Nephrology Board
The Specialty Boards and Advisory Committees aim to maintain a composition that reflects the diversity and complexity of the physician and patient populations that certification serves. They include both practicing physician members and public members representing interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers.
Dr. Waheed is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and an Associate Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine. Her clinical work is based out of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta which caters to the underserved population in the area. Prior to that, she practiced at Piedmont Kidney Institute in Atlanta.
Dr. Waheed has served as the Medical Director of the Home Dialysis Program at Wisconsin Dialysis Institute. In addition, she has been involved in improving the clinical care delivered to patients by serving on the medical review committee for the end-stage renal disease networks. She is actively involved in developing material and initiatives to decrease infection risks in dialysis units as the chair of the Quality, Assessment, Improvement and Education workgroup of the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety, which is a collaborative effort between the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).
Dr. Waheed has also been actively involved in education, both locally and nationally. She was the Director of the Medical School Renal Pathophysiology course and Associate Fellowship Director at the University of Wisconsin. Through her involvement with ASN, she has been actively involved in shaping the future of the nephrology workforce as a part of the ASN Workforce and Training Committee. In addition, she developed questions for the nephrology in-training exams and kidney self-assessment program.
Her research interests include kidney disease in HIV patients, peritoneal dialysis and issues involving nephrology education for trainees.
Dr. Waheed received her medical degree from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and then completed her internal medicine residency at University of Cincinnati and fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
As of March 2026, Dr. Waheed reported the following ongoing external relationships:
Dr. Waheed serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The American Society of Nephrology, chair, Quality Assessment, Improvement and Education Steering Committee, receiving a stipend.
Dr. Waheed is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and an Associate Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine. Her clinical work is based out of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta which caters to the underserved population in the area. Prior to that, she practiced at Piedmont Kidney Institute in Atlanta.
Dr. Waheed has served as the Medical Director of the Home Dialysis Program at Wisconsin Dialysis Institute. In addition, she has been involved in improving the clinical care delivered to patients by serving on the medical review committee for the end-stage renal disease networks. She is actively involved in developing material and initiatives to decrease infection risks in dialysis units as the chair of the Quality, Assessment, Improvement and Education workgroup of the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety, which is a collaborative effort between the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).
Dr. Waheed has also been actively involved in education, both locally and nationally. She was the Director of the Medical School Renal Pathophysiology course and Associate Fellowship Director at the University of Wisconsin. Through her involvement with ASN, she has been actively involved in shaping the future of the nephrology workforce as a part of the ASN Workforce and Training Committee. In addition, she developed questions for the nephrology in-training exams and kidney self-assessment program.
Her research interests include kidney disease in HIV patients, peritoneal dialysis and issues involving nephrology education for trainees.
Dr. Waheed received her medical degree from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and then completed her internal medicine residency at University of Cincinnati and fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
As of March 2026, Dr. Waheed reported the following ongoing external relationships:
Dr. Waheed serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The American Society of Nephrology, chair, Quality Assessment, Improvement and Education Steering Committee, receiving a stipend.
Dr. Farrington is a clinical nephrologist at Kaiser Permanente of Washington in Seattle. Prior to her current position, she served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Her primary academic research interest is vascular access for hemodialysis, with a focus on sex- and race-related disparities in arteriovenous fistula maturation. She is also interested in medical education and has written several vascular access-themed articles for the Renal Fellow Network. During her tenure at UAB, she developed procedural and immersive simulation curricula for training nephrology fellows in temporary dialysis catheter placement as well as how to manage common complications occurring during hemodialysis. Dr. Farrington is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
Dr. Farrington earned her medical degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Iowa - Des Moines program. She subsequently completed nephology fellowship at the joint program of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital, then pursued an additional fellowship in interventional nephrology and postdoctoral research at UAB.
As of September 2025, Dr. Farrington reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Farrington is a clinical nephrologist at Kaiser Permanente of Washington in Seattle. Prior to her current position, she served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Her primary academic research interest is vascular access for hemodialysis, with a focus on sex- and race-related disparities in arteriovenous fistula maturation. She is also interested in medical education and has written several vascular access-themed articles for the Renal Fellow Network. During her tenure at UAB, she developed procedural and immersive simulation curricula for training nephrology fellows in temporary dialysis catheter placement as well as how to manage common complications occurring during hemodialysis. Dr. Farrington is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
Dr. Farrington earned her medical degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Iowa - Des Moines program. She subsequently completed nephology fellowship at the joint program of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital, then pursued an additional fellowship in interventional nephrology and postdoctoral research at UAB.
