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Jeslina Raj, PsyD

Adult Psychology
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  • About Me

    About Jeslina Raj, PsyD

    Jeslina Raj, PsyD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Raj is a licensed psychologist providing comprehensive therapy, patient readiness for surgery evaluations, and consultations with oncologists and surgeons at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cognitive behavior therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy to patients diagnosed with cancer.

    Raj has established behavioral health clinics at UT Health Physicians Medical Drive and Westover Hills primary care locations. In these primary care clinics, she provides solution-focused, evidence-based care while consulting with primary care providers. She is the first psychologist to be fully embedded within the University Health Transplant Center, providing extensive clinical services and evaluations for patients in the hospital and in the outpatient setting. She is the director of psychological services at the transplant center, acting as a liaison between the Department of Psychiatry and the center. 

    She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky and completed her clinical psychology residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Raj completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Texas A&M University School of Medicine.

    Gender
    • Female
    Languages Spoken
    • English

    Jeslina Raj     |     Adult Psychology

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  • Credentials

    Credentials

    Positions
    • Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    Education
    • Doctorate: Clinical Psychology, Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky
    • Fellowship: Clinical Psychology, Texas A&M University School of Medicine
    • Residency: Clinical Psychology, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
    • Graduate: Clinical Psychology, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
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