Ruben Kalra, MD

Ruben Kalra, MD, is a double-board certified Harvard trained physician who takes a personalized functional and holistic approach in helping his patients with offices in Marin and Contra Costa County.

Born and raised in California with a degree in psychology from UC Berkeley and training in anesthesiology and pain management at Harvard, Dr. Kalra is affable and approachable. He completed an anesthesia and critical care residency followed by a pain management fellowship at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. This stellar program enabled him to learn first-hand Brigham's pioneering integrative approaches in helping manage pain and mental illness.

Dr. Kalra is a strong advocate of neuroplasticity and using the body to heal itself including pioneering efforts in the use of platelet rich plasma and stem cells in the treatment of back pain as well as developing an innovative intravenous ketamine neuroplastic reset program.

As Chairman of the Cross-Campus Pain Management Team for the John Muir Hospitals in Walnut Creek and Concord, California from 2010-2015, Dr. Kalra led efforts in bringing intravenous ketamine care to the hospital, making it one of the first hospitals in the country to do so. He has completed over 10,000 anesthetics and intravenous infusions.

Dr. Kalra is one of the few pain doctors nationwide invited as a pain management expert for Grand Rounds and is recognized as a top doctor by Castle Connolly and several publications.

Dr. Kalra speaks Spanish and conversational Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Hindi, Bulgarian, and Haitian Creole. He enjoys surfing around the globe, playing tennis, barbecuing, yoga, and gardening.