Maninder Kalra, MD, MS
Appointment
Assistant Professor
Email
maninder.kalra@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-9735
Fax
513-636-4615
Credentials
MD: Punjab University, India, 1991.
Residency: Pediatrics, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson, NJ.
Fellowship: Pulmonary, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.
Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics 1996
- American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board Pediatric Pulmonology, 2004
- American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board Sleep Medicine 2007
- American Board of Sleep Medicine, 2004
Position History
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, 2003-present
- Member, General Pediatrics Staff, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Pediatric Clinic<2001-2004
- General Pediatrics Faculty, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson New Jersey, 1997-2000
- Staff Physician, General Pediatrics, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson NJ, 1996-1997
Awards and Honors
2006: Dean's Clinical Research Scholars Award, University of Cincinnati
2005: Lugaresi Young Investigator Award, World Association of Sleep Medicine
Research
Epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Research Grants and Contracts
- Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Benefits & Risks; July 2006 - June 2011; Co-Investigator.
- Molecular Epidemiology in Children's Environmental Health Training Program; August 2006 - June 2008; Co-Investigator.
- Mechanisms Mediating Cardiovascular Disease in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea to examine baroreceptor function in children with obstructive sleep apnea; April 2007 - March 2008; Co-Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Daftary A, Crisanti M, Kalra M, Wong B, Amin R. Effect of long-term steroids on cough efficiency and respiratory muscle strength in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Pediatrics 2007;119(2):e320-4.
Kalra M, Pal P, Kaushal R, Amin R, Dolan L, Fitz K, Kumar S, Sheng X, Mallik J, Deka R, Chakrabortry R. Association of ApoE genetic variants with obstructive sleep apnea in children.Sleep Medicine 2007;(published online).
Kalra M, Kumar S, Chakrabortry R, Inge T. Association of obstructive sleep apnea with hyperinsulinemia in adolescents with severe obesity.Minerva Pneumologica 2007;46:151-6.
Mihaescu M, Murugappan S, E, Donnelly LF, Kalra M. Computational modeling of upper airway before and after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea.Laryngoscope 2007;(published online).
Inge TH, Zeller M, Harmon C, Helmrath M, Bean J, Modi A, Horlick M,Kalra M, Xanthakos S, Miller R, Akers R, Courcoulas A. Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery: methodological features of the first prospective multicenter study of adolescent bariatric surgery.J Pediatr Surg 2007; 42(11):1969-71.
Fricke BL, Abbott MB, Donnelly LF, Dardzinski BJ, Poe SA, Kalra M, Amin RS, Cotton RT. Upper airway volume segmentation analysis using cine MRI findings in children with tracheostomy tubes.Korean J Radiol 2007;8:506-11
Kalra M, Chakraborty R. Genetic susceptibility to obstructive sleep apnea in the obese child.Sleep Medicine 2007; 8(2):169-75.
Daftary A, Kalra M. Respiratory care and major key topics about screening for evidence of respiratory muscle weakness.International Respiratory Care and Technology. Editorial Masson/GrupoAulamedica. 2007.
Kumar S, Kalra M. Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea.Minerva Pneumologica 2007;46:183-90.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
- Sleep-disordered breathing in obese adolescents
- Sleep disorders in children with neuromuscular disease
Related Areas
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