White Plains, N.Y. (September 15, 2025) – White Plains Hospital is proud to announce Director of Pathology, Dr. Baljit Singh, MD, FACP, has received the College of American Pathologists (CAP) 2025 Jean and Gene Herbek Humanitarian Award for his ongoing work to provide essential cancer screenings to community members most in need through CAP’s “See, Test & Treat” initiative.
The award, introduced in 2011, is named in honor of the late Gene N. Herbek, MD, FCAP, a past president of the CAP, and his wife. The award honors a pathologist leader who has made innovative and unique contributions to advance the “See, Test & Treat” (STT) program, which provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings with same-day results to underserved and underinsured communities.
“We are very proud to continue to provide this vital program to our community,” Dr. Singh said. “I am humbled to receive this award, but more important is the work that White Plains Hospital and that the College of American Pathologists does in this regard. See, Test & Treat is truly a pathologist-run program, which is unusual. It gives pathologists a rare chance to connect directly with patients, which is something that benefits both sides.”
Under Dr. Singh’s guidance, the Hospital’s STT program has grown in scope, scale, and significance. In 2023, he secured a three-year CAP grant to formalize STT as a fully volunteer-powered initiative based at the Hospital’s Family Health Center. Dr. Singh is personally involved in recruiting, training, and inspiring its diverse team of physicians, nurses, laboratory professionals, administrators, and bilingual community members – all to ensure that each patient is welcomed with culturally sensitive care and supported throughout the screening process. Patients receive same-day results, which expedites diagnosis, supports timely treatment, and reduces anxiety.
Attendance at the Hospital’s annual half-day STT event in 2024 saw a 13% increase over 2023 and a 17% increase over 2022.
“Dr. Singh’s internationally recognized work as a pathology leader and his focus on a humanitarian approach to care makes him an ideal choice for this award. He and our Hospital share a commitment to providing all members of our community access to exceptional, quality care, and our dedication to growing this program to help those who need it most,” said Dr. Michael Palumbo, executive vice president and medical director of White Plains Hospital.
Dr. Singh has also been instrumental in expanding and modernizing White Plains Hospital’s Department of Laboratory Medicine. The lab – the fifth-largest hospital-based laboratory in New York State – processes more than four million tests annually and supports facilities throughout Westchester County.
In addition, Dr. Singh’s humanitarianism extends far beyond STT. Between 2012 and 2017, he served on the board of the LGBT Community Center in New York City. He also established a scholarship in his mother’s name – the Pardaman Kaur Public Speaking Contest – at his former high school, Model School Rohtak in Haryana, India, to encourage “soft skills” such as communication, collaboration, and adaptability in students.
Currently, he participates in the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (Alliance), a federally funded National Cancer Institute program that advances cancer research through clinical trials.
Dr. Singh has practiced medicine for more than 38 years. Born in India, he earned his medical degree from Rohtak Medical College in Haryana and completed a residency in Pathology at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He pursued additional anatomic pathology residencies at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit healthcare organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by the federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 13th consecutive time.