linda J. Addonizio, William T. Mahle, Margaret T. Foushee, Steven Zangwill, Elizabeth D. Blume, James K. Kirklin, Rakesh K. Singh, ...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2010 Sep 1
95 citations
Repeat Infective Endocarditis: Differentiating Relapse from Reinfection
Vivian H. Chu, Daniel J. Sexton, Christopher H. Cabell, Reller L. Barth, Paul A. Pappas, Rakesh K. Singh, Vance G. Fowler, Corey G. Ralph, Olcay Aksoy, Christopher W. ...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005 Aug 1
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Press Mentions

Ten-Year-Old Girl from Bronx Celebrates One-Year Heart AnniversaryFebruary 3rd, 2023
10-Year-Old Bronx Girl Celebrates 'Heart-a-versary' Ahead of BirthdayJanuary 31st, 2023
Transplants Give Kids the Confidence to Dream BigMay 2nd, 2022
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Grant Support

Pediatric Heart Network Clinical Research Skills DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute2008–2014
NIH Loan Repayment Program in Pediatric ResearchNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute2011–2013