Kern Singh, MD NPI: 1497734289

Dr. Kern Singh has an international reputation in the area of minimally invasive spinal surgery. He frequently teaches minimally invasive techniques to neurosurgeons and spinal surgeons from around the world and most recently was an invited guest lecturer to Saudi Arabia. He is also extensively involved in designing new minimally invasive spinal instrumentation for cutting-edge spinal surgery. He is one of the few surgeons in the United States performing Endoscopic Spine Surgery.

Dr. Singh's clinical interests include the minimally invasive treatment of complex degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Dr. Singh also specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of spinal tumors and adult spinal deformities.

Dr. Singh is known for his excellent outcomes and his use of cutting-edge procedures. He is an award-winning researcher and has published his findings in major medical journals (more than 200 publications, presentations and book chapters). He most recently won awards for his research including Best Paper at the North American Spine Society (NASS) and Society of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (SMISS) International Meetings in 2013. He frequently trains surgeons who observe his newly advanced surgical techniques in the operating room. He is also the principal researcher in several FDA clinical trials involving cervical disc replacements and motion-preserving spinal technology.

Dr. Singh is listed inBecker's Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management as one of the nation's Top 100 spine surgeons and specialists. He was also awarded the "Top 10" Doctor Award, Most Compassionate Doctor, and Patient's Choice Award from Vitals.com. Dr. Singh was also appointed to serve as the chair of the Spine Program Committee for the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting from 2017-2020.

A graduate of Jefferson Medical College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, Dr. Singh completed his training at Emory University in a combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical spine fellowship.

Typically patients that see myself — my practice — they’re looking for minimally invasive outpatient spine surgical options. So they may have been told they need surgery, or they’re looking for a second opinion, and they’re looking for something that can be done microscopically or minimally invasively.

With the microscopic approach, patients don’t have to wear a brace, they don’t have to worry about blood transfusions, they don’t have to worry about prolonged hospitalizations. You can do these procedures now either outpatient at a hospital or in a surgery center. The patient can go back to work the next day or the day after. They can resume activities like golf two to four weeks after their surgery. Now people are back playing tennis, skiing, running, jumping — all of those activities typically at two to three months after surgery.

One of the great things about being at Rush is the ability to collaborate with leaders in other disciplines. We do a lot of combined surgical procedures with neurosurgeons, general surgeons and vascular surgeons. The times that we interact, we learn from each other, and the outcome is almost always improved.