Patient Experience
My 85-year-old father was admitted with septic shock, and Dr. Kuldeep Singh's calm precision during those critical 72 hours was astonishing. He explained every medication change in simple terms, even drawing diagrams of immune response on a whiteboard. When Dad stabilized, Dr. Singh personally adjusted his bed for optimal breathing—a small gesture that meant everything.
Our 6-year-old daughter's asthma attack turned life-threatening during a family wedding. Dr. Singh met us at the ER entrance, his voice steady as he carried her while directing nurses. He later sat with us for hours, explaining pediatric ventilation strategies using puppet demonstrations to reduce our daughter's fear. She now calls him 'Uncle Doctor.'
After my complex pancreatic surgery, I developed unexpected internal bleeding at 2 AM. Dr. Singh appeared within minutes, still in casual clothes—he'd been at a relative's birthday party. His team performed an emergency procedure where he narrated each step to keep me conscious, comparing my anatomy to subway maps. Most surgeons would've taken shortcuts; he treated my body like sacred architecture.
Routine pre-travel checkup revealed a hidden heart condition. Dr. Singh noticed subtle jugular vein distension while taking my history—something missed in three previous annual physicals. His 'incidental curiosity' saved me from cardiac arrest at 30,000 feet. He even coordinated with airline medical teams to arrange safe travel conditions.
My mother's post-COVID fibrosis required 47 days in ICU. Dr. Singh created a 'milestone calendar' with daily achievable goals—first day she breathed without ventilator for 5 minutes, first day she could sip water. On discharge day, he presented her with the completed calendar signed by entire staff. We frame it beside her graduation photos.
Construction accident left my brother with multiple organ injuries. Dr. Singh orchestrated a rare simultaneous nephrology-gastrointestinal intervention, using real-time ultrasound guidance he called 'organ sonata.' The man hums Bach during procedures and somehow makes death's doorstep feel like a technical challenge rather than a tragedy.
Follow-up visit for my wife's rare autoimmune disorder turned into a research collaboration. Dr. Singh had spent nights comparing her case with international journals, connecting us with a specialist in Sweden via video call during our appointment. He doesn't just treat diseases—he builds bridges between medical continents.
Neonatal ICU case: Our premature twins developed concurrent infections. Dr. Singh modified adult ventilation protocols for their tiny lungs, calculating drug dosages based on weight fluctuations hourly. He installed webcams with encrypted links so we could watch rounds from isolation. Still sends birthday cards with growth charts.
Elderly dementia patient with pneumonia kept removing IV lines. Dr. Singh had nurses wrap the tubes in colorful ribbons she associated with her wedding bouquet. He learned phrases in her native dialect to calm her during suctioning. Medicine became memory therapy in his hands.
Young athlete with mysterious recurrent fevers—17 specialists over 2 years. Dr. Singh spent a Sunday reviewing her childhood vaccination records, discovering a pattern linking symptoms to specific physical activities. Diagnosed a rare mitochondrial disorder by cross-referencing sports medicine journals with metabolic research.
Emergency thoracotomy for stab wound victim. Dr. Singh used the patient's own phone (retrieved from bloody jeans) to contact family during the procedure, putting them on speaker so they could hear his reassuring commentary while he repaired the lung. Turns out he also coordinates donor blood drives every monsoon season.
Terminal cancer patient transferred for palliative care. Dr. Singh redesigned the ICU room into a 'living space' with fairy lights, aroma diffusers, and continuous playlist of the patient's favorite classical ragas. His hand never left the man's shoulder during final hours, measuring vital signs through touch rather than machines.
International traveler with drug-resistant malaria collapsed at airport. Dr. Singh bypassed hospital bureaucracy by having the ambulance divert to a research lab for immediate parasite genotyping. He subsequently developed a new treatment protocol now used by WHO in tropical zones. All from one desperate Sunday night.
Teenager with severe depression attempted suicide by medication overdose. Dr. Singh recognized the specific drug combination from recent psychiatric literature, realizing standard antidotes would cause neurological damage. He video-conferenced with the drug manufacturer in Germany to create a custom chelation therapy at 3 AM.
Routine post-operative follow-up revealed my surgical drains weren't functioning. Instead of rescheduling, Dr. Singh repurposed a sterile juice bottle and aquarium tubing from the pediatric ward to create an emergency vacuum system. His resourcefulness turned a potential sepsis case into an innovation now taught in nursing schools.