Aparajita 辛格

Dr. Aparajita 辛格 is a gastroenterologist with special interests in colon cancer prevention, high-quality colonoscopy and polyp removal. As director of UCSF's gastrointestinal cancer prevention program, she draws on her expertise in caring for patients with a family history of gastrointestinal cancer, including those with 林奇综合症 (which increases colon cancer risk) or familial adenomatous polyposis (an inherited condition causing polyps in the large intestine).

As the gastroenterology division's quality improvement director, 辛格 is devoted to enhancing communication, as well as the quality and safety of patient care. Also passionate about medical education, she has served as director of gastrointestinal medicine clerkships and received an award for teaching excellence from the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. She directs the gastroenterology division's grand rounds (part of medical training in which actual patient cases are discussed).

辛格 earned her medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology at UCSF. She also has a master of public health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 在那里她被授予路易. 古德曼医学博士奖.

辛格 has held several leadership positions in professional associations, including vice president and president of the Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology. She has received national and international honors for her work, and has served on several professional committees, including the training and professionalism committees of the American College of Gastroenterology, for which she also served as director of the annual second-year fellows course.

In her free time, 辛格 enjoys playing tennis and practicing yoga.