Division Chief of Cardiology
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY

Dr. Kalra is the Division Chief of Cardiology, interventional cardiologist, and associate professor of medicine at State University of New York, Upstate Medical University and Norton College of Medicine in Syracuse, NY. He is the founder of the non-profit startup, makeadent.org, a primary investigator at Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, and director of Barry J. Maron Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center in New Delhi, India. He is also the host of the award-winning, top-ranked cardiology podcast show, Parallax.

He has presented late-breaking science at national and international scientific cardiovascular meetings, and has published over 325 scientific manuscripts in various peer-reviewed journals. Prior appointments include interventional cardiologist, associate professor, and medical director of clinical research for regional cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.

His notable professional honors and awards include Sones-Favaloro Excellence in Research Award (Cleveland Clinic, 2020), Hospitals and Health Care Week Award for compassionate, safe and quality care (Franciscan Health, 2024), Champion in Global Cardiovascular Collaboration and Innovation (Bristol Myers Squibb, 2025), and Castle Connolly Top Doctors (2025, 2026).