As of September 2025, Dr. Farrington reported no ongoing external relationships.
Mr. Hickey is the President of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and an attorney with O’Melveny & Myers, an international, 800-lawyer firm with 15 offices in the world’s financial and political centers. He is a member of the Litigation Department and Director of the firm’s eDiscovery staff attorneys, a role in which he leads all O’Melveny staff attorney operations firmwide. He served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps as a lieutenant with postings in Quantico and Camp Pendleton. His distinguished public service career includes posts on Capitol Hill as an administrative assistant, a special assistant at the Department of Commerce and, following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, as the Senior Advisor for Homeland Security for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under former President George W. Bush. At OPM, Mr. Hickey also served as liaison to Veteran Service Organizations nationwide, including the Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Mr. Hickey coordinated extensively with elected leaders and staff in the U.S. House and Senate as well as the White House to represent veteran stakeholder interests in the preservation of veteran’s legal rights during reforms to U.S. civil service laws. He is a recipient of a Silver Helmet Award from AMVETS.
In addition to his role at O’Melveny & Myers, Mr. Hickey is actively involved with community service efforts in California through the Inner City Law Center of Los Angeles, which services veterans and their families in the Los Angeles area. He is also active in the Armed Forces Committee and Veterans Legal Service Project of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, which works to identify and address opportunities to assist veterans, active military personnel and reservists with their legal needs.
As a fellow kidney patient, Mr. Hickey has been involved with AAKP since 2016 as a director-at-large, secretary, vice president and currently as president of the organization. Since 2017, Mr. Hickey has served as Chair of AAKP’s Veterans Health Initiative (VHI). This effort focuses on veterans and military families whose lives have been impacted by the unique burdens of kidney disease. The VHI supports continued veteran access to medical benefits they are legally entitled to receive. This includes the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) comprehensive and nationally acclaimed kidney disease prevention and treatment services. Through the VHI, he has the privilege of representing AAKP on numerous VA research projects and, in 2023, spearheaded a formal partnership between AAKP and the VA to collaborate on kidney care.
Mr. Hickey is a 2020 recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award Gold Level and received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
As of March 2026, Mr. Hickey reported no ongoing external relationships.
Mr. Hickey is the President of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and an attorney with O’Melveny & Myers, an international, 800-lawyer firm with 15 offices in the world’s financial and political centers. He is a member of the Litigation Department and Director of the firm’s eDiscovery staff attorneys, a role in which he leads all O’Melveny staff attorney operations firmwide. He served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps as a lieutenant with postings in Quantico and Camp Pendleton. His distinguished public service career includes posts on Capitol Hill as an administrative assistant, a special assistant at the Department of Commerce and, following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, as the Senior Advisor for Homeland Security for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under former President George W. Bush. At OPM, Mr. Hickey also served as liaison to Veteran Service Organizations nationwide, including the Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Mr. Hickey coordinated extensively with elected leaders and staff in the U.S. House and Senate as well as the White House to represent veteran stakeholder interests in the preservation of veteran’s legal rights during reforms to U.S. civil service laws. He is a recipient of a Silver Helmet Award from AMVETS.
In addition to his role at O’Melveny & Myers, Mr. Hickey is actively involved with community service efforts in California through the Inner City Law Center of Los Angeles, which services veterans and their families in the Los Angeles area. He is also active in the Armed Forces Committee and Veterans Legal Service Project of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, which works to identify and address opportunities to assist veterans, active military personnel and reservists with their legal needs.
As a fellow kidney patient, Mr. Hickey has been involved with AAKP since 2016 as a director-at-large, secretary, vice president and currently as president of the organization. Since 2017, Mr. Hickey has served as Chair of AAKP’s Veterans Health Initiative (VHI). This effort focuses on veterans and military families whose lives have been impacted by the unique burdens of kidney disease. The VHI supports continued veteran access to medical benefits they are legally entitled to receive. This includes the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) comprehensive and nationally acclaimed kidney disease prevention and treatment services. Through the VHI, he has the privilege of representing AAKP on numerous VA research projects and, in 2023, spearheaded a formal partnership between AAKP and the VA to collaborate on kidney care.
