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Svjetlana Dolovcak, MD

Dr. Svjetlana Dolovcak is a board-certified physician specializing in Rheumatology and Allergy Immunology. She earned her medical degree from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in Croatia and furthered her research career at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Dolovcak completed her internal medicine residency at Weiss Memorial Hospital/University of Illinois in Chicago before pursuing a dual fellowship in Rheumatology and Allergy Immunology in Iowa City.

With years of experience as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, she has played a pivotal role in training the next generation of specialists while also serving at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Hospital. Dr. Dolovcak is passionate about treating immune-related conditions and advocates for a lifestyle medicine approach to enhance patient care.

Now based in Texas, she emphasizes excellent communication and shared decision-making in her practice. Outside of medicine, Dr. Dolovcak enjoys cooking, hiking, dancing, and traveling with her husband and three children.

Smitha Rudraraju, MD

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Dr. Smitha Rudraraju is a board certified rheumatologist.  She is interested in treating Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondilitis, Lupus, Sjogren's, Myositis, Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis and other musculoskeletal conditions.  She believes in holistic approach in which a patient's diet, exercise and mental health are important while treating disease.  Dr. Rudraraju attended medical school and completed internal medicine residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.  She then completed her fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 2010.  She enjoys hiking, gardening, yoga and passionate about conservation of environment.  She is married has three children and two dogs

Smita Pechitty, MD

Dr. Smita Pechitty is a board-certified Physician in Internal medicine and Rheumatology.  She completed her residency in Internal-Medicine at Temple University - Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital and Rheumatology Fellowship at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. After completion of fellowship, she worked at Ochsner clinic for 3 years before moving to Dallas in 2021. She enjoys reading and travelling. She believes in making things as simple as possible for her patients to understand their disease process and make an informed decision. She will be providing care for patients at our Frisco and Allen locations.

Sirisha Gokaraju, MD

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Dr. Sirisha Gokaraju has completed her fellowship in Rheumatology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC.  She has trained under the world-renowned Scleroderma expert, Dr. Virginia Steen and National Institutes of Health (NIH) researcher in vasculitis, Dr. Kaitlyn Quinn.  Dr. Gokaraju has had extensive involvement in Lupus research studies at University of Houston and has presented at the American College of Rheumatology Conference.  She has special interest in Vasculitis, Myositis, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid arthritis among other diseases.  She believes strongly that compassionate care correlates with better clinical outcomes.  She has recently moved to Texas with her husband and daughter.  She enjoys cooking, dancing and traveling.  She is excited to provide care for patients at our Allen office.

Megha Patel-Banker, MD

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Dr. Megha Patel–Banker is a board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She earned her medical degree from the State University of New York at Downstate.  She then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at North Shore University Medical Center and fellowship training in Rheumatology at State University of New York at Stony Brook.  After completing her Rheumatology training, Dr. Patel-Banker worked at a Rheumatology practice in Long Island, NY and served as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital where she participated in the Rheumatology Fellowship Program. Dr. Patel-Banker moved to Dallas, TX with her family in 2014.  She is excited to call Texas her new home and enjoys biking, jogging, and traveling.    

Allen Location:

981 State Highway 121

Suite 3150

Allen, TX 75013

Frisco Location:

3550 Parkwood Blvd

Suite 405

Frisco, TX 75034

Contact:

Phone 972-798-8553

Fax 972-798-8556

Business Hours:

By appointment only.

Please call the office to book your appointment today!

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