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Davinder Singh-Grewal Curriculum Vitae June 2011

Curriculum Vitae - Davinder Singh-Grewal MBBS(Hons I). FRACP(Paed). MMedSci(ClinEpi). PhD.

Paediatrician and Paediatric Rheumatologist Senior Clinical Lecturer (University of Sydney)

Conjoint Senior Lecturer (University of New South Wales)

Qualifications

1995 MBBS (Hons I) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery,The University of Sydney

1998 DCH Diploma in Child Health, The University of Sydney and Children’s Hospital at Westmead

2003 FRACP Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Paediatrics and Paediatric Rheumatology

2004 MMedSci (Clin Epi) Master of Medical Science in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle

2010

PhD University of Utrecht Department of Paediatric Exercise Physiology, Utrecht, Netherlands. Thesis entitled “Fitness and Fitness Training in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis”

Medical Registration 2010- Medical Board of Australia (MED0001176551)

1997-2010 New South Wales Medical Board (MPO322784)

2003-6 College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, Canada (No. 80046)

2008- General Medical Council, United Kingdom (No.7010298)


Professional Memberships 2001- Paediatric Research Society of Australia and New Zealand (PRSANZ)

2002- Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA)

2002- Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO)

2002- Australian Paediatric Rheumatology Group (APRG)

2002- Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES)

2003-6 Canadian Rheumatology Association

2007- New South Wales Arthritis Foundation life member

Current Appointments 2006- Staff Specialist Paediatrics and Paediatric Rheumatology, The Children’s

Hospital at Westmead, Sydney (0.5FTE)

2008- Staff Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology, The Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick Sydney (0.1FTE)

2008- Physician to the Lymphoedema Service, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney (0.05FTE)

2010- Staff Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology, Kaleidoscope and John Hunter Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, Australia (0.05FTE)

2010- Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Private Rooms Westmead and Randwick.

Previous Appointments 2007-10 Network Director Paediatric Physician Training The Western

Paediatric Training Network, Institute of Medical Education and Training (IMET), NSW (0.3FTE)

2008 (May-Jul) Locum Consultant Paediatric Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK. 3 month appointment in the largest Paediatric Rheumatology Unit in Europe.

2006-09 Clinical Lecturer, The University of Sydney Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health

2006 Assistant Co-ordinator of the Diploma in Child Health, The University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead


2003-06 (Jul-Jun) Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Rheumatology, The Division of

Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

2003 (Jan-Jul) Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Allergy and Immunology/ Rheumatology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

2002 Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics and Rheumatology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Honorary Fellow in Rheumatology Westmead Hospital

1997-2001 Paediatric Registrar and Resident, The Children’s Hospital Westmead

1995-1996 Internship and Residency, Westmead Hospital, Sydney

Teaching Positions Held 2010- Peadiatric representative on the Specialty Training Committee in

Rheumatology of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Australian Rheumatology Association – responsible for overseeing advanced training in rheumatology in Australia and New Zealand.

2010- Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health. The University of New South Wales – Involved in formal teaching and supervision of students and paediatric trainees in paediatric rheumatology

2009- Senior Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health. The University of Sydney - Involved in formal beside and problem based learning tutorials and informal case based teaching along with evaluation and examination of students. (Appointed as Clinical Lecturer 2006-9).

2008- Joint Assessment Sub-Committee, Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Involved in overseeing the arrangements for the written and clinical examinations for the College

2009-10 Medical Education Committee, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead - member

2008-10 Chair of the Paediatric Physician Training Sub-Committee, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead – This committee oversees the provision of training for junior medical staff at CHW.

2007-10 Institute of Medical Education and Training (IMET) Paediatric Training Council – member

2007-10 Network Director of Paediatric Physician Training, Western Paediatric Training Network. Institute of Medical Education and Training, NSW –Roles include coordinating the training of junior staff in the Network and implementing the new postgraduate teaching program introduced by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for Paediatric Training by ensuring that hospitals within the network provide adequate training opportunities and are adequately supported in this endeavour.