Mr. Hickey is a 2020 recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award Gold Level and received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
As of March 2026, Mr. Hickey reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Hommos is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, as well as a Certified Hypertension Specialist. He serves as Associate Dean for the School of Graduate Medical Education at Mayo Clinic Arizona, Vice Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and Assistant Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine. In these roles, he is actively involved in educational governance, contributing to system-wide education strategy, program oversight and curriculum development across a large, multi-site academic health system.
Dr. Hommos is the Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship Program and the Medical Director of the Hypertension Center at Mayo Clinic Arizona. His clinical expertise focuses on complex hypertension management and innovative models of care delivery. Dr. Hommos has a strong interest in medical education, with particular expertise in curriculum design, learner assessment and competency-based training. He has led the development and implementation of multiple training curricula and has been actively involved in national physician certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine, where he served for over five years as a member of the Item-Writing Task Force and subsequently as a mentor to new Item-Writers.
Dr. Hommos received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Jordan, where he graduated as valedictorian. He completed his internal medicine residency and a Master of Medical Education at the University of Iowa, followed by fellowship training in nephrology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also completed a certificate in Clinical and Translational Science at the Mayo Clinic. He has received multiple teaching awards, including Teacher of the Year and Educator of the Year honors.
As of September 2025, Dr. Hommos reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Hommos serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- National Kidney Foundation, Arizona Medical Advisory Board, without compensation.
Dr. Hommos also serves as the Nephrology Fellowship Program Director and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Mayo Clinic, Arizona.
Dr. Hommos is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, as well as a Certified Hypertension Specialist. He serves as Associate Dean for the School of Graduate Medical Education at Mayo Clinic Arizona, Vice Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and Assistant Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine. In these roles, he is actively involved in educational governance, contributing to system-wide education strategy, program oversight and curriculum development across a large, multi-site academic health system.
Dr. Hommos is the Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship Program and the Medical Director of the Hypertension Center at Mayo Clinic Arizona. His clinical expertise focuses on complex hypertension management and innovative models of care delivery. Dr. Hommos has a strong interest in medical education, with particular expertise in curriculum design, learner assessment and competency-based training. He has led the development and implementation of multiple training curricula and has been actively involved in national physician certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine, where he served for over five years as a member of the Item-Writing Task Force and subsequently as a mentor to new Item-Writers.
Dr. Hommos received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Jordan, where he graduated as valedictorian. He completed his internal medicine residency and a Master of Medical Education at the University of Iowa, followed by fellowship training in nephrology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also completed a certificate in Clinical and Translational Science at the Mayo Clinic. He has received multiple teaching awards, including Teacher of the Year and Educator of the Year honors.
As of September 2025, Dr. Hommos reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Hommos serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- National Kidney Foundation, Arizona Medical Advisory Board, without compensation.
Dr. Hommos also serves as the Nephrology Fellowship Program Director and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Mayo Clinic, Arizona.
Dr. Lynch is an accomplished nursing leader with extensive expertise in nephrology nursing. She currently serves as the regional senior director of nursing for dialysis operations at NYU Langone Health, where she oversees multiple dialysis modalities and units. With 19 years of experience in nephrology nursing, Dr. Lynch has worked in both chronic and acute settings, providing care for patients with conditions ranging from acute kidney injury to end-stage kidney disease.
Holding a Doctor of Nursing Practice in health systems leadership, Dr. Lynch has made significant contributions to the nephrology nursing field. She is recognized as a thought leader and co-pioneered one of the first published acute-to-home dialysis programs, redefining the traditional in-center home dialysis model.
In addition to her clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Lynch will serve as national president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association from May 2025 to May 2026. She has authored multiple book chapters in nephrology nursing textbooks and published peer-reviewed journal articles, further solidifying her status as a respected expert in the field.
Her credentials include certification in nephrology nursing (Certified Nephrology Nurse), ambulatory care nursing (Ambulatory Care Nursing–Board Certified), and nursing administration (Nurse Executive Advanced–Board Certified). She is also an inaugural fellow of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, the highest distinction the organization can bestow. The fellowship honors nephrology nurses who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership, clinical expertise, educational impact and commitment to advancing the specialty.
