Ishwarlal Jialal

Background

Jialal, Ishwarlal was born on October 13, 1953 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

Education

Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery, U. Natal, South Africa, 1976; Doctor of Medicine, U. Natal, South Africa, 1983.

Career

Intern in medicine and surgery, King Edward VIII Hospital, U. Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa, 1977; resident in endocrinology and metabolism division, King Edward VIII Hospital, U. Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa, 1978-1982; resident department chemical pathology, U. Natal, 1978-1982; senior lecturer/specialist departments medicine and chemical pathology, U. Natal, 1984-1987; fellow division diabetes and metabolism, Harvard Medical School, Evangelical Presbyterian Joslin Research Laboratory, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, 1983-1984; director clinical pathology, Ramakrishna Khan Hospital, U. Natal Medical School, 1984-1987; associate professor/senior specialist department chemical pathology and medicine, U. Natal Medical School, 1987; senior fellow division metabolism, endocrinology and nutrition, department medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1987-1988; assistant professor departments clinical nutrition, internal medicine and pathology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1988-1992; co-director Lipid Clinic, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1990; associate professor department pathology, internal medicine and clinical nutrition, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1992; director clinical chemistry department pathology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1992; senior investigator Center Human Nutrition, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1992; professor internal medicine and pathology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1997; associate director division clinical pathology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1997. Director division clinical chemistry Parkland Memorial Hospital. Attending physician, co-director Lipid Disorders Clinic, Parkland Memorial and Aston AmbulatoryCare Center.

Attending physician endocrinology & metabolism Parkland Memorial and Zale Lipshy Hospitals. Consultant chemical pathologist VA Medical Center, Dallas. Visiting scientist department chemical pathology and metabolic disorders St. Thomas Hospital Medical School, London, 1984.

Consultant chemical pathologist Dallas VA Medical Center, since 1995.

Achievements

• Ishwarlal Jialal has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.