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Dr. Verinder N. Khanna
| He was born in Amritsar, India and moved to Halifax, Nova
Scotia in 1970. He became a Canadian citizen in 1975. He and
his wife have resided in Rothesay, New Brunswick for 35 years.
He retired from his medical career in 2006.
Dr. Khanna's medical training
in internal medicine was completed at the New England Deaconess
Hospital, the Lahey Clinic and the Joslin Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts
in the United States. He was a Fellow in Rheumatology at the
Rheumatic Disease Unit in Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, and was recruited by Dr. Henrick Tonning to start a Rheumatic
Disease Unit at the Saint John General Hospital in Saint John,
New Brunswick. Being the only Rheumatic Disease Unit dedicated
to rheumatology in the province, Dr. Khanna's team provided patient
care in Saint John and the rest of the province.
The many professional accomplishments
of Dr. Khanna include Director of the Rheumatic Disease Unit
and Chief of the Department of Medicine at Saint John General
Hospital. At Dalhousie University, Dr Khanna served as a professor
of Medicine and the Programme Director for Internship and Residency
Training in Medicine at Saint John Campus. He was involved in
clinical research in Rheumatology and Geriatric Medicine from
1975 to 2006.
Dr. Khanna is a founding member
of the Indo-Canadian Society of Saint John (est. 1975) and life
member of the Hindu Society of Saint John. He has served on many
hospital and university committees and is a member of various
local, national and international committees including the Multicultural
Association and the Saint John Association of the Mobility Impaired.
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