Dr. Kalra is an interventional cardiologist, and founder of the non-profit startup, makeadent.org. He is primary investigator at Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, and an adjunct clinical associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is director of the Barry J. Maron Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center in New Delhi, India. He is also the host of the cardiology podcast show, Parallax.
Dr. Kalra has presented late-breaking science at national and international scientific cardiovascular meetings, and has published over 300 scientific manuscripts in various peer-reviewed journals. His past appointments include interventional cardiologist, associate professor, and medical director of clinical research for regional cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.
Educated at Indira Gandhi Medical College (Shimla, India), he completed medical and cardiology training at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi, India), Cooper University Hospital (Camden, NJ), and Hennepin County Medical Center and Minneapolis Heart Institute (Minneapolis, MN).
He served as a clinical and research fellow in interventional cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and a clinical fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA). He then completed a year-long fellowship at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston, TX).
Dr. Kalra is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology from the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a Diplomate in Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography from the National Board of Echocardiography. He has a Master of Science degree in Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences from the London School of Economics & Political Science in London, United Kingdom. He is also certified in patient safety, healthcare quality, health informatics and leadership from Harvard Medical School’s 1-year Safety, Quality, Informatics and Leadership certification program.
He is also the author of the poetry book Ibadah that was released on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and launched in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Arts and Medicine Institute on Valentine’s Day, 2020.
Every fortnight, we talk about the lesser known side of cardiovascular care, management, and science.
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My non-profit organization dedicated to cardiovascular medicine research and education.
makeadent.org
Dr. Kalra is available to consult on health technology assessments, market trends, and novel drugs/devices. He can also consult on topics like financing health care, novel models of health care quality management and patient safety. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions!
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makeadent.org's foundational principles are altruism, brilliance and creativity. We work with clinical investigators to develop and innovate concepts in cardiovascular medicine across the spectrum of topics spanning innovation in heart and vascular science, health disparity, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and spirituality in medicine.
If you need help in formulating your research question around a concept that will pass muster with the rigor of clinical/scientific investigation, we at makeadent.org are your friends. We will partner with you to help get your question answered with the highest scientific rigor and "see it through" to publication.
We have traditionally not worked with volunteers. However, as we continue to expand our horizons, we will welcome medical students and housestaff with skill in dissemination of health information on social media. If you think you are equipped with the skillset “Pop Science” as some may refer to, please get in touch with us. Also, we will welcome volunteer services for help with raising funds for CHAI (Cardiovascular Health in Asian Indians) Collaborative.
Simple! Just reach out to Dr. Kalra, our creative director and leave the rest to him (and us).
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makeadent.org's foundational principles are altruism, brilliance and creativity. We work with clinical investigators to develop and innovate concepts in cardiovascular medicine across the spectrum of topics spanning innovation in heart and vascular science, health disparity, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and spirituality in medicine.
If you need help in formulating your research question around a concept that will pass muster with the rigor of clinical/scientific investigation, we at makeadent.org are your friends. We will partner with you to help get your question answered with the highest scientific rigor and "see it through" to publication.
We have traditionally not worked with volunteers. However, as we continue to expand our horizons, we will welcome medical students and housestaff with skill in dissemination of health information on social media. If you think you are equipped with the skillset “Pop Science” as some may refer to, please get in touch with us. Also, we will welcome volunteer services for help with raising funds for CHAI (Cardiovascular Health in Asian Indians) Collaborative.
Simple! Just reach out to Dr. Kalra, our creative director and leave the rest to him (and us).