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Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH
Board Chair
Kuldev Singh is Professor of Ophthalmology and Director, Glaucoma Service at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Singh received his MD and MPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he was also an Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust Fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University followed by a Heed Fellowship focusing on glaucoma at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine.
Dr. Singh has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, monographs and book chapters and has delivered over 200 invited lectures on six continents. His current research interests focus on the epidemiology of glaucomatous disease, glaucoma genetics as well as health care delivery in underserved populations throughout the world. He serves in various roles for studies comparing the relative merits of several glaucoma surgical procedures as well as the impact of cataract surgery on glaucoma care.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Glaucoma Research Foundation, Dr. Singh serves on the Board of the American Glaucoma Society. He has served as Chair for the glaucoma section of the Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Panel of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and was Glaucoma Subspecialty Day Co-Chair at the 2002 and 2003 AAO Meetings. He received the Senior Achievement and Secretariat Awards in 2005 and 2006 respectively, the latter for his work as a media spokesperson for the AAO. He was a member of the team that won first prize in the Cataract Surgery section of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Challenge Cup in 2006.
Dr. Singh served as an Advising Dean at the Stanford University School of Medicine from 2002-2005 where he currently serves as an elected Faculty Senator. He was the sole recipient of the 2006 Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award from the Stanford University School of Medicine. For the past two years, Dr. Singh has served as Executive Vice President of the World Glaucoma Association which co-sponsors World Glaucoma Day.
Dr. Singh joined the Glaucoma Research Foundation Board of Directors in April 2007. He is Chairman of the GRF Council on Patient Education, a leadership group of glaucoma specialists nationwide. He was elected Board Chair in 2009.