Dr. Kalra is the Division Chief of Cardiology, interventional cardiologist, and clinical associate professor of medicine at State University of New York (SUNY), Upstate Medical University and Norton College of Medicine. He is the founder of the non-profit startup, makeadent.org, and director of Barry J. Maron Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center in New Delhi, India. He is also the host of the cardiology podcast show, Parallax. He 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.