Pratibha Singhi

Early life and education Singhi was born in Ajmer, India. She graduated from the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in 1973, winning many awards, including the President of India Medal.

Career and research Singhi studied Pediatrics in California and worked in Jamaica before returning to India. She later trained in Pediatric Neurology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, In 1983, Singhi joined the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh and began developing a pediatric neurology program. In 1985 she co-founded PRAYAAS, the Rehabilation Center for Handicapped Children, with her mentor, Dr. B.N.S. Walia. PRAYAAS has evolved into a multidisciplinary center serving children with cerebral palsy, autistic spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Without options to learn about pediatric neurology in India, Singhi traveled to Johns Hopkins Medical School and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, and to the Royal Victoria Infirmary for additional work and training. having published more than 500 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Her primary areas of research have been neurological infectious disease, epilepsy, and neurodevelopmental disabilities. 2015: Research Paper of the Year, British Medical Journal South Asia 2021: Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri & Dr. Amala Chaudhuri Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2022 Frank Ford Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, International Child Neurology Association 2023: Sitaram Jaipuria Foundation Award for Excellence in Medicine

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