2006-8 Assistant Co-ordinator of the Diploma in Child Health, The Children’s


Hospital at Westmead - Involved in organisation of the course, curriculum review and development, assessment and examination of candidates. I continue to provide the formal lectures on Rheumatology for the DCH.

2007/10 Invited External Examiner for the University of Papua New Guinea Masters in Paediatrics and Diploma in Paediatrics programs involving assessment via written and clinical examination.

Education Courses Attended 2009 RACP Educational Supervision Summit - The purpose of the summit is to

reflect on traditional models of supervision and changes in the nature of workplace learning and clinical exposure. By drawing on the educational structure that has been developed as a framework for Basic Training, the group will ascertain how best this can be supported by supervision of trainees.

2009 How to write a good MCQ Question – University of Sydney Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health – One day seminar

2009 Supervising Trainees – Institute of Medical Education and Training NSW – One day seminar

2007 Clinical Examiner – The Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2007 Clinical Educator Program Consultative Planning Committee - The Royal

Australasian College of Physicians 2007 Training and Accreditation Program for Supervisors of Advanced

Training – The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

2006 Teaching on the Run (Modules I-III) - University of Western Australia, Cumberland Hospital NSW

2002 Effective Bedside Teaching – Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney

2002 Effective Provision of Problem Based Learning – Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney

Courses Taught University of Sydney Graduate Medical Program – Bedside teaching, problem based learning sessions and student placements. Clinical supervision of pre-interns and medical students on placement. Examination and assessment of Graduate Medical Program students. Provision of formal lectures in Paediatric Rheumatology as part of the Paediatric Rotation for GMP year 4 students from Term 1 2009. University of New South Wales School of Maternal and Chid Health – lectures to undergraduate medial students on Paediatric Rheumatology 2010 onwards. University of Melbourne Masters in Medical Science - I have marked theses in the areas of general paediatrics and paediatric sports science for this program. University College London Advanced Paediatrics Masters of Science – I have been


invited to lecture for this course on the topic of Basic Science in Paediatric Rheumatology (June 2008). Diploma in Child Health, University of Sydney – I am involved in tutorials, lectures on Paediatric Rheumatology, and assessment processes for this course. Royal Australasian College of Physicians – I am heavily involved in teaching for candidates sitting both the written and clinical examinations. This includes formal lectures (at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, John Hunter Children’s Hospital and Sydney Children’s Hospital) in my subspecialty of Paediatric Rheumatology, tutorials and clinical examination preparation sessions for the long and short cases. Great Ormond Street Hospital/ University College London Institute of Child Health Annual Rheumatology Course (July 2008) – I was invited to give two lectures and lead a tutorial in this course designed for paediatricians and advanced skilled allied health professionals to build and update their rheumatology knowledge. University of NSW, Master of Sports Medicine Thesis Supervisor (2008-9) – I closely supervised a candidate in designing, completing research and preparation of the thesis for this award. University of Western Sydney Medical Program (2010-) – Lecturing on Paediatric Rheumatology to students during their Paediatric Rotation. Teaching to primary care workers, patient and parent groups in various different forums.

Other Education Related Activities Australian Paediatric Rheumatology Group Curriculum Committee (2008-) – This group is responsible for overseeing the rheumatology curriculum for Paediatric basic and advanced trainees as it is specified by the RACP. It has been instrumental in drafting the RACP Advanced training curriculum for Adult and Paediatric Rheumatology. JIA Parent Education Day NSW Arthritis Foundation – I am a member of the Organising Committee Member for this full day event in November 2009. Juvenile Arthritis Camps (2006-) - I have been a speaker at “Camp Footloose” and “Camp Twinkle Toes” both of which are organised by The NSW Arthritis Foundation on an ongoing basis providing both patient and parent education. The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Diploma of Child Health Education Committee (2002, 2007-8) – responsible for programme and curriculum development for the DCH. Lymphoedema Parent Information Day 2010 – as the paediatric lymphoedema physician for New South Wales I was involved in the organisation and delivery of this education event. Royal Australasian College of Physicians Written Exam Committee (2011)– Invited to join this committee and contribute rheumatology and general paediatric questions.

