Dheeraj Raina

About Dheeraj Raina

I am a physician leader with over two decades of experience designing and leading integrated mental health and addiction care across rural, urban, private, and public healthcare systems, and at a large national payor.My early career in rural Wisconsin shaped my approach to leadership: practical, iterative, and grounded in real-world constraints. I helped implement collaborative care models, built a nursing home psychiatry practice, and co-developed a dementia diagnostic clinic with the University of Wisconsin.Currently, at Elevance Health, I work at the intersection of behavioral health, medical economics, and system transformation. As the company’s first addictions SME, I lead initiatives focused on reducing the clinical and financial burden of substance use disorders, with projected savings exceeding $80M by 2026.In parallel, I am a Toastmasters District Champion and World Championship semifinalist, specializing in leadership communication. I help clinician leaders to communicate with clarity, build trust, and inspire aligned action.My interests include leadership development, psychological safety, integrated care models, and communication as a core leadership competency.p.s. Views my own.

Experience

1. Managing Medical Director Carelon Bh

   Elevance Health

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Clinical leadership of multiple physician leaders supporting multiple Elevance Health markets/plans/accounts servicing over 3 million members

Education

• Quantic School of Business and Technology

  Executive MBA

• Lady Hardinge Medical College

  Psychiatry Residency Program

  1994

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Psychiatry Residency

  1995 — 1999

• Lady Hardinge Medical College

  Pediatrics Residency Program

  1993

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Fellowship (Refugee Mental Health)

  1999 — 2000

• Government Medical College, Nagpur

  Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), Medicine

  1987 — 1992

Skills

• Behavioral Health
• Hospitals
• Interviewing Skills
• Clinical in
• Treatment
• Clinical Psychology
• Public Health
• Clinical Research
• Psychotherapy
• Neuroscience
• Medical Education
• Addiction Recovery
• Health Policy
• Psychiatry
• Clinical
• Healthcare
• Clinical Supervision
• Psychology
• Utilization Management
• Prevention
• Board Certified
• Addiction Medicine
• Medical Director
• Therapists
• Chronic Illness
• Medicine
• Mental Health
• Teaching
• Health Education
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Inpatient
• Psychopharmacology
• Post Traumatic Stress
• Healthcare Management
• Social Services
• Leadership
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Medical Leadership
• Healthcare Administration
• Public Speaking