Department of Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine

Balpreet Singh, MBBS, MD

Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Associate Professor

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Department of Pediatrics

Email: balpreet.singh@iwk.nshealth.ca
Phone: 902-470-7055
Fax: 902-470-6469
Mailing Address: 
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
IWK Health Centre
Room G2174, 5850/5980 University Avenue
P.O. Box 9700
Halifax, NS B3K 6R8
 
Research Topics:
  • Neonatology
  • Neonatal feeding and nutrition
  • Neonatal respirology
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Neonatal abstinence syndrome
  • Neonatal hemodynamics and functional echocardiography


Education

  • MSc (McMaster University)
  • Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (McMaster University)
  • MD (Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi University, India)
  • Compulsory Rotatory Internship (SP Medical College, Bikaner, India)
  • MBBS (Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, India)

Teaching interests

  • NRP instructor
  • Simulation
  • Basic research methodology

Publications

  • Mukerji A, Singh B, El Helou S et al. Use of Noninvasive High-Frequency Ventilation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Review. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24915560.
  • Shanthanna H, Singh B, Guyatt G. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Caudal Block as Compared to Noncaudal Regional Techniques for Inguinal Surgeries in Children. Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014:890626. Epub 2014 Aug 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 25162033; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4139076.
  • Dutta S, Singh B, Chessell L, Wilson J, Janes M, McDonald K, Shahid S, Gardner VA, Hjartarson A, Purcha M, Watson J, de Boer C, Gaal B, Fusch C. Guidelines for Feeding Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Nutrients. 2015 Jan 8;7(1):423-442.