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CURRICULUM VITAE

Avantika Singh MBBS
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Division of Pediatric Neurology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/01/2008 - 03/31/2014 MD, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2016 Post-doctoral Clinical Research Fellow, Neonatal Neurology, Neurology, Neonatal Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 Resident Physician, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2021 Resident Physician, Pediatric Neurology, Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 Epilepsy Fellow, Neurology, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2022 - Present Assistant Professor, Neurology, Child Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N 92nd Street CCC 540, Milwaukee, WI 53226

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
05/08/2024 - Present Co-Director, Infantile Spasms Program, Neurology, Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N 92nd Street CCC 540, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
Children's Hospital, Milwaukee
St. Vincent
Thedacare
Children's Hospital, Fox Valley

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Child Neurology
09/20/2021
12/31/2024
Epilepsy
10/24/2022
12/31/2024
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
68300-20
11/09/2017
10/31/2023
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
01/01/2012 - 01/30/2012 Gold Medal in E-poster category, PEDICON 2012, 49th National Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
09/01/2012 - 09/30/2012 Gold Medal in Podium Presentation category, Pulsating Minds 2012 – Annual Research Conference of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
04/01/2013 - 04/12/2013 First place in Platform (Oral) Presentation in Pediatrics, MEDICON 2013, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017 Procedural Champion Award – PGY -1 Pediatric Residency Program , Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 Extra Mile Award - PGY-2 Pediatric Residency Program , Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 Resident Teacher of the Year 2020-2021, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
10/12/2022 - 10/15/2022 Tauen Chang Outstanding Junior Member Post-Graduate Award 2022, Child Neurology Society

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
02/2006 - 02/2007 President Students' Council 2006-07 (Biria Vidya Niketan (BVN))
01/2011 - 08/2011 Joint Organizing Secretary (MEDSICON 2011)
01/2011 - 08/2012 Organizing Committee Member (KARMIC 2012)
08/2011 - 08/2012 Joint Organizing Secretary MEDSION 2012 (New Delhi)
12/2011 - 08/2012 State Chairperson IMSA
01/2012 - 07/2014 Founder, I-MediSTAR ® and its bodies (I-MediServe (I-MediQuest))
01/2012 - 04/2012 Organizing Secretary, Innovation in Medical Science, Technology & Research (I-MediSTAR) Workshop (New Delhi)
08/2012 - 04/2013 National Joint Secretary (IMSA)
08/2012 - 08/2013 Organizing Secretary (Medical Student's International Conference (MEDSICON 2013) New Delhi)
04/2013 - 05/2014 Officer of External Affairs (Indian Medical Students Association (IMSA))
08/2013 - 07/2014 Student Editorial Board Coordinator (Journal of Young Medical Researchers (JYMR))
06/2015 - 07/2016 Member, Public Affairs Committee (BCH-PDA (Post-Doctoral Association of Boston Children's Hospital))
06/2017 - 07/2018 Committee member (Education and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP) at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin)
09/2018 - 06/2022 Member, Housestaff Council for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (HCPSQI) (subcommittee of the Graduate Medical Education Committee at Boston Children's Hospital.)
07/2019 - 06/2022 Neuroanatomy Instructor (Harvard Medical School)
2020 - Present American Academy of Neurology
2021 - Present Child Neurology Society
2021 - Present American Epilepsy Society
2021 - Present American Clinical Neurophysiology Society

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
European Journal of Epilepsy
Drug and Therapy Perspectives
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Pediatric Neurology
International Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatal Care
Massachusetts Medical Society/New England Journal of Medicine
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
01/01/2023 - Present Member, Society Junior Member Early Career Forum Organizing Committee, Child Neurology Society

INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
02/01/2023 - Present Child Neurology Society Representative, ICNA Future Leaders, International Collaboration of the Young Representatives

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Singh A, Patel N, Finding your fellowship position, 52nd Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 10/04/2023 - 10/07/2023
 
National
Singh A, Epilepsy course and Outcomes for Surgical Candidates with Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome, 51st Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 10/12/2022 - 10/15/2022
 
Regional
Singh A, Pediatric Headache: Emphasis on Management of Pediatric Migraine Headache in a Primary Care Clinic, Children's Hospital Primary Care Clinic Continuing Medical Education, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 01/11/2019
Singh A, Briscoe-Abath C, Beyond the whole exome: a case of twins with infantile-onset developmental-epileptic encephalopathy, Greater Boston Epilepsy Society Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 12/14/2021
Singh A, The many faces of​ infantile epileptic spasms, Medical College of Wisconsin Neurology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 04/07/2023
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Resident and Fellow Education
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Electroencephalography (EEG) Review Course for Neurology Residents
01/19/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Neonatology Fellowship Program, Lecture on Neonatal Seizures for Neonatology Fellows
07/22/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Child Neurology Residency Program, Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neonates with Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
09/27/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin, Child Neurology Residency Program, Neonatal Seizures
04/04/2024 Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Neonatology Fellowship Program, Evidence Based Management of Neonatal Seizures
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
01/2023 - Present Hope Reecher, Capacity (Research/teaching/clinical/mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, MD Program
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
02/01/2022 - Present Isabella Eiler, Research/teaching/clinical mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Fellowship
 
