Arun Garg

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{{Infobox person
| name = Arun Garg
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| nationality = Canadian
| birth_place = [[Agra]], India
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1946}}
| education = Agra University University of Regina University of British Columbia
| module = {{Infobox medical details | profession = doctor| field = [[pathology]]| work_institutions = [[Fraser Health]] [[University of British Columbia]] Dr. C. J. Coady Associates [[British Columbia Medical Association]] Institute of Health Care System Sustainability and Transformation| specialism = | research_field = | prizes = [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]], Dr. Don Rix Leadership award}}
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'''Arun Garg''' (born 1946) is an [[Indo-Canadian]] physician in the province of [[British Columbia]] who is recognized for contributing linkages between [[Canada]] and [[India]], his country of origin.

==Early life==
Garg was born in the Indian city of [[Agra]].<ref name=ubc>{{cite web|title=Dr. Arun Garg PhD, MD, FRCPC|url=http://pathology.ubc.ca/faculty/arun-garg/|work=Faculty Member Profiles|publisher=University of BC Faculty of Pathology|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref> His reputation for academic excellence started at an early age. When he was six years old, he entered school at a Grade 4 level. By age 16, he graduated from [[Agra University]] with a Master's in [[Chemistry]].<ref name=darpan>{{cite news|last=Darpan|first=Ameet Singh|title=Sacred Heart: Dr. Arun Garg|url=http://www.darpanmagazine.com/magazine/spotlight/sacred-heart-dr-arun-garg/|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=Darpan Magazine|date=14 Feb 2014}}</ref> Being too young to enter medical school in India, Garg emigrated to the prairie province of [[Saskatchewan]] in Canada.<ref name=BCMJ>{{cite news|last=Verma|first=Pamelay|title=Connecting the dots: An interview with Dr Arun Garg|url=http://www.bcmj.org/good-guys/connecting-dots-interview-dr-arun-garg|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=BC Medical Journal|date=May 2010|page=182 The Good Doctor, BCMJ, Vol. 52, No. 4}}</ref>

==Career in Canada==
After earning a PHD in [[Biochemistry]] at the [[University of Regina]] in 1970, Garg graduated with a medical degree from the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]] in 1977.<ref name=ubc /> As a pathologist, he was a medical partner in Dr. C. J. Coady Associates from 1979-2011. He started as Medical Director of Lab Medicine and Pathology at [[Royal Columbian Hospital]] in 1997 and became the regional director after the hospital was merged into the [[Fraser Health]] region.<ref name=proof>{{cite web|title=About PROOF - Dr. Arun Garg|url=http://www.proofcentre.ca/about/our-team/translation-advisory-committee/dr-arun-garg/|publisher=PROOF Centre of Excellence|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>

Garg's service at the [[British Columbia Medical Association]] (BCMA) included being a board member, board chair and president.<ref name=ubc /> As a member of the board for the [[Canadian Medical Association]], he also chaired its Council on Health Policy and Economics and a task force which developed the position paper "Prescription for Sustainability" for presentation to the federal [[Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada]].<ref name=ubc />

After serving as a board member and chair from 1992-1999, Garg received an honorary doctorate from [[British Columbia Institute of Technology|BCIT]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arun Kumar Garg |url=https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/about/people/profiles/arun-garg.html |publisher=Simon Fraser University |accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref> In 2011, he received the BCMA's inaugural Don Rix Leadership Award. The [[Vancouver Sun]] newspaper listed him in 2008 as one of the 100 most influential Indo-Canadians in the province.<ref name=ubc /> Arun has received many other awards including Drishti award for leadership in Health services 2015, Lifetime achievement award of CAPIH. UBC department of Pathology awarded its highest honour offer lifetime service and awarded Dr Dave Hardwick service award in 2018

CINI 2021 was a virtual conference with focus if lowering the burden of CDM - through Integrative thinking,voices from trenches : full content www.thecins.org . Report Georgia straigt:,vancouver sun june 18 w2021==Canada–India relations==
In 2006, the provincial government appointed Garg as chair of the India Marketing Advisory Group that submitted a report to the Premier of British Columbia on how to improve trade relations with India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Charlie|title=Dr. Arun Garg promotes culturally sensitive health care for South Asians in Fraser health region|url=https://www.straight.com/life/676136/dr-arun-garg-promotes-culturally-sensitive-health-care-south-asians-fraser-health-region|work=[[Georgia Straight]]|date=2 July 2014}}</ref>

Garg served as co-chair of the India Advisory Council for [[Simon Fraser University]] (SFU).<ref>{{cite news |title=SFU's South Asian festival |url=https://www.southasianpost.com/article/1820-sfus-south-asian-festival.html |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=South Asian Post |date=26 October 2007}}</ref> Garg was a founding member of the Canadian Physicians with Interest in South Asia (PISA) of BC (1986) and Canadian Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (2007).<ref name=ubc />

With SFU health-sciences professor Arun Chockalingam, Garg also co-founded the Canada India Network Initiative (CINI) in 2010 to bring awareness to the issue of [[cardiovascular disease]] in the [[South Asian]] population. Two Canada-India Cardiovascular conferences were hosted by CINI in [[Surrey, British Columbia]] by 2014. About 10 per cent of the province's population is of South Asian descent which has a higher prevalence and seriousness of heart disease.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scientists in Canada and India collaborate on heart disease|url=http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=fbd7f2cd-8a9e-4fbb-8d56-f3225e7f2f07|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]]|date=22 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Epidemic of heart disease in South Asian community the focus of Surrey conference|url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=f8a0b028-797f-418b-84e0-970d598f4681&sponsor=|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=18 May 2010}}</ref> Garg has promoted Indian traditions as both contributing or mitigating health risks. [[Yoga]]'s breathing exercises may aid oxygenation <ref>{{cite news|last=Ellis|first=Erin|title=Bending over backwards to beat heart disease|url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=8d3b8366-8e79-4c02-87f3-eecb1a5ad517&p=2|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=10 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gram|first=Karen|title=The evolution of movement|url=https://vancouversun.com/health/evolution+movement/5172390/story.html|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=28 July 2011}}</ref> while traditional diets may require moderation to obtain a healthy lifestyle.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fong|first=Ariella|title=Soul Food with Vikram Vij, Amrita Sondhi, Arun Garg and Arran Stephens at 2012 Indian Summer Festival|url=http://www.vancouverobserver.com/people/soul-food-vikram-vij-amrita-sondhi-arun-garg-and-arran-stephens|accessdate=12 April 2014|newspaper=Vancouver Observer|date=14 July 2012}}</ref> Canada India Network Society organized its 3rd CINI conference in June 2018. It was cohosted by Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University. Global Association of Physicians of Indian origin GAPIO used it as their mid year meeting and participated with strong support. www.thecins.org and www.gapio.org

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