Goutam Singh, PhD

About Goutam

Goutam Singh, PhD is an assistant professor in the Kosair for Kids School of Physical Therapy. Dr. Singh graduated with a BS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and graduated with an MS in exercise physiology and PhD in physiology from the University of Louisville. Dr. Singh subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Kosair for Kids Center for Pediatric Neurorecovery at the University of Louisville. Dr. Singh’s research is focused on identifying the multifaceted role of trunk muscles across multiple physiological systems and to investigate therapeutic potential of non-invasive neuromodulation to promote motor recovery in children with spinal cord injury.

Publications

• 1) Amirova L, Keller A, Singh G, King M, Parikh P, Stepp N, Ugiliweneza B, Gerasimenko Y, Behrman AL. Cumulative Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation with Locomotor Training Safely Improves Trunk Control in Children with Spinal Cord Injury: Pilot Study. Children (Basel). 2025 Jun 21;12(7):817. doi: 10.3390/children12070817. PMID: 40723009; PMCID: PMC12293838.
• 2) Lucas K, Singh G, Alvarado LR, King M, Stepp N, Parikh P, Ugiliweneza B, Gerasimenko Y, Behrman AL. Non-invasive spinal neuromodulation enables stepping in children with complete spinal cord injury. Brain. 2025 Sep 3;148(9):3290-3299. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaf115. PMID: 40184166.
• 3) Singh G, Sharma P, Forrest G, Harkema S, Behrman A, Gerasimenko Y. Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Review Examining Upper Extremity Neuromotor Control, Recovery Mechanisms, and Future Directions. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Sep;41(17-18):2056-2074. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0438. Epub 2024 Jul 12. PMID: 38874496; PMCID: PMC11971538.
• 4) Singh G, Keller A, Lucas K, Borders C, Stout D, King M, Parikh P, Stepp N, Ugiliweneza B, D'Amico JM, Gerasimenko Y, Behrman AL. Safety and Feasibility of Cervical and Thoracic Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation to Improve Hand Motor Function in Children With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Neuromodulation. 2024 Jun;27(4):661-671. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2023.04.475. Epub 2023 Jun 1. PMID: 37269282.
• 5) Singh G, Lucas K, Keller A, Martin R, Behrman A, Vissarionov S, Gerasimenko YP. Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation From Adults to Children: A Review. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2023 Winter;29(1):16-32. doi: 10.46292/sci21-00084. Epub 2022 Dec 9. PMID: 36819932; PMCID: PMC9936896.
• 6) Leon Machado L, Noonan K, Bickel S, Singh G, Brothers K, Calvery M, Behrman AL. Spinal Cord Injury at Birth, Expected Medical and Health Complexity in Chronic Injury Guided Anew by Activity-Based Restorative Therapy: Case Report. Front Psychol. 2022 Apr 7;13:800091. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.800091. PMID: 35465488; PMCID: PMC9021874.
• 7) Keller A, Singh G, Sommerfeld JH, King M, Parikh P, Ugiliweneza B, D'Amico J, Gerasimenko Y, Behrman AL. Noninvasive spinal stimulation safely enables upright posture in children with spinal cord injury. Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 6;12(1):5850. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26026-z. PMID: 34615867; PMCID: PMC8494794.
• 8) Singh G, Ugiliweneza B, Bickel S, Behrman AL. Single and sequential voluntary cough in children with chronic spinal cord injury. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2021 Mar;285:103604. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103604. Epub 2020 Dec 24. PMID: 33358766.
• 9) Singh G, Aslan S, Ugiliweneza B, Behrman A. Contribution of Trunk Muscles to Upright Sitting with Segmental Support in Children with Spinal Cord Injury. Children (Basel). 2020 Dec 8;7(12):278. doi: 10.3390/children7120278. PMID: 33302402; PMCID: PMC7762575.
• 10) Argetsinger LC, Singh G, Bickel SG, Calvery ML, Behrman AL. Spinal cord injury in infancy: activity-based therapy impact on health, function, and quality of life in chronic injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2020 Mar 10;6(1):13. doi: 10.1038/s41394-020-0261-1. PMID: 32157078; PMCID: PMC7064539.

Honors & Affiliations

• Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Pilot Project Grant, 2024
• Faculty Scholarship Grant Award 2023, Spalding University
• Susan J. Harkema Pediatric NeuroRecovery Research Award, Early Career Scientist, 2022
• American Physical Therapy Association member