Sanjay Kalra, MD, FRCPC
Personal Website: https://www.alsniru.com/
Contact
Professor and Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept Neurology
- kalra@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 248-1777
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
ALS MRI Biomarker Neuroscience Neuroimaging Neurodegeneration
About
Education and Training
- BSc, University of Toronto
- MD, University of Toronto
- FRCPC in Neurology, McGill University
- Research Fellowship, Montreal Neurological Institute
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Computing Science
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Member
- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI)
- Neuroimaging Society in ALS (NiSALS)
Research
Research Areas
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Neuroimaging
- Biomarkers
Research Projects
- The Canadian ALS Neuroimaging Consortium (CALSNIC) [Director]
- The Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy, and Eliminate ALS (CAPTURE) [Director]
- Multimodal Neuroimaging: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Volumetry, Functional MRI, Texture Analysis
Featured Publications
Christian Marius Lillelund, Sanjay Kalra, Russell Greiner
PLOS One. 2025 November; 10.1371/journal.pone.0336476
Parnianpour P, Benatar M, Briemberg H, Dey A, Dionne A, Dupré N, Evans KC, Frayne R, Genge A, Graham SJ, Korngut L, McLaren DG, Seres P, Welsh RC, Wilman A, Zinman L, Kalra S
Journal of neurology. 2024 January; 10.1007/s00415-024-12190-x
Rafsanjany Kushol, Sanjay Kalra, Yee-Hong Yang
2024 January; 10.1007/978-3-031-66955-2_6
Sadegh Ghaderi, Farzad Fatehi, Sanjay Kalra, Seyed Amir Hossein Batouli
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2023 October; 10.1080/21678421.2023.2236651
Rafsanjany Kushol, Alan H. Wilman, Sanjay Kalra, Yee-Hong Yang
Diagnostics. 2023 September; 10.3390/diagnostics13182947
Tanushka Anand, Abdullah Ishaque, Daniel Ta, Muhammad Umer Khan, Komal Bharti, Andrew Wu, Dennell Krebs, Christian Beaulieu, Peter Seres, Sanjay Kalra
Brain and Behavior. 2023 July; 10.1002/brb3.3102
Daniel Ta, Abdullah H. Ishaque, Adam Elamy, Tanushka Anand, Andrew Wu, Dean T. Eurich, Collin Luk, Yee Hong Yang, Sanjay Kalra
European Journal of Neurology. 2023 May; 10.1111/ene.15686
Avyarthana Dey, Collin Luk, Abdullah Ishaque, Daniel Ta, Ojas Srivastava, Dennell Krebs, Peter Seres, Chris Hanstock, Christian Beaulieu, Lawrence Korngut, Richard Frayne, Lorne Zinman, Simon Graham, Angela Genge, Hannah Briemberg, Sanjay Kalra
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 2023 March; 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329993
Mejia A.F., Koppelmans V., Jelsone-Swain L., Kalra S., Welsh R.C.
NEUROIMAGE. 2022 July; 255 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119180
Bharti K., Graham S.J., Benatar M., Briemberg H., Chenji S., Dupré N., Dionne A., Frayne R., Genge A., Korngut L., Luk C., Zinman L., Kalra S.
PLoS One. 2022 June; 17 (6 June) 10.1371/journal.pone.0269154
Distinct patterns of progressive gray and white matter degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ishaque A., Ta D., Khan M., Zinman L., Korngut L., Genge A., Dionne A., Briemberg H., Luk C., Yang Y.H., Beaulieu C., Emery D., Eurich D.T., Frayne R., Graham S., Wilman A., Dupré N., Kalra S.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2022 April; 43 (5):1519-1534 10.1002/hbm.25738
Kushol R., Masoumzadeh A., Huo D., Kalra S., Yang Y.H.
Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. 2022 March; 2022-March 10.1109/ISBI52829.2022.9761421
Tanchip C., Guarin D.L., McKinlay S., Barnett C., Kalra S., Genge A., Korngut L., Green J.R., Berry J., Zinman L., Yadollahi A., Abrahao A., Yunusova Y.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2022 March; 65 (3):940-953 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00503
Picher-Martel V., Magnussen C., Blais M., Bubela T., Das S., Dionne A., Evans A.C., Genge A., Greiner R., Iturria-Medina Y., Johnston W., Jones K., Kaneb H., Karamchandani J., Moradipoor S., Robertson J., Rogaeva E., Taylor D.M., Vande Velde C., Yunusova Y., Zinman L., Kalra S., Dupré N.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2022 January; 10.1080/21678421.2022.2041668
McMillan C.T., Wuu J., Rascovsky K., Cosentino S., Grossman M., Elman L., Quinn C., Rosario L., Stark J.H., Granit V., Briemberg H., Chenji S., Dionne A., Genge A., Johnston W., Korngut L., Shoesmith C., Zinman L., Kalra S., Benatar M.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2022 January; 10.1080/21678421.2022.2039713
Salmon K., Anoja N., Breiner A., Chum M., Dionne A., Dupré N., Fiander A., Fok D., Ghavanini A., Gosselin S., Izenberg A., Johnston W., Kalra S., Matte G., Melanson M., O’Connell C., Ritsma B., Schellenberg K., Shoesmith C., Tremblay S., Williams H., Genge A.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2022 January; 23 (3-4):305-312 10.1080/21678421.2021.1980890
Krieger C., Kalra S.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2022 January; 10.1017/cjn.2022.67
Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. 2022 January; 10.1109/ISBI52829.2022.9761421
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2022 January; 10.1080/21678421.2022.2041668
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2022 January; 10.1080/21678421.2022.2039713
Distinct patterns of progressive gray and white matter degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Human Brain Mapping. 2022 January; 10.1002/hbm.25738
PLoS ONE. 2022 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0269154
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2022 January; 10.1017/cjn.2022.67
NeuroImage. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119180
Cleary S., Misiaszek J.E., Wheeler S., Kalra S., Genuis S.K., Johnston W.S.
MUSCLE & NERVE. 2021 December; 64 (6):676-682 10.1002/mus.27417
Ta D., Ishaque A., Srivastava O., Hanstock C., Seres P., Eurich D.T., Luk C., Briemberg H., Frayne R., Genge A.L., Graham S.J., Korngut L., Zinman L., Kalra S.
NEUROLOGY. 2021 August; 97 (8):e803-e813 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012367
Mapping cerebral abnormalities using texture analysis in ALS with T2-FLAIR MRI: a multicenter study
Organization for Human Brain Mapping. 2021 June;
MRI texture analysis for the prediction of survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Organization for Human Brain Mapping. 2021 June;
Texture analysis reveals cerebral degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a multicenter study
Organization for Human Brain Mapping. 2021 June;
Progressive neurochemical abnormalities in cognitive and motor subgroups of ALS: a multicenter study
Neurology. 2021 April;
The Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy, and Eliminate ALS (CAPTURE ALS)
Neurology. 2021 April;
Dai Z., Kalra S., Mah D., Seres P., Sun H., Wu R., Wilman A.H.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY. 2021 March; 31 (3):1401-1409 10.1007/s00330-020-07243-4
Danyluk H., Ishaque A., Ta D., Yang Y.H., Wheatley B.M., Kalra S., Sankar T.
Frontiers in Neurology. 2021 February; 12 10.3389/fneur.2021.626504
Dey A., Assaedi E., Johnston W., Kalra S., Das S.
FOLIA NEUROPATHOLOGICA. 2021 January; 59 (4):403-408 10.5114/fn.2021.111486
Hodgkinson V., Lounsberry J., M'Dahoma S., Russell A., Jewett G., Benstead T., Brais B., Campbell C., Johnston W., Lochmuller H., McCormick A., Nguyen C.T., O'Ferrall E., Oskoui M., Abrahao A., Briemberg H., Bourque P.R., Botez S., Cashman N., Chapman K., Chrestian N., Crone M., Dobrowolski P., Dojeiji S., Dowling J.J., Dupre N., Genge A., Gonorazky H., Grant I., Hasal S., Izenberg A., Kalra S., Katzberg H., Krieger C., Leung E., Linassi G., Mackenzie A., Mah J.K., Marrero A., Massie R., Matte G., McAdam L., McMillan H., Melanson M., Mezei M.M., O'Connell C., Pfeffer G., Phan C., Plamondon S., Poulin C., Rodrigue X., Schellenberg K., Selby K., Sheriko J., Shoesmith C., Smith R.G., Taillon M., Taylor S., Venance S., Warman-Chardon J., Worley S., Zinman L., Korngut L.
