Ranjit Singh MB BChir, MBA

Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh
MB BChir, MBA

Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Research, Director, Primary Care Research Institute

Department of Family Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Family Medicine; Health Services Research; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Medication Safety; Workforce Development

Contact Information
UB Gateway Building
Department of Family Medicine
77 Goodell Street, Suite 220L
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 816-7275
Fax: (716) 845-6899
rs10@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

My work focuses on putting patient safety at the heart of medical education and practice. I care for inpatients at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) as well as in nursing home settings.

I conduct research on patient safety and quality of care, focusing especially on the role of system science and information technology in improving safety in primary care. I have served as a co-investigator on grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and as the principal investigator on various other grants, including a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant that examined adopting health information technology in primary care offices and its current and potential impacts on patient safety. I bring together methods from diverse fields, including systems and reliability theory, complexity science and management science to create unique approaches to improving care.

I mentor medical students on research projects. I also supervise master’s and doctoral students in UB’s School of Management who are interested in the field of management in health care settings. As vice chair for research in the Department of Family Medicine and director of the Primary Care Research Institute, my goal is to foster high quality health services research aimed at improving patient care and patient health while keeping costs down.

My teaching of medical students and residents also focuses on patient safety, including medication safety and medical error disclosure. I teach these topics during clerkship, in lectures and small groups. I also teach clinical skills and supervise medical students in both outpatient and inpatient settings. I supervise family medicine residents on the inpatient service at ECMC and in nursing homes.

Education and Training:

  • MBA, University at Buffalo (2003)
  • Teambuilding, Cornell University (2000)
  • Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (1999)
  • Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. (1994)
  • BA, Management Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. (1992)

Employment:

  • Associate Professor, Family Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2016-present)
  • Director, Patient Safety Research Center, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2013-present)
  • Vice Chair for Research and Development, Dept. of Family Medicine, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2012-present)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Management Science and Systems, University at Buffalo School of Management (2011-present)
  • Associate Professor (Clinical), Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2009-present)
  • Attending Physician, Erie County Medical Center (2000-present)
  • Associate Director, Patient Safety Research Center, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2001–2013)
  • Medical Director, Cleve Hill Family Health Center (2010–2012)
  • Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2000–2009)
  • Medical Director, Long Term Care, Erie County Medical Center (2000–2008)
  • Clinical Assistant Instructor, Family Medicine, Erie County Medical Center Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1996–1999)
  • House Officer in General Medicine/Geriatrics, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (1995–1996)
  • House Officer in General Surgery, St James's University Hospital (1995)
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Awards and Honors:

  • UB Medical Alumni Association: Distinguished Resident Award (2019)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2017)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2016)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2015)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2010)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2009)
  • Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2007)
  • Award for Excellence as a Preceptor (2002)
  • North American Primary Care Research Group - Best Paper (2001)
  • ECMC Excellence Award (1999)
  • University at Buffalo 1999 Resident Scholarly Exchange Day- 1st place (1999)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians 1999 Resident Scholars Competition (1999)
  • Outstanding Service Award (1998)

Research Expertise:

  • Deprescribing
  • Family Medicine
  • Health Services Research
  • Implementation Science
  • Medication Safety
  • Workforce Development

UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:

  • Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Grants and Sponsored Research:

  • September 2018–August 2023
    Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) T13HP31907 Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Training Primary Care Champions (T13)
    Buffalo Primary Care Champion Program in Addiction Medicine & Population Health
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $394,362
  • September 2017–August 2022
    K12 HL138052 National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, UB Clinical Scholar Program in implementation science to achieve triple aims
    UB Clinical Scholar Program in Implementation Science to Achieve Triple Aims
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $1,022,277
  • September 2017–August 2022
    HRSA-17-071
    New York State Area Health Education Center System
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $893,167
  • August 2020–July 2021
    Planning for NIA R21/R33 Grant- Patient Driven Deprescribing to Enhance Successful Aging
    US Deprescribing Research Network
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $60,000
  • July 2019–July 2021
    Retirement Research Foundation Grant #2019060- Community-Based Participatory Research for Reducing Medication Harm among Retirees.
    Retirement Research Foundation
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $200,000
  • July 2016–June 2021
    HRSA T0BHP30017 Primary Care Training and Enhancement Program
    The Buffalo Inter-professional Advanced Primary Care Training Program
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $577,971
  • January 2020–December 2020
    The Deprescribing Network of Western New York for Successful Aging
    UB Seeds for Innovation in Successful Aging
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $19,620
  • March 2019–March 2020
    Buffalo Blue Sky Award
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $30,000
  • June 2018–June 2019
    Collaborative Drug Safety Management with Frail Elders & Caregivers for Successful Aging
    University at Buffalo, Innovative Micro-Programs Accelerating Collaboration in Themes (IMPACT)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $35,000
  • April 2017–March 2018
    Collaborative Drug Safety Management Capable of Deprescribing Across the Healthcare System
    School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Seed Support Program
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $10,000
  • September 2011–September 2016
    Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care
    Health Resources and Services Admin
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $765,239
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Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Singh R, Sharman R, Singh A, Brooks R, McLean D, Singh G. (2012) Recent Advances in Computer Science and Information Engineering- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. In: Innovative Web-based Tool for Safer Transitions of Patients Through Healthcare Systems. Springer
  • Singh G, Singh R, Thomas E, Okazaki S. (2008) Advances in Patient Safety. In: Measuring Safety Climate in Primary Care Offices. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 59-72.
  • Singh R, Naughton BJ, Anderson DR, Singh G. (2008) Advances in Patient Safety. In: Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Post-operative Pain Management. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 37-50.
  • Singh R, Pace W, Singh A, Fox CH, Singh G. (2008) Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Apporaches. In: A Visual Computer Interface Concept for Making Error Reporting Useful at the Point of Care. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Abstracts:

  • Richbart M, Shah D, Stoll J, Clark CM, Singh R, Wahler RG, Jacobs DM. (2020) Association between polypharmacy and patients’ attitudes towards deprescribing. J Am Coll Clin Pharm, (Dec)
  • Brady L, LaValley S, Ranahan M, Clark CM, Monte SV, Jacobs DM, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2020) Provider-Identified Deprescribing Facilitators and Strategies for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Team Alice Study. Innov Aging, (Dec) 375-376
  • Singh R, LaValley S, Ranahan, M, Clark CM, Brady L, Wahler RG, Brennan-Taylor M, Monte SV. (2019) An innovative partnership to address deprescribing in the older adults: a multi-stakeholder, cross system approach. North American Primary Care Research Group 2019 Annual Meeting., (Nov)
  • Ranahan M, Brennan-Taylor M, Richbart MG, Clark CM, Gadzo R, Singh R, Wahler RG. (2019) Elder Voices Network: Partnering with Older People and their Caregivers to Avoid Medical Harm. Innovation in Aging, (Jan) 690
  • LaValley, S, Wahler RG, Monte SV, Verni, C, Clark C, Baumgartner, A, Gawronski, C, Taylor JS, Singh R. (2018) Provider-identified barriers and facilitators to successful clinical pharmacist integration into primary care for deprescribing plans in older adults. North American Primary Care Research Group 2018 Annual Meeting., (Nov)
  • Baumgartner, A, Verni, C, LaValley, S, Monte SV, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2018) A Review of Interventions to Reduce Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Lost in Translation?. (Nov)
  • LaValley, S, Wahler RG, Singh R, Monte SV, Brady, L. (2018) Caregivers‘ roles in medication management for older family members. Innovation in Aging, (Nov) 290
  • Wahler RG, Monte SV, Verni C, LaValley S, Clark CM, Baumgartner A, Gawronski, C, Taylor JS, Singh R. (2017) Collaborative Drug Safety Management Capable of Deprescribing Across the Healthcare System. North American Primary Care Research Group 2017 Annual Meeting, (Nov)

Professional Memberships:

  • North American Primary Care Research Group (2001–present)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (1996–present)
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Service Activities:

  • AHRQ; Health Care Effectiveness and Outcomes Research;; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013)
  • AHRQ; Health Care Quality and Effectiveness Research;; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2010–2011)

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Contact Information

UB Gateway Building
Department of Family Medicine
77 Goodell Street, Suite 220L
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 816-7275
Fax: (716) 845-6899
rs10@buffalo.edu

This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.

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