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Mohit Singhala, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Mohit Singhala, PhD serves as a Research Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at UPMC, leading the innovation efforts in the CREATES lab with Dr. Peter L. Santa Maria and Dr. Carl Snyderman.

Mohit is an engineer-innovator with a background in design thinking and translation. His technical background spans multiple fields including mechanical engineering, bioengineering and robotics. He has developed healthcare innovations in various specialties (Nephrology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics and Gynecology), across many geographies (East Africa, Asia and North America). His research leverages robotics principles to understand and address complex systems-level healthcare needs, with a specific interest in the unmet needs of underserved populations.

Mohit also serves as the Assistant Director of Global Engineering, at Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Stanford University in an adjunct capacity- building curriculum on design thinking and prototyping. He completed his PhD at Johns Hopkins, where he studied haptics and medical robotics, building custom electromechanical testbeds to quantitatively assess how humans perceive touch.

    Education & Training

  • Biodesign Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
  • MSE, Robotics, Johns Hopkins University
  • MSE, Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID), Johns Hopkins University
  • BE, Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology
Awards
Global Maternal Health Fellow, Stanford University, 2023-24
DAAD AInet Fellow (AI & Robotics), DAAD German Academic Exchange Service, Feb 2022
George M.L. Sommerman Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Johns Hopkins University
Grand Challenges Explorations Grant, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Innovation Initiative Grant, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Global mHealth Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Richard A. and Rachel M. Swirnow Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Best Outgoing Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology
DAAD Ambassador, German Academic Exchange Service, India
Baden-Wurttemberg Scholarship, BWS World, Germany
Research Interests