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2021 January; 8 (1):53-61 10.3233/JND-200538
European Radiology. 2021 January; 10.1007/s00330-020-07243-4
arXiv. 2021 January;
Frontiers in Neurology. 2021 January; 10.3389/fneur.2021.626504
Folia Neuropathologica. 2021 January; 10.5114/fn.2021.111486
Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2021 January; 10.1007/s11682-020-00359-7
Neurology. 2021 January; 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012367
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2021 January; 10.3233/JND-200538
Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for the Management of ALS
ALS. 2020 December;
Clinical Characteristics of SOD1 and c9ORF72 positive ALS: Findings from the Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry
ALS. 2020 December;
Dentate nucleus structural and functional connectivity changes in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A multicenter and multi-modal neuroimaging study
ALS. 2020 December;
Genetic testing for ALS in Canada - An assessment of current practices
ALS. 2020 December;
Impaired functional connectivity of the primary motor cortex is associated with underlying structural and neurochemical deficits: A multicentre-multimodal imaging approach to investigating ALS pathology
ALS. 2020 December;
The Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy, and Eliminate ALS (CAPTURE ALS)
ALS. 2020 December;
Shoesmith C., Abrahao A., Benstead T., Chum M., Dupre N., Izenberg A., Johnston W., Kalra S., Leddin D., O’Connell C., Schellenberg K., Tandon A., Zinman L.
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 2020 November; 192 (46):E1453-E1468 10.1503/cmaj.191721
Chenji S., Ishaque A., Mah D., Fujiwara E., Beaulieu C., Seres P., Graham S.J., Frayne R., Zinman L., Genge A., Korngut L., Johnston W., Kalra S.
Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2020 November; 15 (3):1641-1654 10.1007/s11682-020-00359-7
Brain communications. 2020 May; 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa061
Neurology. 2020 January; 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010235
medRxiv. 2020 January; 10.1101/2020.12.23.20248410
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2020 January; 10.1017/cjn.2020.19
CMAJ. 2020 January; 10.1503/cmaj.191721
NeuroImage: Clinical. 2020 January; 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102385
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2020 January; 10.1080/21678421.2019.1697888
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2020 January; 10.1002/jmri.26904
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2020 January; 10.1080/21678421.2020.1727926
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. 2020 January; 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2019.101659
medRxiv. 2020 January; 10.1101/2020.07.10.20142679
Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2019 January; 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000674
Human Brain Mapping. 2019 January; 10.1002/hbm.24437
Frontiers in Neurology. 2019 January; 10.3389/fneur.2019.00482
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2019 January; 10.1080/21678421.2019.1599024
Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.09.002
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2018 January; 10.1017/cjn.2018.311
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2018 January; 10.1017/cjn.2018.267
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2018 January; 10.1017/cjn.2018.68
arXiv. 2017 January;
Human Brain Mapping. 2017 January; 10.1002/hbm.23452
PloS one. 2016 February; 10.1371/journal.pone.0149622
Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2016 January; 10.3389/fnins.2016.00120
PLoS ONE. 2016 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0157443
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2015 January; 10.1007/978-3-319-16865-4_36
PLoS ONE. 2015 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0117759
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 2014 January; 10.1109/TIP.2014.2351620
Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2014 January; 10.1016/j.jns.2013.10.038
Pattern Recognition. 2013 January; 10.1016/j.patcog.2013.01.014
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 2013 January; 10.1109/TIP.2013.2249081
American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2011 January; 10.3174/ajnr.A2289
American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2011 January; 10.3174/ajnr.A2590
The Lancet Neurology. 2011 January; 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70049-7
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 2010 January; 10.3109/17482960902756473
European Journal of Neurology. 2010 January; 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02951.x
Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 2009 January; 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.02.002
Neurology. 2009 January; 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181bc01a4
Neurology. 2009 January; 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181bc0141
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2008 January; 10.1002/mrm.21450
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2008 January; 10.1017/S0317167100009495
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2007 January; 10.1002/mrm.21275
Journal of Neuroimaging. 2007 January; 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00100.x
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2006 January; 10.1136/jnnp.2006.090696
Archives of Neurology. 2006 January; 10.1001/archneur.63.8.1144
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2006 January; 10.1007/0-387-30172-0_19
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2006 January; 10.1002/mrm.20988
Journal of Neurology. 2006 January; 10.1007/s00415-006-0162-7
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2006 January; 10.1002/mrm.21055
Neurology. 2006 January; 10.1212/01.wnl.0000240062.10793.15
CMAJ. 2006 January; 10.1503/cmaj.060541
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2006 January; 10.1017/S0317167100005448
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders. 2003 January; 10.1080/14660820310006689
American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2003 January;
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders. 2003 January; 10.1080/14660820310011269
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders. 2002 January; 10.1080/146608202320374363
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