About Amandeep Singh

Dr. Amandeep Singh, MD, PhD is a gastroenterologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the director of the Harvard Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine, one of the largest and most highly rated Harvard CME programs.

Dr. Singh grew up in Buffalo, NY and graduated Suma Cum Laude with distinction in all subjects from Cornell University. He then obtained an MD from Weill Cornell Medical College, graduating with Honors in Service, and a PhD from Rockefeller University, where he worked in Dr. Jeffrey Friedman’s laboratory studying Leptin’s regulation of body weight and metabolism. 

Dr. Singh completed his residency training at U Penn, followed by a gastroenterology fellowship at MGH, where he did research on bariatric endoscopic devices in Dr. Lee Kaplan’s lab. He went on to private practice in a community setting where he was able to establish and lead a very successful multidisciplinary endoscopic bariatric weight loss program before returning to MGH.

In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Singh founded and previously directed The Surat Initiative, a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on education. He also danced professionally for several years and was featured in music videos, the Bollywood Music Awards, and judged numerous national dance competitions. Dr. Singh lives in Brookline, MA and enjoys staying active and traveling.

Education

  • BA in Neurobiology and Biology, Cornell University
  • PhD in Biology, Rockefeller University
  • MD in Medicine, Cornell University

Professional Fields

Work History

  • Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital

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