Paediatric Rheumatology Fellows Supervised


2007-08 Dr Genevieve Ostring – Completed training under the Subspecialty Training Committee for Paediatric Rheumatology under the RACP 2008.

2009 Clare Hutchinson – Visiting Fellow from the Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Canada.

2009-10 Dr Damien McKay – Completed training under the Subspecialty Training Committee for Paediatric Rheumatology under the RACP 2010

2010 Tommy Gerschmann – Visiting Fellow from The Children’s Hospital of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada.

Awards, Prizes and Bursaries 2008/10 University of Sydney Medical Student Teaching Awards “The Lorimers” –

Nominated "A great lecturer and an enthusiastic teacher. His lecture on paediatric rheumatology was interesting and thorough. He also always seemed eager to have students join him in his outpatient clinics. It's obvious that he is well-liked by his patients and the staff around him, and is a great person for students to learn from." Nominations are collected from medical students..

2006 Best Trainee Research Presentation – RACP NSW State Committee. “Physical Activity and Exercise in Kids: The Effects of Vigorous Exercise Training on Motor Function and Physical Functional in Children with Arthritis”. Award to cover costs associated with presenting at the RACP ASM

2006 Best Clinical Presentation – New South Wales Branch of the Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Meeting – for “Physical Activity and Exercise in Kids: The Effects of Vigorous Exercise Training on Motor Function and Physical Functional in Children with Arthritis”.

2005 The Hospital for Sick Children Resident’s Research Day Best Poster Presentation Award – for “Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Disease Course and Significance of Early Clinical and Laboratory Features”. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2004 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting Fellow’s Scholarship - to cover costs of attending the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Antonio Texas, USA

2003/4 Leanne Stafford Travelling Award, Arthritis Foundation of Australia – to assist ongoing training in paediatric rheumatology at The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Canada (2003/2004). Value $30,000 Australian Dollars

2002 Paediatric Research Society of Australia and New Zealand (PRSAZ) Travelling Fellowship – to assist travel and registration to present at the Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting Brisbane

Clinical Service and Quality Improvement Activities Service Improvement Unit (SIU), Children’s Hospital at Westmead – I have had ongoing involvement with this organisation within the hospital whose role is to coordinate improvement efforts across all areas of the Hospital and ensure the provision of the highest possible quality of care. I have been a member of the Clinical Review Committee (2002-3) and an ad-hoc member of a number of Root Cause Analysis Working Parties. Furthermore, I am currently involved in a number of projects involving the SIU including improvements in the outpatient referral process and Medical team identification.


Departmental Mortality and Morbidity Meetings – In all units I have worked in I have been an active member of the M&M process. Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI -Previously the Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce) - Co-chair of the Juvenile Arthritis subgroup of the Musculoskeletal Network. The ACI was developed to promote clinician and consumer involvement in planning and health service delivery based on clinical need. It has as a priority area the early diagnosis and treatment of Juvenile Arthritis. I am working within the Network to develop a state-wide plan for paediatric rheumatology services. Peer Reviewed Publications 1. Nagaratnam N, Singh-Grewal, D, Chen E and Davies D. Cerebral ptosis revisited.

International Journal of Clinical Practice (1998). 52(2):79-80. 2. Singh-Grewal D, Macdessi J and Craig, J. Circumcision for the prevention of urinary tract

infection in boys: a meta analysis of observational studies. Archives of Disease in Childhood (2005). 90: 853-8.

3. Singh-Grewal D, Wong M and Isaacs D. Diagnosis, treatment and outcome of Kawasaki Disease in an Australian tertiary setting – A review of three years experience. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (2005). 41; 495-99.

4. Singh-Grewal D, Kemp A and Wong M. A Prospective Study of the Immediate and Delayed Adverse Reactions (AR) to Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Infusions in Children. Arch Dis Child. 2006 Aug;91(8):651-4.