As of April 2026, Dr. Lynch reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Lynch serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement for travel or honoraria as listed:
- The American Nephrology Nurses Association, Past National President, receiving stipend.
- NYU Langone Medical Center, Senior Director of Nursing, receiving salary.
Dr. Lynch is an accomplished nursing leader with extensive expertise in nephrology nursing. She currently serves as the regional senior director of nursing for dialysis operations at NYU Langone Health, where she oversees multiple dialysis modalities and units. With 19 years of experience in nephrology nursing, Dr. Lynch has worked in both chronic and acute settings, providing care for patients with conditions ranging from acute kidney injury to end-stage kidney disease.
Holding a Doctor of Nursing Practice in health systems leadership, Dr. Lynch has made significant contributions to the nephrology nursing field. She is recognized as a thought leader and co-pioneered one of the first published acute-to-home dialysis programs, redefining the traditional in-center home dialysis model.
In addition to her clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Lynch will serve as national president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association from May 2025 to May 2026. She has authored multiple book chapters in nephrology nursing textbooks and published peer-reviewed journal articles, further solidifying her status as a respected expert in the field.
Her credentials include certification in nephrology nursing (Certified Nephrology Nurse), ambulatory care nursing (Ambulatory Care Nursing–Board Certified), and nursing administration (Nurse Executive Advanced–Board Certified). She is also an inaugural fellow of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, the highest distinction the organization can bestow. The fellowship honors nephrology nurses who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership, clinical expertise, educational impact and commitment to advancing the specialty.
As of April 2026, Dr. Lynch reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Lynch serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement for travel or honoraria as listed:
- The American Nephrology Nurses Association, Past National President, receiving stipend.
- NYU Langone Medical Center, Senior Director of Nursing, receiving salary.
Dr. Lea is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University and ABIM Board Certified in Nephrology, with an additional certification in hypertension. Dr. Lea is the Clinical Director of Nephrology and of Telenephrology, as well as Chief Medical Director of Emory Dialysis. She has been designated as a Master Clinician at Emory Healthcare and serves as Chief of Staff at Emory University Hospital Midtown. Dr. Lea's research and clinical expertise are in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, kidney health disparities, home dialysis and overall outcomes of end-stage renal disease patients. Dr. Lea currently is principal investigator for a PCORI grant entitled: “Enhancing Patient Engagement in CKD through Peer mentorship,” and previously served as the Emory principal investigator for the NIH-AASK Study (African-American Study of Hypertension and Kidney Disease). She is an active member of the American Society of Nephrology and an executive board member of the American Association of Kidney Patients. She recently received a Presidential Silver Medal Award for her kidney patient advocacy efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lea has also been named one of Atlanta's Top Doctors for the last 10 years.
She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed her residency in internal medicine and a nephrology fellowship at Emory University-affiliated hospitals. She also received a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the Rollins School of Public Health.
As of September 2025, Dr. Lea reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Lea is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University and ABIM Board Certified in Nephrology, with an additional certification in hypertension. Dr. Lea is the Clinical Director of Nephrology and of Telenephrology, as well as Chief Medical Director of Emory Dialysis. She has been designated as a Master Clinician at Emory Healthcare and serves as Chief of Staff at Emory University Hospital Midtown. Dr. Lea's research and clinical expertise are in hypertension, chronic kidney disease, kidney health disparities, home dialysis and overall outcomes of end-stage renal disease patients. Dr. Lea currently is principal investigator for a PCORI grant entitled: “Enhancing Patient Engagement in CKD through Peer mentorship,” and previously served as the Emory principal investigator for the NIH-AASK Study (African-American Study of Hypertension and Kidney Disease). She is an active member of the American Society of Nephrology and an executive board member of the American Association of Kidney Patients. She recently received a Presidential Silver Medal Award for her kidney patient advocacy efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lea has also been named one of Atlanta's Top Doctors for the last 10 years.
She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed her residency in internal medicine and a nephrology fellowship at Emory University-affiliated hospitals. She also received a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the Rollins School of Public Health.
