Ali S. Raja is an American emergency physician and researcher. [1] [2] [3] He is the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, [4] [5] [6] [7] and a professor at Harvard Medical School. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Raja was born in Pakistan and grew up in Houston, where he attended Rice University, graduating in 1999.[ citation needed] He earned MD and MBA degrees at the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Fuqua School of Business in 2004, [12] and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2010. [13]
Raja trained as a resident in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, and then began his career as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School in 2008. [12] He completed a research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital while also working as an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine. [14] During this time, Raja also served as a flight surgeon and critical care air transport team commander for the US Air Force Reserve. In 2014,[ citation needed] Raja moved to his current role at MGH, where he has been practicing since. [15]
Raja’s research focuses on the appropriate use of emergency department resources. [16]
Ali S. Raja is an American emergency physician and researcher. [1] [2] [3] He is the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, [4] [5] [6] [7] and a professor at Harvard Medical School. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Raja was born in Pakistan and grew up in Houston, where he attended Rice University, graduating in 1999.[ citation needed] He earned MD and MBA degrees at the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Fuqua School of Business in 2004, [12] and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2010. [13]
Raja trained as a resident in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, and then began his career as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School in 2008. [12] He completed a research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital while also working as an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine. [14] During this time, Raja also served as a flight surgeon and critical care air transport team commander for the US Air Force Reserve. In 2014,[ citation needed] Raja moved to his current role at MGH, where he has been practicing since. [15]
Raja’s research focuses on the appropriate use of emergency department resources. [16]