5. Singh-Grewal D, Wright V, Bar-Or O and Feldman BM. Pilot Study of Fitness Training and Exercise Testing in Polyarticular Childhood Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Jun 15;55(3):364-72.

6. Singh-Grewal D, Schneider R, Bayer N and Feldman BM. Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Disease Course and Significance of Early Clinical and Laboratory Features. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 May; 54(5):1595-601.

7. Avcin T, Singh-Grewal D, Silverman E, Schneider R. Digital gangrene in a child with Wegener’s granulomatosis. Scand J Rheumatol. 2007 Jan-Feb;36(1):78-80.

8. Stephens S, Singh-Grewal D, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Cameron B, Laxer RM, LeBlanc C, Schneider R, Schneiderman-Walker J, Selvadurai H, Silverman ED, Speigel L, Tse SML, Wright V, Feldman BM. The Reliability of Exercise Testing Functional Activity Questionnaires in Children with Juvenile Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Dec 15;57(8):1446-52.

9. Singh-Grewal D, Schneiderman-Walker J, Wright V, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Selvadurai H, Cameron B, Laxer RM, Schneider R, Silverman ED, Spiegel L, Leblanc C, Wong J, Stephens S, Feldman BM. The effects of vigorous exercise training on physical function in children with arthritis: a randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial. Arthritis Rheum (2007) ;15;57(7):1202-10.

10. Johnson SR*, Goek ON*, Singh-Grewal D*, Vlad SC*, Feldman BM, Felson DT, Hawker GA, Singh JA, Solomon DH *co-primary authors. Classification criteria in rheumatic diseases: a review of methodologic properties. Arthritis Rheum (2007); 15;57(7):1119-33.

11. Singh-Grewal D, Chaitow J, Aksentijevich I, Christodoulou J. Coexistent MEFV and CIAS1 mutations manifesting as familial Mediterranean fever plus deafness. Ann Rheum Dis (2007);66(11):1541.

12. Khatami A, Singh-Grewal D, Kilham H. Tendon sheath abscess and severe carbamazepine hypersensitivity. J Paediatr Child Health. 2008 Jul-Aug;44(7-8):462-3.

13. Stephens S, Feldman BM, Bradley N, Scheiderman-Walker J, Wright V, Singh-Grewal D et al. Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Aerobic Exercise Program in Children With Fibromyalgia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Oct 15;59(10); 1399-406.


14. Stringer E, Singh-Grewal D, Laxer R, Feldman BM. Predicting the disease course of juvenile dermatomyositis – significance of early and clinical laboratory features. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Nov;58(11): 3585-92

15. Ho A, Hasson N, Singh-Grewal. D. Sarcoidosis or scleroderma? An unusual case of sarcoidosis in a 3-year-old Caucasian girl. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Sep;48(9):1172-3.

16. Mehr S, Singh-Grewal D, Aksentijevich I, Jones K, Kakakios A. Neonatal onset multi-inflammatory disorder. J Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Oct; 46(10): 608-10.

17. McKay D, Adams L, Ostring G, Singh-Grewal D. In a child presenting with features consistent with a diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, what clinical features or laboratory findings (at presentation) predict a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? J Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Jul; 46(7-8):442-5

18. De Backer IC, Singh-Grewal D, Helders PJM, Takken T. Can peak work rate predict peak oxygen uptake in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis? Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jul; 62(7): 960-4.

19. Thakkar V, Singh-Grewal D. Swollen Digits. Diagnosis Pachydermodactyly. J Paediatr Child Health. 2010 June; 42(6): 356, 368.

20. Dale RC, Gornall H, Singh-Grewal D, Alcausin M, Rice GI, Crow YJ. Familial Aicardi-Goutières syndrome due to SAMHD1 mutations: expanding the clinical spectrum to include chronic deforming arthropathy. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Apr; 152A(4): 938-42.

