Dr. Kalra is an interventional cardiologist, associate professor of clinical medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN), cardiovascular institute director for interventional cardiology quality & innovation at Indiana University Health Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center (Indianapolis, IN), and founder of the non-profit startup, makeadent.org. He is 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 250 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.