Head and shoulders image of Dr. Kailash Prasad, professor of Physiology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Kailish Prasad received his BSc (Distinction) in 1952 from Patna University, India; his MBBS (Hons.) from Bihar University, India (1957); his MD from Delhi University, India (1961), and his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Alberta (1967). He started his career as a demonstrator and then lecturer in Lady Harding Medical College, University of Delhi, India, from 1958-1964. Dr. Prasad subsequently became associate professor in Pharmacology at the University of Alberta, and rose to the rank of associate professor, and then full professor in Physiology at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Prasad was also an associate member and adjunct professor of Medicine at the U of S. He retired in 1997 and was named professor emeritus in the Department of Physiology and was adjunct professor of Medicine until 2005. He was visiting professor, Division of Cardiology, Wadsworth Medical Center, UCLA (1980–1981). He is a fellow of the Royal College Physicians of Canada, American College of Cardiology, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, and International College of Angiology. He is a member and fellow of 18 medical and scientific societies, and has been a member of the editorial board of eight scientific journals and has reviewed articles for more than 23 scientific journals. Dr. Prasad’s research involves the role of oxygen radicals and advanced glycation end products and its receptors in cardiovascular diseases. He has published 225 refereed articles, 230 abstracts, and 35 book chapters. He has 121 invited symposia/special presentations to his credit. Dr. Prasad has co-edited the Textbook of Angiology and has been granted eight U.S. and Canadian patents and one copyright. Dr. Prasad was awarded the Centennial Medal from the Government of Saskatchewan for excellence in research and technology, and the Innovation Award from the U of S for the creation of new technology for uses of flaxseed and its components. Dr. Prasad also taught medical students and received the Preclinical Teacher of the Year Award twice. The International College of Angiology has established the Professor Kailash Prasad Oration Lecture in his honour. ‘Prasad Manor’ and ‘Prasad Union’ are located in the Brighton neighborhood in Saskatoon (2021).