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Indian-American Appointed Head Of New York's Public Health Network
Raju began his medical career at Lutheran Medical Centre in Brooklyn, where he was promoted to the positions of Director of Surgery, Director of Medical Education, and Senior Vice President.
He went on to serve as the COO and Chief Medical Officer at Coney Island Hospital.
As CEO of Cook County Health and Hospitals System, the third largest health system in the U.S. Raju is credited with improving CCHHS’s quality of care, increasing revenues, and cutting costs by leveraging federal resources, restructuring the system’s operation and utilizing technology to make the health care system more accessible to patients.
Raju received his medical degree from the Madras Medical College and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the United Kingdom.
Raju is not the only Indian-American serving in the new mayor's cabinet.
Rahul Merchant is New York City's first Citywide Chief Information and Innovation Officer (CIIO) and the seventh Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT).
Merchant is responsible for the city's IT infrastructure, as well as oversight of the implementation of key technology initiatives.
Meenakshi Srinivasan is the Chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals, which is a part of the city's system for regulation of land use, development and construction.
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Source: PTI
