Dr. Raj Kakar was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He attended LSU for his undergraduate studies before completing his medical degree at Tulane University in New Orleans. 

He then attended the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for his residency in Internal Medicine.  From there he was invited for fellowship training in Sleep Medicine at Stanford University.  He greatly enjoyed his time both in San Antonio and at Stanford, and visits both regularly.  Dr. Kakar is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Sleep Medicine. 

He and his wife Laura share special interests in child advocacy and increasing the awareness of the importance of sleep. Dr. Kakar and his family attend Chase Oaks Church in Plano.

He is an active member of the
following organizations:

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine

• National Sleep Foundation

• American College of Physicians

• American Medical Association

• Texas Medical Association

• Dallas County Medical Society

Dr. Kakar currently holds staff privileges at the following institutions:

• Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano

• Presbyterian Hospital of Plano

• Medical Center of Plano

• Centennial Medical Center in Frisco

Community Involvement

The DCSD supports the following organizations on a
regular and continuing basis. We hope you will take an
opportunity to learn more about these wonderful organizations and how they help to support the children in our community.

CASA
The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.

www.casaforchildren.org

• CITY House
The mission of CITY House is to protect children and strengthen families by helping children, youth and families resolve physical and emotional crises. We provide a complete suite of intervention and prevention services to our clients.

www.cityhouse.org

• Collin County Children's Advocacy Center
The mission of Collin County Children's Advocacy Center is to identify, protect and improve the lives of abused and neglected Collin County children. CCCAC works together with a multi-disciplinary team to investigate, treat, and prosecute child abuse cases within Collin County in addition to providing a safe place for children to tell their stories and begin to heal.

www.cacplano.org

• The Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption will dramatically increase the number of adoptions of waiting children from North America's foster care systems.

www.davethomasfoundation.org