Residents
07/01/2022 - Present Varun Sampat, MD, Research and clinical mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Child Neurology Residency Program
08/01/2022 - Present Laura Brickman, MD, Clinical, Medical College of Wisconsin, Child Neurology Residency Program
07/01/2023 - Present Jennifer Meylor, MD, Clinical mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Child Neurology Residency Program
02/01/2024 - Present Meghan Konda, MD, Research and clinical mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Child Neurology Residency Program
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
07/01/2022 - Present Children's Wisconsin Appleton Epilepsy Clinic
07/01/2022 - Present Infantile Spasm and Developmental & Epileptic Encephalopathy Clinic at Children's Wisconsin (IS/DEE clinic)
07/2022 - Present Neonatal Neurology Follow up Program (DREAM clinic)
01/01/2023 - Present Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy treatment and management guidelines update, Children's Wisconsin, Neonatal ICU
01/01/2023 - Present Neonatal Seizure Management Guidelines Update
 
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Singh A, Arya S, Chellani H, Aggarwal KC, Pandey RM. Prediction model for low birth weight and its validation. Indian J Pediatr. 2014 Jan;81(1):24-8.
2. Singh A, Stredny CM, Loddenkemper T. Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus. CNS Drugs. 2020 Jan;34(1):47-63. PMCID: PMC6982635
3. Huff HV, Singh A. Asymptomatic Transmission During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Implications for Public Health Strategies. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 17;71(10):2752-2756. PMCID: PMC7314132
4. Soul JS, Bergin AM, Stopp C, Hayes B, Singh A, Fortuno CR, O'Reilly D, Krishnamoorthy K, Jensen FE, Rofeberg V, Dong M, Vinks AA, Wypij D, Staley KJ, Boston Bumetanide Trial Group. A Pilot Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial of Bumetanide to Treat Neonatal Seizures. Ann Neurol. 2021 Feb;89(2):327-340. PMCID: PMC8122513
5. Harini C, Yuskaitis CJ, Singh A, McHugh T, Liu S, DeLeo M, Gupta N, Marti C, Zhang B, Libenson MH, Berry JG. Hospital readmissions in children with new-onset infantile epileptic spasms syndrome. Epilepsia Open. 2023 Jun;8(2):444-455. PMCID: PMC10235577
6. Cabacungan E, Adams S, Best B, Foy AB, Singh A, Cohen SS. Variability in neurosurgical management and associated comorbidities and complications among preterm patients with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in the United States. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Mar 10:1-8.
7. Singh A, Hadjinicolaou A, Peters JM, Salussolia CL. Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Treatment, Maintenance, and Future Directions. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2023;19:733-748. PMCID: PMC10083014
8. Sampat V, Singh A, Patel H. Atonic-BECTS: An unusual presentation of self-limited epilepsy in childhood Annals of the Child Neurology Society. .
9. Abath CB, Gupta N, Hadjinicolaou A, Donatelli S, Singh A, Merchant S, Ryan ME, Soby M, Ryan C, Nelson AK, Maldonado Pacheco JE, Zhang B, Williams DN, Yuskaitis CJ, Harini C. Delays to care in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: Racial and ethnic inequities. Epilepsia. 2024 Jan;65(1):107-114.
10. Ramani PK, Briscoe Abath C, Donatelli S, Hadjinicolaou A, Vega Toro S, Acevedo K, Astorga KR, Parbhoo K, Singh A, Catenaccio E, Jain P, Sahu JK, Samanta D, Harini C. Initial combination versus early sequential standard therapies for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome-Feedback from stakeholders. Epilepsia Open. 2024 Apr;9(2):819-822. PMCID: PMC10984285
11. Hadjinicolaou A, Briscoe Abath C, Singh A, Donatelli S, Salussolia CL, Cohen AL, He J, Gupta N, Merchant S, Zhang B, Olson H, Yuskaitis CJ, Libenson MH, Harini C. Timing the clinical onset of epileptic spasms in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A tertiary health center's experience. Epilepsia. 2024 Apr;65(4):984-994. PMCID: PMC11018499
12. Andrade-Machado R, Abushanab E, Patel N, Singh A. Differentiating rhythmic high-amplitude delta with superimposed (poly)spikes from extreme delta brushes: limitations of standardized nomenclature and implications for patient management World Journal of Pediatrics . .
13. Andrade-Machado R, Abushanab E, Patel ND, Singh A. Differentiating rhythmic high-amplitude delta with superimposed (poly) spikes from extreme delta brushes: limitations of standardized nomenclature and implications for patient management. World J Pediatr. 2024 Aug;20(8):764-773.
14. Libenson MH, Hadjinicolaou A, Singh A. A Brief Introduction to Invasive EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy Surgery Practical Approach to Electroencephalography, Second Edition. 1 January 2024:410-433.
15. Eiler I, Reecher H, Carlton K, Cabacungan E, Cohen S, Adams S, Jozwik J, Singh A. GRIN1-Related Epilepsy in a Neonate with Response to Memantine and Vigabatrin Annals of the Child Neurology Society. .
16. Cottier R, Niazi F, Goel K, Korman C, Porte T, Ducruet T, Cossu G, Briscoe Abath C, Singh A, Harini C, Ibrahim G, Fallah A, Gregory Weil A, Hadjinicolaou A. Outcomes following resective and disconnective strategies in the treatment of Epileptic Spasms: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis Frontiers in Neurology. .
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Agarwal K, Singh A. Review of Surgery for Students . .
2. Singh H, Deshwal H, Sinha A, Singh A, Agarwal K, Lobo J. Road to USMLE Step 2 CS .
3. Singh A, Hadjinicolaou A, Libenson M. Practical Approach to Electroencephalography, 2nd Edition, Chapter on interpretation of invasive EEG monitoring . .