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Meet Anuj Singla, MBBS, Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the UVA School of Medicine.<\/p>\nMeet Anuj Singla, MBBS, Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the UVA School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
This post is part of a series of interviews with new\/junior faculty. Stay tuned for more interviews with your colleagues!<\/p>\n
Q: How long have you been at UVA and where were you before you came to UVA?<\/strong> I’ve been here at UVA for four years now. During my first year here, I was a fellow, and I’ve been faculty for three years now. Before that, I did a couple of fellowships in spine surgery and pediatric spine surgery. I’m from India, so I did my medical education and residency back in India, and I came here for the fellowship and stayed here as a faculty member.<\/p>\n Q: Is there something that you\u2019ve worked on or accomplished in your career that you\u2019re particularly proud of or glad you were able to experience?<\/strong> For me, the most important thing is that I am working with pediatric spine and adult spine. It is uncommon for people to have training in both, as they are considered two separate, distinct divisions. So, I am taking care of the patients on both sides. I can see how problems evolve from a very young child, as young as a newborn, to adults. I watch that transition, and I can see the changes in how they perceive their problems, how they expect solutions, how they manage the problems, and how they want physicians to be involved at what stage.<\/p>\n Q: A favorite spot to grab lunch during the day?<\/strong><\/p>\n I like Indian food, so not many options here in Charlottesville!<\/p>\n Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?<\/strong><\/p>\n I always wanted to be a doctor. It was always in the back of my mind. There also was a time when I wanted to be a detective \u2013 that’s why I try to explore answers to unanswered questions. I keep looking for the answers all the time.<\/p>\n Q: Do you have any children or fur babies at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n I live with my wife and two kids. My wife is also part of the UVA Health System. She’s in the anesthesiology department. I have a two-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl. Most of my day revolves around them, when I’m not at work.<\/p>\n Q: Do you have a favorite local restaurant or hangout spot?<\/strong><\/p>\n I like to spend as much time with my kids as possible. In the springtime or summer, we will be at a sporting ground or a swimming pool. That is probably the most common place to find us when I’m not working or sleeping! For vacation, we like to go to a seaside area for water sporting activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet Anuj Singla, MBBS, Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the UVA School of Medicine. This post is part of a series of interviews with new\/junior faculty. Stay tuned for more interviews with your colleagues! Q: How long have you been at UVA and where were you before you came to UVA? I’ve been here at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,5,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-interviews","category-interviews","category-junior-faculty-interviews"],"acf":false,"yoast_head":"\n
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