 He was also one of the founders of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA), the Texas Pain Society, and World Institute of Pain, along with fellowship examination in interventional pain management offered across the globe.He also founded or cofounded multiple journals including Pain Practice and Pain Digest He was a prolific writer and historian.Dr Raj started as a house officer in 1958 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, and became registrar in 1962.