Jawahar (Jay) Kalra is a Professor of Pathology in the University of Saskatchewan and has served as Head of the Department of Pathology and Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Saskatoon Health Region. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine UK.

Dr. Kalra has served as the President of the Canadian Association of Medical Biochemists, the Intersociety Council of Laboratory Medicine of Canada, the Canadian Chairs of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, the Canadian Association of Pathologists, the American College of Angiology and as the Director of Saskatchewan Stroke Research Centre. He has also served as Chair of the planning and priority committee of the University of Saskatchewan.

Dr Kalra has been recognized for his research in the area of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of heart failure, ischemia-reperfusion injury and atherosclerosis. He has been a pioneer in establishing guidelines for thyroid-function testing, quality assurance program and laboratory utilization in health care. Dr Kalra has also contributed nationally and internationally in the area of total quality management and lean transformation strategies including quality care and patient safety.