Dr. Rajaie Batniji

Dr. Rajaie Batniji (BA '03, MA '03) MD, DPhil, is a physician, entrepreneur, and political scientist. He is the founder of healthcare technology companies, and is currently leading a company that is improving access and care for people covered by Medicaid benefits. Batniji’s research has been published in top international medical journals and his work has also been featured in major media, including the New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, and STAT, among others. Rajaie is also a board director at UNRWA USA and Refugees International.

Batniji was previously clinical assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University. He holds BA and MA degrees in History from Stanford University, an MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and a doctorate in Politics and International Relations from Oxford University, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar.