About the Physician

Vishal Raj, MD joined PMA in 2022 after finishing his Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Program, Newark, NJ.

Education

Fellow - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 7/2012 - 6/2015
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Program
Newark, New Jersey

Fellow - Advance Hospital Medicine, 7/2011 - 6/2012
Cooper University Hosptial
Camden, New Jersey

Fellow - Geriatirc Medicine, 7/2010 - 6/2011
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- New Jersey Medical School Program
Hackensack, New Jersey

Resident - Internal Medicine, 7/2007 - 6/2010
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow, New York

Medical Officer, 3/2006 - 5/2007
Fortis Hospital
Mohali, PB, India

Chief Medical Officer, 7/2005 - 3/2006
Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospital
Lunhiana, PB, India

Junior Resident / Intern, 12/2004 - 6/2005
Dayanand Medical College
Lunhiana, PB, India

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, 7/1998 - 11/2004
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Lunhiana, PB, India

Pre-Medical Education, 3/1995 - 6/1997
S.D Government College
Lunhiana, PB, India

Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Critical Care Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Geriatric Medicine

Physician Leadership Academy certification by American Association for Physician Leadership
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification
Stroke Scale Certification – National Institute of Health (NIH)

Professional Associations

American College of Chest Physicians
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American College of Physicians
Indian Medical Association

Awards

Outstanding Scholarly Activity Award, Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2020– 2021, Norton Community Hospital
Attending of the Year, Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2019 – 2020, Norton Community Hospital.
Outstanding Scholarly Activity Award, Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2019 – 2020, Norton Community Hospital.
Member, Administration Committee of Society of Hospital Medicine, 2012
3rd Position, Internal Medicine In-Service Examination, 2009
1st Position, Internal Medicine In-Service Examination, 2008
Ranked 46th, State Medical Entrance Examination, India