Dr. Ricky R. Kalra, MD

University	Degree	Focus	Graduated
Rice University	Bachelors Degree	Economics & German	2002
Washington University (St. Louis)	Medical Degree	Medical School	2009

University

Degree

Focus

Graduated

Rice University

Bachelors Degree

Economics & German

2002

Washington University (St. Louis)

Medical Degree

Medical School

2009

Institution	Focus	Year
Residency - University of Utah	Neurosurgery	Not Specified
Fellowship - University of Utah	Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery	2015
Other - Krankenhaus Tutzing, Munich, Germany	Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery	2016

Institution

Focus

Year

Residency - University of Utah

Neurosurgery

Not Specified

Fellowship - University of Utah

Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

2015

Other - Krankenhaus Tutzing, Munich, Germany

Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

2016

Certification	Cert. Body	Year
Neurological Surgery	Neurological Surgery	2021

Certification

Cert. Body

Year

Neurological Surgery

Neurological Surgery

2021

Role	Organization	Time
Member	American Association of Neurological Surgeons	2007 - Present
Member	Congress of Neurological Surgeons	2007 - Present
Medical Director of Neurosurgery	Medical City Frisco	Present
Chief of Surgery	Texas Health Presbyterian Plano	Present

Role

Organization

Time

Member

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

2007 - Present

Member

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

2007 - Present

Medical Director of Neurosurgery

Medical City Frisco

Present

Chief of Surgery

Texas Health Presbyterian Plano

Present

Distinction	Institution	Year
Hansard Scholars Program	Rice University
Magna Cum Laude	Rice University
Preuss Award Section on Tumors for Best Tumor Research (2014)	American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Spine Section Charlie Kunz Award for Best Spine Research (2016)	Congress of Neurological Surgeons
D Best Doctor in Dallas	D Magazine	2017-2021

Distinction

Institution

Year

Hansard Scholars Program

Rice University

Magna Cum Laude

Rice University

Preuss Award Section on Tumors for Best Tumor Research (2014)

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Spine Section Charlie Kunz Award for Best Spine Research (2016)

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

D Best Doctor in Dallas

D Magazine

2017-2021

Publication	Publisher	Title	Published
Text Book	Kalra, R. Schmidt M.	Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Reconstruction in Benzel's Spine Surgery, 4th Edition	2014
Text Book	Kalra, R., Schmidt M, and Beisse, R.	Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery. Youmans Neurological Surgery. 7th edition	2016
Text Book	Kalra R, Dailey AT. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg	Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors. Spine Surgery Basics	2014

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Text Book

Kalra, R. Schmidt M.

Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Reconstruction in Benzel's Spine Surgery, 4th Edition

2014

Text Book

Kalra, R., Schmidt M, and Beisse, R.

Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery. Youmans Neurological Surgery. 7th edition

2016

Text Book

Kalra R, Dailey AT. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg

Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors. Spine Surgery Basics

2014

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“The best care and very professional”

Dr Kalra and his entire staff at his office and the hospital were very organized and everything went smoothly!

Vicki C. 10/13/2021

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“Excellent Neurosurgeon and Practice”

I can't say enough good things about my experience with Dr. Kalra and his team! He is extremely caring, personable, professional, accessible, and I truly sense he cares about his patients and helping them acheive their treatment goals. Dr. Kalra performed a 360 spinal fusion on me a year ago, and I was able to acheive complete pain relief in my lower back after 20 years of debilitating pain. Thank you again for helping me gain my life back, Dr. Kalra and your whole team!

Rebecca S. 10/01/2021

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“Fantastic Surgeon!!”

Mark G. 09/24/2021

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“The understanding that we have been giving made ou experience great”

The experience with the provider was greater than to be exspected we are well pleaced

Leticia M. 09/13/2021

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“My experience with Dr Ricky kalra and his staff has been amazing.”

The front desk staff were very friendly and welcoming , I didn't have any problems making my appointments they were able to accomodate my schedule . Dr Ricky Kalra was very professional took his time with me and explained my treatment options thoroughly manner . I felt comfortable with him taking over my care and needs for my back pain . Highly recommend him.

J. V. 08/27/2021

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“I am very pleased with the results of my surgery.”

Dr. Kalra is an excellet listener. He is compassionate, understanding, and truly gifted with his skills. His staff is excellent. They are kind and very efficient. My wife and I are astounded. I have almost no pain in my lower back now.

J. H. 10/08/2021

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“Entire staff is wonderful and Dr Kalra is the best!”

I cant even describe the pain I was in from a herniated disc and pinched nerve. I knew I did not want a traditional spinal fusion. I researched an found out about Mobi-C or artificial disc replacement. I really liked the increased mobility it offered. Dr Kalra was listed as someone that had advanced training in this procedure. From my very first visit, he and his staff made me feel very comfortable. Everything was fully explained and all my questions were answered. Great communication before, during, and after surgery. All the pain from the pinched nerve was gone when I woke up from surgery. Only mild discomfort for a week or so at the surgical site after surgery. I cannont reccommend Dr. Kalra and crew enough. If you or a loved one needs surgery, you don't want to go anywhere but here. Thank you Dr Kalra!

Angela P. 09/29/2021

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“Excellent surgeon.”

Dr Kalra has made a world of difference in my quality of life. The scare of potentially being paralyzed and his confidence and skill to fix me were amazing.

His staff took over the workers comp nightmare and were able to get my surgery done.

I really appreciate all their efforts.

Jimmy S. 09/20/2021

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“Best experience EVER!!”

Seriously this was THE best expereince EVER! Dr Kalra is phenominal and his staff equally so! I was in constant pain since an injury in 2004 that only worsened. The only thing I regret was not having Dr Kalra do the surgery sooner! Dr Kalra does all things with a spirit of excellence and is so very kind. He explained things very well and didn;t mind having to re-explain when I forgot! :) He made sure I had everything I needed in every stage of the procedure (pre-op and post-op). I am now 7 months post-op and have no pain!!!!! Can't thank Dr Kalra and his staff enough!

Jennifer H. 09/03/2021

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