Raj Bothra

Raj Bothra is an American surgeon, humanitarian and politician of Indian origin. He is a former Chief of Surgery at the Holy Cross Hospital, Detroit and practices interventional pain management at the Pain Centre USA, Warren. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP) and is associated with Indian health organizations in conducting lectures to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. He is politically aligned with the Republican Party and was appointed by George Bush as the co-chairman of the Asian-American Coalition for the United States presidential election, 1988. He was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri, by the Government of India, in 1999.