Dr. Veena Kalra
MBBS, MD, FIAP
Senior Consultant – Paediatric Neurology
Paediatric Neurologist- 39 Years of Experience
Doctor Profile
Dr. Veena Kalra is associated with Indraprastha Apollo Hospital – Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. Dr. Kalra is also the Executive Board member of the International Child Neurology Association and the President, Asian & Oceanian Child Neurology Association. She is also the member of several associations, some which include Oxford & Cambridge Society of India, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Association of Child Neurology, Indian Epilepsy Society, and also the Fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), National Academy of Medical Sciences and National Academy of Sciences. She is also on the Editorial boards of Journal of Child Neurology (USA); Pediatric Neurology (USA), Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Turkey, Indian Journal of Pediatrics, Indian Pediatrics, Indian Journal of Medical Research, National Medical Journal of India, Pediatrics Today etc.
Education
- MBBS – Delhi University, 1968
- MD – AIIMS, New Delhi, 1972
- FIAP
- FNASc
- FNAMS
Memberships
- Founder Member – IAP’s Child Neurology Chapter
- Executive Board Member – International Child Neurology Association
- Member – Membership Advisory Committees – ICNA
- Active Member – Child Neurology Society, USA
- Member – Oxford & Cambridge Society of India
- Member – Indian Academy of Pediatrics
- President and Founding Member – Association of Child Neurology
- Member – Indian Epilepsy Society
- Founder Member – Indian Society for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Chairperson – International Child Neurology Education Committee of ICNA
- President – Asian & Oceanian Child Neurology Association
Experience
- Pediatric Neurology, Senior Consultant- Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi , currently working
- Pediactrics Neurology, Head- AIIMS, New Delhi , currently working
Awards and Achievements
- Kanishka Award for Medical Education
- ST Achar Endowment Award for Best Clinical Research of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics , 1983
- WHO Research Training Grant Awardee (worked at MRC). Cambridge University, U.K. and WHO Laboratory, Geneva, 1981
- Distinguished academic career. Topped in Academics , 1963
Specializations
- Pediatric Neurologist
- Pediatrician