Consultant Fetal Maternal Medicine
Director,Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine & Therapy Center, Abu Dhabi
MD, MRCOG (UK), Diploma in Fetal Medicine (UK), Diploma in advanced Obstetric ultrasound, CCT (Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UK), CCT (Fetal Maternal Medicine, UK)
Mandeep Singh has had extensive training in Fetal Medicine at Fetal Medicine Research Institute, King’s College Hospital, London. He established the Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine centre at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Southend Hospital in 2014.As Director of fetal medicine centre he trained several fellows and trainees from East of England deanery, Cambridge. He has participated in several randomised controlled studies and has publications in high impact factor journals.
Mandeep has also been an accomplished leader in healthcare and has held several management positions in the UK. He was appointed as Clinical lead in 2016, Clinical Director in 2017, Group Clinical Director in 2019 and as Medical Director for Women’s & Children in 2019. He has experience in working with Quality improvement teams, regulators such as Care Quality commissions (CQC) and management agencies during his tenure. He led the transformation of maternity unit in Essex, UK from inadequate rating and helped improve its rating by CQC.
He joined Burjeel Holdings in 2022 and is currently the CEO of Division of Women’s & Children. He is has been appointed as adjunct faculty at UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.
Publications :
Original paper:
• Deprest JA, Nicolaides KH, Benachi A, Gratacos E, Ryan G, Persico N, Sago H, Johnson A, Wielgoś M, Berg C, Van Calster B, Russo FM; TOTAL Trial for Severe Hypoplasia Investigators. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul 8;385(2):107-118: Collaborator: Mandeep Singh
• Döbert M, Varouxaki AN, Mu AC, Syngelaki A, Ciobanu A, Akolekar R, De Paco Matallana C, Cicero S, Greco E, Singh M, Janga D, Gil MDM, Jani JC, Bartha JL, Maclagan K, Wright D, Nicolaides KH. Pravastatin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk of Term Preeclampsia. Circulation. 2021 Jun 24.
• Rehal A, Benkő Z, De Paco Matallana C, Syngelaki A, Janga D, Cicero S, Akolekar R, Singh M et al. Early vaginal progesterone versus placebo in twin pregnancies for the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth: a randomized, double-blind trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan;224(1):86.e1-86.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.050. Epub 2020 Jun 26
• Tan MY, Poon LC, Rolnik DL, Syngelaki A, de Paco Matallana C, Akolekar R, Cicero S, Janga D, Singh M, Molina FS, Persico N, Jani JC, Plasencia W, Greco E, Papaioannou G, Wright D, Nicolaides KH. Prediction and prevention of small-for-gestational-age neonates: evidence from SPREE and ASPRE. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jul;52(1):52-59.
• Poon, L. C., Rolnik, D. L., Tan, M. Y., Delgado, J. L., Tsokaki, T., Akolekar, R., Singh, M., Andrade, W., Efeturk, T., Jani, J. C., Plasencia, W., Papaioannou, G., Blazquez, A. R., Carbone, I. F., Wright, D. and Nicolaides, K. H. ASPRE trial: incidence of preterm preeclampsia in patients fulfilling ACOG and NICE criteria according to risk by the FMF algorithm. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018, 51: 738-742
• Rolnik, D. L., Wright, D., Poon, L. C. Y., Syngelaki, A., O’Gorman, N., de Paco Matallana, C., Akolekar, R., Cicero, S., Janga, D., Singh, M., Molina, F. S., Persico, N., Jani, J. C., Plasencia, W., Papaioannou, G., Tenenbaum-Gavish, K. and Nicolaides, K. H. , ASPRE trial: performance of screening for preterm pre-eclampsia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017, 50: 492–495
• Rolnik DL, Wright D, Poon LC, O’Gorman N, Syngelaki A, de Paco Matallana C, Akolekar R, Cicero S, Janga D, Singh M, Molina FS, Persico N, Jani JC, PlasenciaW, Papaioannou G, Tenenbaum-Gavish K, Meiri H, Gizurarson S, Maclagan K, Nicolaides KH. Aspirin versus placebo in pregnancies at high risk of preterm preeclampsia. New England Journal of Medicine 2017: 377: 613-622.
• O’Gorman, N., Wright, D., Poon, L. C., Rolnik, D. L., Syngelaki, A., Wright, A., Akolekar, R., Cicero, S., Janga, D., Jani, J., Molina, F. S., de Paco Matallana, C., Papantoniou, N., Persico, N., Plasencia, W., Singh, M. and Nicolaides, K. H., Accuracy of competing-risks model in screening for pre-eclampsia by maternal factors and biomarkers at 11–13 weeks’ gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017, 49: 751–755.
• Singh M, Orazulike N, Ashmore J, Konje JC. Changes in maternal serum transformation growth factor beta- 1(TGF- 1) during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study. Bio Med Research International. November 2013.
• Singh M, Qualie J, Currie A, Khare M. Is Azathioprine safe with breastfeeding? Obstetric Medicine. September 2011; 104-107
Fonseca E, Celik E, Para M, Singh M, Nicolaides K: Progesterone and the risk of preterm birth among women with a short cervix. New England Journal of Medicine, 2007; 357: 462-9.
E. Fonseca, C.K.H Yu, M. Singh, A.T. Papageorghiou, and K.H.Nicolaides. Relationship between second-trimester uterine artery Doppler and spontaneous early preterm delivery.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. March 2006:27; 3:301-305.
Review Article:
• G A EL Senoum, Mandeep Singh, Hatem Mousa, Zarko Alfirevic 2011. Update on the new modalities on the prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage.
Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review; 2011: 22: 247-264.
Recent Development:
Singh M, Varma R. Reducing complications associated with a deeply engaged head at caesarean section: a simple instrument. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2008; 10:38–41.
Chapter
M Singh, Spencer C. Chapter on ‘Ureteric injury in obstetric and gynaecology practice. The Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Asia Oceana. Editors: Bhide A, Divakar H, Prof. Arulkumaran, 2010
M Singh, Thakur Y. Chapter on ‘Bladder injuries in obstetric and gynaecology practice. The Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Asia Oceana. Editors: Bhide A, Divakar H, Prof. Arulkumaran, 2010
M. Singh, P. Hagan Chapter on ‘Imaging in Rh-negative pregnancies- role in decision making’. Book on Best practise in Rh-negative pregnancy. Published by FOGSI (Federation of Obstetrician & Gynaecologist of India) July 2006.
R. Varma, M Singh, Y Thakur. Chapter on ‘ Miduretheral Slings’ in Book on Urinary Incontinence in women. Published by FOGSI (Federation of Obstetrician & Gynaecologist of India), 2005.