Invited Reviews

1. Singh-Grewal D. Kawasaki Disease. Medical Observer. 2nd March 2007; 23-26. 2. Singh-Grewal D. Arthritis in Childhood. Medical Observer. 3rd November 2006; 31-4. 3. Singh-Grewal D. Paediatric Rheumatology : More than just Arthritis. Medicine Today April

2010, Volume 11, Number 4. 4. Singh-Grewal D. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Paediatrics & Child Health. Mar 2010; Vol

8: 20-24. 5. Singh-Grewal D. Uveitis. Arthritis Matters - Arthritis NSW, Autumn edition 2010.

Books

Singh-Grewal D. Fitness and Fitness Training in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2010. ISBN: 978-90-393-53684. Book Chapters McKay D and Singh-Grewal D. Paediatric Rheumatology. In: Isaacs D, Kilham H, Woods N, Alexander S editors. The Children's Hospital at Westmead Handbook : clinical practice guidelines for Paediatrics. McGraw-Hill (2009); pp349-357. Book reviews Singh-Grewal D. Book Review - Concise Paediatrics - Second Edition. Sidwell R and Thomas M (Eds). The Royal Society of Medicine. J Paediatr Child Health. May 2010; 46(5): 283.


Research Grants Mehr S, Kakakios A, Singh-Grewal D, Turner P

2009 Cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes in Australia: prevalence, clinical features, treatment and outcomes

Novartis project grant Value $5000 Australian

Tse SM, Fairbairn J, O’Brien C, Bar-Or O, Schneiderman-Walker J, Singh-Grewal D, Stephens S, Stinson J, Tyrell P,Whitney K, Wright V, Cameron B, Lefebvre A, Laxer R,Schneider R, Silverman E, Spiegel L and Feldman BM

2005 Feasibility and impact of Qigong as compared to aerobic exercise in the treatment of childhood chronic musculoskeletal pain: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Sick Kids Foundation Grant Value $128,233 Canadian

Singh-Grewal D, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Cameron B, Laxer R, Leblanc C, Schneider R, Schneiderman-Walker J, Selvadurai H, Silverman E, Speigel L, Wright V, Feldman BM

2005 The effects of rigorous exercise training on motor function and functional fitness in juvenile arthritis

The Arthritis Society Value $203,494 Canadian

Singh-Grewal D, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Cameron B, Laxer R, Leblanc C, Schneider R, Schneiderman-Walker J, Selvadurai H, Silverman E, Speigel L, Wright V, Feldman BM

2003 The effects of rigorous exercise training on motor function and functional fitness in juvenile arthritis

Canadian Institute of Health Research Value $74, 926 Canadian


Oral Presentations 2011 The University of Western Sydney Undergraduate Medical Program –

Paediatric Rheumatology 2011 The Canberra Hospital Paediatric Grand Rounds – Paediatric

Rheumatology for the Generalist. 2011 Sydney Children’s Hospital Annual Paediatric Update – “Kawasaki

Disease Pitfalls and New Approaches” 2011 Sydney Children’s Hospital Annual Paediatric Update – “ Anti-nuclear

Antibodies in Paediatrics” 2011 Rheumatology Update - Grand Rounds The Children’s Hospital at

Westmead – “Periodic Fever Syndromes for the Generalist” 2011 Agency for Clinical Innovation Musculoskeletal Network Symposium –

“State-wide Services for Paediatric Rheumatology – Barriers and ways forward”

2011 San Souci General Practice Group – “Joint Pains in Children” 2010 National Conference on Paediatric Rheumatology, Chennai India – “Systemic

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis” – International invited speaker 2010 National Conference on Paediatric Rheumatology, Chennai India – “Juvenile

Dermatomoyositis” – International invited speaker 2010 NSW Branch Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting,

Hunter Valley – “Developing Paediatric Rheumatology Services in New South Wales – Challenges and Benefits”

2010 Paediatric Lymphoedema Parent’s Education Day – The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network – “Update on Paediatric Lymphoedema”

