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Ankur Kalra
@AnkurKalraMD
Division Chief of Cardiology, Structural Heart Interventional Cardiologist & Professor, @UpstateNews | @NIH-funded Physician-Scientist | Founder, @makeadentorg
750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Oct 18, 2022
    “How then can we reconcile the concept of ‘letting go of the outcome’ with our fundamental desire and commitment to making patients feel better and live longer?”—Bhagavad Gita, Dichotomy of Control, and Metric Medicine: The Conflict of Burnout, out in EHJ. doi.org/10.1093/eurhea…
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Feb 18, 2024
    Thank you, @iamsrk for #DunkiOnNetflix. I couldn’t stop crying. It is a beautiful film.
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Oct 9, 2021
    This is quite brilliant! 😆—@ShelleyWood2 @TCTMD @michaelTCTMD @ToddNeale @TCTMD_Caitlin @TCTMD_Yael @mmamas1973 @SrihariNaiduMD @DLBHATTMD @rwyeh @bnallamo @virani_md @khurramn1 @safinmc @ShahzebKhanMD @dranulala @robmentz @WilliamZoghbi @SuzanneJBaron @Drroxmehran
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Nov 19, 2020
    Elated to take on the role of Medical Director of Clinical Research for Regional Cardiovascular Medicine at the @ClevelandClinic; thank you, Dr. @UmeshKhotMD, for bestowing the trust & entrusting me this opportunity; we have a unique chance to construct a learning health system.
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Jul 30, 2025
    Chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, @UpstateNews #NewProfilePic
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Jun 24, 2020
    Three years since I graduated from last fellowship at @MethodistHosp; I received this official letter from our Dean at @CWRUSOM today; most sincere & heartfelt thanks to my mentors who believed in me; for those who haven’t, thank you too for keeping the 🔥; #AssociateProfessor
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Jun 5, 2020
    #COVIDー19 and the healthcare workers: Lessons from the #BhagavadGita; out now in @escardio @oxfordpress. Thank you to @TomLuscher and Andros Tofield for their progressive mindset to get this published expeditiously in the European Heart Journal. ow.ly/S54e30qN0oU
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Dec 20, 2019
    It is hard to succeed as a professional woman. I see my wife who’s an ophthalmology resident, a mother of a 2.5-year-old toddler boy, and blessed us with second son this week (yes; Santa came early for us). Men have it easier than women at every step of the ladder; we need change
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Jun 18, 2022
    Disclaimer: Long Thread (and my wife is truly the better half for not being on social media) Friday, June 17, 2022 marked a landmark day for the Kalra family. Kunal, my wife, graduated from her (second) #ophthalmology residency from @CWRUSOM in Cleveland, Ohio; the first was 1/
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Mar 26, 2021
    Seeing my patient’s #LV systolic function improve from 16% to 55% within 6 months following concerted effort to initiate quadruple backbone of beta-blocker, #ARNI, #SGLT2i, and #MRA is as satisfying as primary angioplasty and stenting for #STEMI from plaque destabilization.
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Jul 7, 2024
    My father, Dr. Ram Narain Kalra, cardiologist and medical director of Kalra Hospitals (and the hardest working man I know), was awarded the (richly deserved) Lifetime Achievement Award by Delhi Medical Association (@delhimediasso). Congratulations, Papa! We are very proud of you.
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Oct 21, 2020
    I received a very special birthday (Oct 16) gift in the email earlier this week on Oct 19, by our Institute Chairman, Dr. @LarsSvenssonMD! Thank you, kindly, for this acknowledgment and honor. The Sones-Favaloro Award is the most prestigious award at the @ClevelandClinic HVTI.
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Dec 30, 2020
    These are pictures of my medical school in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India—the Queen of Hills & the summer capital of British India; Himachal Pradesh is a northern state in India, situated in the Western Himalayas. These photos were taken by Dr. Merwaha, a faculty member.
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    Ankur Kalra
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    Jul 1, 2020
    Haven’t acknowledged this enough in public, but I ought to. My wife, Kunal, has toiled incredibly hard and made intangible sacrifices to see me (and us) where I’m at in my career today (and us as a family unit). She’s been our silent warrior; took a back seat after having... 1/
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