Naranjan Singh Dhalla is executive director of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
Chandigarh, February 22
Naranjan Singh Dhalla, born and brought up in Batala in Punjab, is not only one of most honoured professor of physiology and cardiovascular sciences, but perhaps the only Canadian of Indian origin to have a statue in Winninpeg's Hall of Fame.
A pioneer in cardiovascular education and training, Dhalla is not only the executive director of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences -- one of the top three in the world -- but is also the distinguished professor of physiology and director of cardiovascular developments in the University of Manitoba.
Besides physiology and cardiovascular developments, Dhalla is deeply associated with the rich cultural heritage of Punjab in general and Sikhs in particular. The Sikh Heritiage and Cultural Foundation felicitated him here today. Incidentally, Dhalla is one of the founder members of the foundation whose first project of restoration of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Memorial at the Ropar Fort is nearing completion.
In fact, when Museum of Human Rights, one of the best in the world opens up in Winninpeg soon, credit for the 546-kg bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in it would go to Naranjan Singh Dhalla.
"My interest in cardiovascular diseases stems from the fact that it still remains the single largest killer in the world. Unfortunately, not much has been done the world over in cardiovascular diseases education," he says maintaining that the institute he heads has the best brains and hands in this specialised field.
Dhalla, who frequents medical institutions and universities all over the world, has 42 books on cardiovascular diseases to his credit besides supervising training of 150-odd M Scs and Ph Ds.
"I have never done a research paper in association with any of my students," he claims maintaining that the laboratories he works and conducts his research have more than 20 scientists working all the time.
When he left the shores of India in 1961, he wanted to be a pharmacologist. After studying at University of Pennysylvania and then at Pittsburgh, he worked as an assistant professor at St Louis before deciding in 1968 to make Canada his permanent home.
Besides pharmacology and physiology, cardiovascular science is an area for which he always nurtured a passion.
"Though I may not be brilliant in academics, but I feel I am truly blessed," he says.
A pioneer in cardiovascular education and training, Dhalla is not only the executive director of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences -- one of the top three in the world -- but is also the distinguished professor of physiology and director of cardiovascular developments in the University of Manitoba.Besides physiology and cardiovascular developments, Dhalla is deeply associated with the rich cultural heritage of Punjab in general and Sikhs in particular. The Sikh Heritiage and Cultural Foundation felicitated him here today. Incidentally, Dhalla is one of the founder members of the foundation whose first project of restoration of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Memorial at the Ropar Fort is nearing completion.
In fact, when Museum of Human Rights, one of the best in the world opens up in Winninpeg soon, credit for the 546-kg bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in it would go to Naranjan Singh Dhalla.
"My interest in cardiovascular diseases stems from the fact that it still remains the single largest killer in the world. Unfortunately, not much has been done the world over in cardiovascular diseases education," he says maintaining that the institute he heads has the best brains and hands in this specialised field.
Dhalla, who frequents medical institutions and universities all over the world, has 42 books on cardiovascular diseases to his credit besides supervising training of 150-odd M Scs and Ph Ds.
"I have never done a research paper in association with any of my students," he claims maintaining that the laboratories he works and conducts his research have more than 20 scientists working all the time.
When he left the shores of India in 1961, he wanted to be a pharmacologist. After studying at University of Pennysylvania and then at Pittsburgh, he worked as an assistant professor at St Louis before deciding in 1968 to make Canada his permanent home.
Besides pharmacology and physiology, cardiovascular science is an area for which he always nurtured a passion.
"Though I may not be brilliant in academics, but I feel I am truly blessed," he says.
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