Naileshni Singh, M.D.
Professor
Chronic Pain Medicine
Director, Medical Education
BOOK CHAPTERS
N. Singh, et al. Chapter 12: Complications and Adverse Events. Spinal Cord Stimulation. Editors: Paul Kreis, Scott Pritzlaff, David Copenhaver, and Scott Fishman. Associate editors: Charles DeMesa, Ammon Hills, Michael Jung, Gagan Mahajan, Ravi Prasad, and Naileshni Singh
N. Singh, et al. Chapter 11: Wound healing. Spinal Cord Stimulation. Editors: Paul Kreis, Scott Pritzlaff, David Copenhaver, and Scott Fishman. Associate editors: Charles DeMesa, Ammon Hills, Michael Jung, Gagan Mahajan, Ravi Prasad, and Naileshni Singh
N. Singh, S. Sheth, J. Zhou. Neuropathic Pain. Primary Care Pain Management. Editors: Charles De Mesa, Samir J. Sheth, Craig Keenan, Robert M. McCarron. Roslyn John. Wolters Kluwer, September 18, 2019.
N. Singh, J. Zhou, S. Sheth. Non-Pharmacological options for treatment of pain. Primary Care Pain Management. Editors: Charles De Mesa, Samir J. Sheth, Craig Keenan, Robert M. McCarron. Roslyn John. Wolters Kluwer, September 18, 2019.
N. Singh, J. Zhou, S. Sheth. Neuropathic Pain Medications. Primary Care Pain Management. Editors: Charles De Mesa, Samir J. Sheth, Craig Keenan, Robert M. McCarron. Roslyn John. Wolters Kluwer, September 18, 2019.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Pritzlaff SG, Jung M, Singh N, Cho J, Skoblar M, Jagtiani M, Prasad R, Leong MS, Salmasi V. A Review of the Factors and Outcomes of Institutional Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation Committees: A Multicenter Experience. Neuromodulation. 2024 Feb 6:S1094-7159(24)00024-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2023.12.003. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 38323974
Singh N, Pritzlaff S, Bautista B, Yan C, Wilson MD, Chang J, Fishman SM. Correlation between epidural space depth measured with ultrasound and MRI compared to clinical loss of resistance when performing lumbar epidural steroid injection.
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Jan 23:rapm-2023-105135. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2023-105135. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 38267075.
Naileshni Singh 1, Michael J Jung 2, Fatima Yusuf 3, Almas Khan 4, Tiffany Su 5, Allison Glinka-Przybysz 6, Sandra L Taylor 7. The Use of Immersive Audiovisual Distraction with Virtual Reality During Pain Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Med 2023 May 19; PMID: 37208171
Naileshni Singh 1, Charles DeMesa 1, Scott Pritzlaff 1, Michael Jung 1, Charlene Green 2. Implementation of Virtual Multiple Mini-Interviews for Fellowship Recruitment. Pain Med. 2021 Apr 19;pnab141. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab141. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33871655.
Servis, M., Fishman, S., Wallace, M., Henry, S., Ziedonis, D., Ciccarone, D., Knight, K., Shoptaw, S., Dowling, P., Suchard, J., Shah, S., Singh, N., Cedarquist, L., Alem, N., Copenhaver, D., Westervelt, M., Willis, B. Responding to the Opioid Epidemic: Educational Competencies for Pain and Substance Use Disorder from the Medical Schools of the University of California. Pain Medicine, Pain Med. 2021 Feb 4;22(1):60-66. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa399. PMID: 33316051
Singh N, Nielsen AA, Copenhaver DJ, Sheth SJ, Li CS, Fishman SM. Advancing Simulation-Based Education in Pain Medicine. Pain Med. 2018 Feb 27. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx344.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
November 2023: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) annual meeting New Orleans, LA. Chosen as moderated poster session
November 17–19, 2022: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) annual meeting Orlando, Florida. Chosen as moderated poster session: Correlation of MRI and Ultrasound Epidural Space Depth Measurements and Clinical Loss of Resistance in Epidural Steroid Injections (N.Singh, S. Pritzlaff, C. Yan, B. Garcia, M. Wilson)
March 31–April 2, 2022: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) annual meeting Las Vegas, NV. Chosen as moderated poster session: Use of Immersive Audiovisual Distraction with Virtual Reality (VR) During Pain Procedures (Naileshni Singh, MD; Michael Jung, MD, MBA; Fatima Yusuf, BS; Almas Khan; Tiffany Su, MD; Allison Glinka-Przybysz, MD; Sandra Taylor, PhD; John Sun, MD). Chosen for moderated poster session.
Spring 2022: UC Davis Undergraduate research conference — Using Virtual Reality (VR) Distraction in Patients Undergoing Interventional Pain Procedures. Almas Khan, et al. Conference cancelled.
November 18–20, 2021: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in the Management of Chronic Pain: A Literature Review. Rohit Nalamasu, D.O. M.S., Naileshni Singh, M.D., Michael Jung, M.D., M.B.A.
March 7–10, 2019: American Academy of Pain Medicine-winning poster and oral Denver, Colorado
M. Shrestha, L. Jiang, N. Singh, S. Sheth, and A. Odor. Virtual Reality (VR) Distraction for Anxiety and Pain Reduction during Trigger Point Injection Procedures (TPI)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
2021–ongoing: California Society of Anesthesiologists Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (JEDI), which meets monthly to assess ways that we can reach students (including elementary and high school), trainees, and colleagues from a variety of backgrounds to encourage them in careers in anesthesiology. The goal is community outreach, mentorship of trainees, and highlighting of issues. Vice Chair (2024)
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Summaries of Emerging Evidence Question Writer (October 2022–current).Write quarterly questions and discussions about emerging knowledge in the scientific literature to impact and improve the current practice of anesthesiology as part of the American Society of Anesthesiology CME program offerings for the American Board of Anesthesiology MOCA certification. Started on 10/2022 and graduated from novice to full writer in 02/2024.
May 2016–ongoing: Question writer for Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE) CME Program for American Society of Anesthesiologists. Editor (October 2018–ongoing).
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
Oversee all education programs for the Division of Pain Medicine including the pain medicine fellowship, pain pharmacy fellow, resident, medical student, chronic pain rotation, CME and provider education.
Spring 2019–ongoing: UC Davis School of Medicine Pain Medicine Thread leader — provide curriculum and content for four years of undergraduate medical school education
EDITORIAL ROLES
Editor for American Society of Anesthesiologists
Writer for Pain-MOCA hosted by the American Board of Anesthesiology
HONORS
February 2024: Selected as “Diamond Doctor” for UCDHS 2024
April 2023: Selected as “Diamond Doctor” for UCDHS 2023
March 2024: Sacramento’s Top Doctor in Pain Medicine