2010 Sydney Children’s Hospital Annual Paediatric Update – “Update on Juvenile Arthritis

2010 Nepean Hospital, Paediatric Rounds – “Paediatric Rheumatology – More than Just Arthritis”

2010 Children’s Hospital at Westmead Grand Rounds – “Mamma and Papa – inflammatory bone diseases”

2010 Camp Footloose, Stanwell Tops, NSW – Juvenile Arthritis Camp parent education talk. “New Biological Therapies in JIA”

2010 Wollongong Hospital, NSW. Paediatric Rounds – Update in Paediatric Rheumatology.

2009 Camp Footloose, Sydney, NSW –Juvenile Arthritis Camp parent education talk “Recent Advances in Arthritis Treatment”

2009 NSW Arthritis Foundation – Staff Education Day, Sydney , NSW - “Childhood Arthritis”

2009 NSW Branch Australian Arthritis Association Meeting Bowral, NSW – “Fever and Rash in a Neonate – CAPS”

2009 Australian Rheumatology Association Paediatric Satellite Meeting Wellington, NZ - “Neuropsychiatric Lupus – management dilemmas”

2009 Sydney Wide Paediatric Rheumatology Combined Meeting, Sydney, NSW - “Paediatric Rheumatology Research – Future Plans”

2008 Great Ormond Street Hospital/ University College London Institute of Child Health Annual Rheumatology Course, London, UK - “Periodic Fever Syndromes”

2008 University College London Advanced Paediatrics Masters in Medical Science, London, UK - “Paediatric Rheumatology for the Paediatrician”

2007 Camp Twinkle Toes - Galston NSW JIA parent education presentation 2007 Children’s Hospital at Westmead Paediatric Update, Westmead, NSW - “What’s


Poster Presentations and Published Abstracts 1. INCHARGE Collaboration. Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is Associated with

HLA-DRB1 in Europeans and Americans of European Descent. The Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium (PRYSM) Miami Florida USA June 2011.

2. Cox A, Ostring G, Piper S, Monash Children’s, Munro J, Royal Children’s Hospital, Chaitow J, Singh-Grewal D, Stress associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Brisbane May 2010.

3. McKay D, Broderick C, Parker R, Chaitow J, Singh-Grewal D. A pilot study of the effect of intra-articular steroid injection on isokinetic muscle strength in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport – Brisbane Oct 2009.

4. Johnson SR*, Goek ON*, Singh-Grewal D*, Vlad SC*, Feldman BM, Felson DT, Hawker GA, Singh JA, Solomon DH. *Co-Principal Authors. Classification criteria in rheumatic diseases: A systematic review. Arthritis & Rheumatism (2006); 54 (12); 4099.

5. Stringer E, Singh-Grewal D, Laxer RM, Feldman BM. Predicting the disease course of juvenile dermatomyositis - signficance of early clinical and laboratory features. In press - Arthritis & Rheumatism (2006); 54 (12): 4058.

6. Singh-Grewal D, Schneiderman-Walker J, Wright V, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Selvadurai H, Cameron B, Laxer RM, Schneider R, Silverman ED, Spiegel L, Leblanc C, Wong J,

2007 Children’s Hospital at Westmead Paediatric Update, Westmead, NSW - “What’s New in Paediatric Rheumatology Update”

2007 New South Wales Branch of the Australian Arthritis Association Annual Meeting, Hunter Valley, NSW - “Predicting the disease course of juvenile dermatomyositis – significance of early and clinical laboratory features”

2007 Nepean Hospital Paediatric Education Meeting Penrith, NSW “Paediatric Rheumatology for the Paediatrician”

2006 Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia -“Physical Activity and Exercise in Kids : The Effects of Vigorous Exercise Training on Motor Function and Physical Functional in Children with Arthritis”.

2006 Camp Twinkle Toes - Central Coast NSW JIA parent education presentation 2006 New South Wales Branch of the Australian Rheumatology Association Annual

Meeting, Shoal Bay NSW - “Physical Activity and Exercise in Kids: The Effects of Vigorous Exercise Training on Motor Function and Physical Functional in Children with Arthritis”.

