Jasvinder Singh

Jasvinder Singh is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), holding the Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research Endowed Professor title. He serves as Director of Rheumatology Research at the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Director of the UAB Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group Satellite Center, and Director of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation Gout Clinic.

• Key roles: FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee member, OMERACT executive committee member, VA Rheumatology Field Advisory Committee chair, and Rheumatology Research Foundation grant review chair
• Education: MD (University of Delhi, 1993), MPH (University of Minnesota, 2003)

Research Focus:

• Outcomes of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases
• Patient-reported outcomes
• Health disparities in rheumatic diseases
• Comparative effectiveness research (gout, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, joint replacement)
• Shared decision-making tools for chronic disease management

Recent Article Trends: His 2025 work spans implementation science for lupus decision aids, health disparities in rural vs. urban populations, cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatic diseases, and standardized outcome measures for crystal arthritis. He also contributes to bioenergy sustainability and global nutrition epidemiology.

Scientific Awards:

• ACR Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award (2016)
• Max Cooper Award for Research Excellence (2017)
• Arthritis Foundation Lee C. Howley, Sr. Award (2018)
• Best Doctors in America (2011–present)

Teaching & Mentoring: Served on graduate dissertation committees and implemented patient decision aids in multicenter clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.