Prabhjot Singh (physician)

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Prabhjot Singh (born August 20, 1982) is an American physician, scientist, and healthcare researcher. He is an associate professor at Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine, where he focuses on designing health systems and global health. He also serves as a senior advisor for strategic initiatives at the Peterson Center on Healthcare.

Singh grew up in Kenya and studied biology at the University of Rochester, where he graduated magna cum laude. He earned an MD/PhD at Weill Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University, with further training in sustainable development at Columbia University. He completed internal medicine residency training at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital, and the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. Early in his career, he co-founded the One Million Community Health Worker Campaign and later led the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at Mount Sinai, supported by a large gift. He helped launch Atlas, a satellite-based system to support frontline health workers, though it has not yet been deployed.

Singh and his wife, Manmeet Kaur, also started City Health Works in 2011 to improve care for high-need patients. He has held leadership roles in health system design and global health and has contributed to policy and industry discussions through involvement with the National Academy of Medicine and the National Quality Forum. His work has been published in major medical journals and covered by major media. In 2013, he received national attention after a hate-crime attack, which he publicly discussed to highlight issues facing Sikhs in America. He remains active in research, health policy, and global health initiatives, including roles with the Frist Cressy Ventures Collective and the Peterson Health Technology Institute.