2006 The Bone and Joint Clinic, Parramatta - General Practitioner Education Day “Paediatric Rheumatology for the General Practitioner”

2005 Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting Wellington, New Zealand - “A Prospective Study of the Immediate and Delayed Adverse Reactions (AR) to Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Infusions in Children”

2005 Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting “Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Wellington, New Zealand– Disease Course and Significance of Early Clinical and Laboratory Features” – Finalist in the Young Investigator Award

2005 University of Toronto Rheumatology Intra-City Rounds, Toronto Canada -Infantile Kawasaki Disease

2002 Royal Australasian College of Physicians/ Royal College of Physicians Thailand Combined Scientific Meeting. Brisbane, Australia. Circumcision and urinary tract infection in males - a systematic review of observational studies. - Finalist in the Young Investigator Award


Stephens S, Feldman BM. Physical activity and exercise in kids (PEAK): The effects of vigorous exercise training on motor function and physical functional in children with arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (2006); 54(9): s686.

7. Singh-Grewal D, Stephens S, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Cameron B, Laxer RM, LeBlanc C, Schneider R, Schneiderman-Walker J, Selvadurai H, Silverman ED, Speigel L, Tse SML, Wright V, Feldman BM. The reliability of functional and activity questionnaires in children with juvenile arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (2005); 52(12);4082.

8. Singh-Grewal D, Stephens S, Bar-Or O, Beyene J, Cameron B, Laxer RM, LeBlanc C, Schneider R, Schneiderman-Walker J, Selvadurai H, Silverman ED, Speigel L, Tse SML, Wright V, Feldman BM. The reliability of exercise testing in children with juvenile arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (2005); 52(12);4075.

9. Singh-Grewal D, Wong M and Isaacs D. Diagnosis, treatment and outcome of Kawasaki disease in an Australian tertiary setting – A review of three years experience. Paediatrics and Child Health (2005); 41 (8):S14.

10. Singh-Grewal D, Bayer N, Schneider R and Feldman BM. Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Disease course and significance of early clinical and laboratory features. Paediatrics and Child Health (2005); 41 (8):S3.

11. Singh-Grewal D, Kemp A and Wong M. A Prospective Study of the Immediate and Delayed Adverse Reactions (AR) to Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Infusions in Children. Paediatrics and Child Health (2005); 41 (8):S2.

12. Singh-Grewal D, Bayer N, Schneider R and Feldman BM. Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Disease course and significance of early clinical and laboratory features. Arthritis & Rheumatism (2004); 50(9): S94.

13. Singh-Grewal D, Christodoulou J, Roscioli T, Bennetts B, Williamson S, Mutton P and Chaitow J. Familial Mediterranean fever and Δ2076-2078 deletion – a novel mutation associated with sensorineural deafness. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (2002); 38 (Suppl): A10-11.

Other Research, Service and Leadership Related Activities Editoral Board Member World Journal of Rheumatology – I am the paediatric rheumatology editor of this international publication. Editoral Board Member Case Reports in Rheumatology– I am the paediatric rheumatology editor of this international publication Invited Peer Reviewer - for a number of journals including Arthritis & Rheumatism, Journal of Rheumatology, Pediatric Rheumatology On-line Journal, Obseity and The Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Scientific Review Committee for The Ethics Committee (2008-) - The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. This Committee is responsible for ensuring the scientific rigor of studies presented to the Hospital Ethics Committee for approval. Invited Peer Reviewer for Rheumafonds (The Dutch Arthritis Association - Reumafonds is a charity funding scientific research into arthritis in the Netherlands. I have been asked to provide independent scientific review of projects submitted for funding to this organization for grant funding. Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2011, Canberra ACT - Organising committee member of the main meeting and convener of the paediatric satellite meeting.


NSW Lupus Association Advisory Board Member (2011-) I am the paediatric representative on the advisory board of this Association which is the peak body representing patients and families with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group ( IMACS) (2011-) – I have been invited to contribute as the paediatric member of the rehabilitation committee of this international collaborative working toward the development of core set outcome measures for paediatric and adult myositis.

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