Nilika Shah Singhal MD
Epilepsy
Associate Professor, Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine
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505 Parnassus Ave# 0114San Francisco, CA 94143
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Overview of Dr. Singhal
Dr. Nilika Singhal is a Child Neurologist and Epileptologist in San Francisco, CA. She received her medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and has been in practice 10 years. She is experienced in child neurology, epilepsy, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and pediatric epilepsy. She has more than 10 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2012 - 2013- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2009 - 2012
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2009
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Behavioral health resources among US pediatric epilepsy centers.Janelle L Wagner, Rachel Hirschberger, Julie DesMarteau, Cortney Wolfe-Christensen, Grace Gaston
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025-07-31 - Comparative effectiveness of second-line treatments for epileptic spasms.Kristen Barbour, Shaun A Hussain, Kelly G Knupp, Anne T Berg, Catherine J Chu
Epilepsia. 2025-06-18 - Payer type and prediction of the time from epilepsy onset to neurosurgical intervention and from first diagnostic MRI to neurosurgical consultation in lesional drug-re...Grace Y Lai, Joseph E Sullivan, Adam L Numis, Nilika S Singhal, Ernesto Gonzalez-Giraldo
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2025-06-06
Journal Articles
- Case Report Responsive Neurostimulation for Treatment of Pediatric Drug-Resistant EpilepsyNilika S Singhal, Adam L Numis, Kurtis I Auguste, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
One Family's Struggle with Drug-Resistant EpilepsyJuly 11th, 2017
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