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Ruben Kalra, M.D.
Dr. Ruben Kalra provides integrative and empathetic care to patients in pain. Born and raised in California and trained at Harvard in anesthesiology and pain management, Dr. Kalra is both affable and approachable. He completed an anesthesia and critical care residency at Harvard's Brigham and Women's hospital followed by a pain management fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. This stellar program enabled him to learn first-hand from the Brigham's pioneering pain treatment techniques. Dr. Kalra maintains double board certifications in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He is the Chairman of the Cross-Campus Pain Management Team for the John Muir Walnut Creek & Concord Hospitals and serves as a board member for the California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Dr. Kalra is the treating physician for the California Highway Patrol, several fire protection districts, and the Bay Area Pain and Wellness Center Functional Restoration Program. Dr. Kalra has an avid interest in the use of minimally invasive techniques for the relief of neck and back pain. Dr. Kalra speaks Spanish and also conversational Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Bulgarian, and Haitian Creole. He enjoys surfing around the globe, barbecuing, yoga, and gardening.
Dr Kalra is the first and only physician in Marin and Sonoma counties to offer the Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) procedure, a new treatment for spinal stenosis.
Dr. Kalra is currently seeing patients at our Novato and Walnut Creek offices.
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