Gautam Singh, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- As director of one of the nation’s leading pediatric cardiology clinics – The Preventive Cardiology Clinic at St. Louis Children’s Hospital – Dr. Singh works with children up to age 18 who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Specializes in pediatric and fetal cardiology, pediatric cardiovascular imaging including cardiac MRI, preventive cardiology for children and adolescents at risk for adult heart disease.
- Pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine
- Primary research includes cardiac imaging, fetal cardiology and preventive cardiology.
- Specialization in Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology
Notable Quotes from Dr. Singh
Dr. Singh on the importance screening of high-risk children:
“Some children may have risk factors that predispose them to the premature onset of coronary artery disease or other cardiovascular diseases.Once a child is age four or older, pediatricians and family physicians should screen children for risk factors as part of an annual physical examination.”
Dr. Singh on the prevalence of high cholesterol among children and the importance of early screening:
“One-third of children, age nine through 18, have high cholesterol. We need to get the word out to parents, pediatricians and other physicians that children should be evaluated early in life to identify risk factors that often go unnoticed until adulthood.”
Dr. Singh on the importance of early testing for cardiovascular disease:
“Most of us start to think about our risk for heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases when we reach middle age, and many doctors do not order cholesterol tests or address other risk factors for these diseases until their patients are adults. But for many, testing in adulthood may be too late.”