At White Plains Hospital, women who once faced barriers to lifesaving screenings now step into the Family Health Center with confidence, greeted by volunteers who speak their language, offer reassurance, and deliver results the very same day. At the center is Dr. Baljit Singh, Chief of Pathology, whose fearless vision for community care has earned him the CAP Foundation’s 2025 Gene and Jean Herbek Humanitarian Award.

In 2017, the White Plains See, Test & Treat program launched in a small corner of the Neighborhood Health Fair, providing a handful of screenings each year. Dr. Singh envisioned a space where women could not only be screened but also feel truly seen in an environment that combined compassion, trust, and action.

He created partnerships with organizations like El Centro Hispano and local churches to reach women who might otherwise go without care and recruited bilingual volunteers to ensure every patient felt understood and supported. What began as an effort serving a few dozen women now reaches nearly 70 annually, and word-of-mouth continues to expand its impact, as patients share stories of care and reassurance with friends and family.

Inside the hospital, the program has shifted the culture of care itself. Pathology, a field usually confined behind microscopes, now steps into the spotlight. “See, Test & Treat is really a lab-run program, which is unusual,” Dr. Singh explains. “It gives pathologists a rare chance to connect directly with patients.” The initiative has sparked a wave of volunteerism across departments, uniting physicians, nurses, and laboratory staff around a shared mission and proving that healthcare is as much about people and community as it is about procedures and results.

His commitment to humanitarian work stretches beyond the walls of the hospital where he served on the board of New York City’s LGBT Community Center, created a scholarship in his mother’s name in India, and contributes nationally to cancer research through the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Within White Plains Hospital, he has led the modernization of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, elevating it to one of the largest and most advanced hospital-based labs in New York State.

Dr. Singh’s leadership embodies an era defined by action, reflecting the spirit of the Herbek Humanitarian Award and honoring the late Dr. Gene Herbek’s vision of expanding access to lifesaving screenings. You can join this legacy by supporting See, Test & Treat today.