Grace L. Raja, MD, has joined the CARTI medical staff as a hematologist/oncologist, according to Jan Burford, CARTI president and chief executive officer.
“Dr. Raja’s outstanding credentials are combined with a shared commitment to CARTI’s mission of providing the finest quality cancer treatment, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have her join our team,” said Burford.
Prior to arriving at CARTI, Raja was an assistant professor of internal medicine in the hematology/oncology division of the Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center in Dallas, where she also previously served as a hospitalist at North Texas Veteran’s Affairs Hospital.
A cum laude graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, Raja received her medical degree at the University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center. Raja also completed fellowships in hematology and oncology at both Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and the University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Raja is certified by the American Board of Medical Oncology, the American Board of Hematology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She also holds memberships in the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and the Arkansas Medical Society.
CARTI is an independent, nonprofit network of cancer care facilities with locations throughout Arkansas in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Benton, Clinton, Conway, El Dorado, Heber Springs, Mountain Home, Russellville, Searcy, and Stuttgart.