Dinesh K Kalra MD
Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Chief of Cardiology, University of Louisville
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201 Abraham Flexner WaySte 600Louisville, KY 40202
Phone+1 502-852-9505
Fax+1 502-385-6558
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Summary
- Dr. Dinesh Kalra is Division Chief of Cardiology at the University of Louisville. He received his medical degree from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and has been in practice for 19 years. He specializes in Cardiac CT and MRI, lipidology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiothoracic imaging, and non-invasive cardiology.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2002- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1999
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2013 - Present
NH State Medical License 2004 - Present
KY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2023
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2018
IN State Medical License 1997 - 2017
WI State Medical License 2002 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Aggressive Risk-Prevention Therapies for Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque (ART-CAP) Start of enrollment: 2024 Mar 01
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
- A CCTA Guided Management Strategy Versus a Standard of Care Strategy in Type 2 NSTEMI Start of enrollment: 2024 May 01
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cardiac Injury Causing Traumatic Ventricular Septal Rupture With Right Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm.Mahima Tyagi, Matthew Shotwell, Amelia E Power, Gurnoor Singh, Dinesh K Kalra
JACC. Case Reports. 2025-09-19 - Meta-analysis of the impact of statins on change in renal function in patients with moderate or severe chronic kidney disease.Deepak Vedamurthy, Usman Sagheer, Mahima Tyagi, Kevin C Maki, Dinesh K Kalra
Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2025-09-17 - Cell therapy for heart failure -recent progress and future directions.Roberto Bolli, Joshua M Hare, Emerson C Perin, Arshad Quyyumi, Javed Butler
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2025-08-25
Press Mentions
New Drugs Offer Hope for People with High Lipoprotein(A) CholesterolJanuary 21st, 2025- Louisville Doctors Address Concerns over Vaccine, COVID-19-Related Heart ProblemsFebruary 8th, 2022
- 11 Physicians at Rush Named 'Top Heart Doctors'June 16th, 2021
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