Jawahar Kalra
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Jawahar (Jay) Kalra | |
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| Born | April 2, 1949 Aligarh, India |
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| Organization | University of Saskatchewan |
| Known for | Research, Teaching, Quality Health Care Advocacy, Health Care Administration, Volunteerism |
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Jawahar Kalra, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAHS (born 1949) is a heart researcher, educator, and physician. He is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Saskatchewan, a clinical scientist, and health system administrator.
Biography
Born in Aligarh, India, he began his post-secondary studies at the Aligarh Muslim University earning a BSc in Chemistry and Biology in 1967 followed by his MSc in Biochemistry in 1969. He joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences as a junior research fellow in Biochemistry in 1969. He continued his studies at Memorial University in Newfoundland earning a MSc degree in 1972, a PhD in 1976, and his MD in 1981. He did residency training at the University of Ottawa and was the senior resident in the Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine at Ottawa Civic and Ottawa General Hospitals.[1]
In 1985 he accepted a position with the Department of Pathology at the University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital.[2]
He served as the Head of the Department of Pathology in the College of Medicine (1991-2000) and Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine for the Saskatoon Health Region (1994-2000). Kalra also served as President of the Canadian Association of Medical Biochemists (1993-95), Intersociety Council of Laboratory Medicine (1994-96), Canadian Chairs of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (1995-2000), Canadian Association of Pathologists (1999-2000), and of the American College of Angiology (2004). He was a founding member (1991) and Director (1998-2000) of the Saskatchewan Stroke Research Centre.[3]
Kalra specialised in thyroid-function testing techniques, as well as total quality management and lean transformation strategies. His other research is in applied biochemistry related to oxygen free radicals in various diseases including heart failure and atherosclerosis.[4]
Honours
- RBC – Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, 2013 Winner[5]
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012[6]
- Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME/ACEM) Certificate of Merit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Medical Education, 2012[7]
- Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Achievement Award in Clinical Research, 2005[8]
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002[9]
References
- ^ The Saskatchewan Story: The Jawahar Kalra Family, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan http://www.wdmprairiegamble.com/story/display_story.php?mode=&search_keyword=&story_types=1,1,1,1,1,1&story_topics=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_time_frames=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_id=66
- ^ The Saskatchewan Story: The Jawahar Kalra Family, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan http://www.wdmprairiegamble.com/story/display_story.php?mode=&search_keyword=&story_types=1,1,1,1,1,1&story_topics=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_time_frames=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_id=66
- ^ University of Saskatchewan-College of Medicine http://www.medicine.usask.ca/pathology/people/faculty/Full%20Time%20Faculty/Kalra%20Jay.php
- ^ University of Saskatchewan-College of Medicine http://www.medicine.usask.ca/pathology/people/faculty/Full%20Time%20Faculty/Kalra%20Jay.php
- ^ Asian Pacific Post, July 2, 2013, http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/5645-canada%E2%80%99s-top-immigrants-honoured-vancouver.html
- ^ Family is King for Local Doctor, Bridges, Published by the Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, September 4, 2013 http://issuu.com/lorikluge/docs/bridges_09042013
- ^ http://www.came-acem.ca/docs/awards/2012_Certificateofmeritawardwinners.pdf
- ^ http://www.usask.ca/researchawards/award_winners/archives.php
- ^ The Saskatchewan Story: The Jawahar Kalra Family, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan http://www.wdmprairiegamble.com/story/display_story.php?mode=&search_keyword=&story_types=1,1,1,1,1,1&story_topics=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_time_frames=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_id=66