As of September 2025, Dr. Lea reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. El Shamy is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine in the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, and the Medical Director at the DaVita Cedar Grove dialysis unit in Philadelphia. He is an associate editor of Kidney360 and current co-chair of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)–North America Chapter (NAC) Program Committee, treasurer of the ISPD-NAC and North America representative at the ISPD Council at-large. He serves as both an author and reviewer for UpToDate's peritoneal dialysis section, and a hub committee member on the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Home Dialysis Project ECHO. Other leadership teaching responsibilities include being a faculty member of Home Dialysis University and leading the ISPD North American Chapter journal club series.
As of February 2026, Dr. El Shamy reported the following external relationships:
Funding for an investigator-initiated research grant from the following companies:
- Vantive
Service on a research-related expert panel or advisory board for the following companies, with compensation for travel expenses and honoraria:
- Akebia Therapeutics Inc., serving on an advisory board regarding anemia management using HIF inhibitor medication in dialysis patients.
Consulting on design of new drugs or devices, clinical trials, the use of specific agents or other research-related activities for the following companies, with compensation for travel expenses and/or honoraria:
- NxStage Medical Inc., for speaking engagements on home hemodialysis complications and prescriptions
- Vantive, for speaking engagements educating on peritoneal dialysis treatment, management and complications.
Dr. El Shamy is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine in the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, and the Medical Director at the DaVita Cedar Grove dialysis unit in Philadelphia. He is an associate editor of Kidney360 and current co-chair of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)–North America Chapter (NAC) Program Committee, treasurer of the ISPD-NAC and North America representative at the ISPD Council at-large. He serves as both an author and reviewer for UpToDate's peritoneal dialysis section, and a hub committee member on the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Home Dialysis Project ECHO. Other leadership teaching responsibilities include being a faculty member of Home Dialysis University and leading the ISPD North American Chapter journal club series.
As of February 2026, Dr. El Shamy reported the following external relationships:
Funding for an investigator-initiated research grant from the following companies:
- Vantive
Service on a research-related expert panel or advisory board for the following companies, with compensation for travel expenses and honoraria:
- Akebia Therapeutics Inc., serving on an advisory board regarding anemia management using HIF inhibitor medication in dialysis patients.
Consulting on design of new drugs or devices, clinical trials, the use of specific agents or other research-related activities for the following companies, with compensation for travel expenses and/or honoraria:
- NxStage Medical Inc., for speaking engagements on home hemodialysis complications and prescriptions
- Vantive, for speaking engagements educating on peritoneal dialysis treatment, management and complications.
Dr. Singh is a transplant nephrologist, Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program at the Robert Wood Johnson University/Rutgers Health in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Prior to joining Rutgers Health, he served as the Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program as well as the Academic Chair and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport, Louisiana, for 13 years. Besides his clinical and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Singh is extensively involved in research and participates in the training and education of medical students, residents and fellows at his institution.
Dr. Singh is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. At a national level, he serves as the Vice-Chair of the American Society of Nephrology-American Society of Transplantation (ASN-AST) Joint Task Force for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Accreditation of Transplant Nephrology, past chair of the AST Kidney Pancreas Community of Practice (KPCOP) and as a member of the AST Medical Directors Committee and the AST Cutting Edge in Organ Transplantation (CEOT) planning committee. He was previously a Region 3 representative on the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OPTN) Pancreas Committee.
Dr. Singh received his medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Subsequently, he completed a residency in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in nephrology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed a transplant medicine fellowship at the University of Wisconsin.
As of March 2026, Dr. Singh reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Singh is a transplant nephrologist, Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program at the Robert Wood Johnson University/Rutgers Health in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Prior to joining Rutgers Health, he served as the Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program as well as the Academic Chair and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport, Louisiana, for 13 years. Besides his clinical and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Singh is extensively involved in research and participates in the training and education of medical students, residents and fellows at his institution.
Dr. Singh is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. At a national level, he serves as the Vice-Chair of the American Society of Nephrology-American Society of Transplantation (ASN-AST) Joint Task Force for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Accreditation of Transplant Nephrology, past chair of the AST Kidney Pancreas Community of Practice (KPCOP) and as a member of the AST Medical Directors Committee and the AST Cutting Edge in Organ Transplantation (CEOT) planning committee. He was previously a Region 3 representative on the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OPTN) Pancreas Committee.
Dr. Singh received his medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Subsequently, he completed a residency in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in nephrology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed a transplant medicine fellowship at the University of Wisconsin.
As of March 2026, Dr. Singh reported no ongoing external relationships.