Dr. Raymond was born and raised in Fayetteville, NY.   He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania while playing for the Penn Division I lacrosse team for four years.  He then returned to the Syracuse area for his medical degree at SUNY Upstate Medical University.  He then proceed to Charlottesville, VA for  surgical training at the University of Virginia where he completed his general surgery residency and a two-year Surgical Infectious Disease Fellowship.  He then returned to Philadelphia for a  Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.  He subsequently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Rochester in 2006 where he filled various roles including Quality Director and Compliance Officer.  In 2011, he moved to the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Raymond is board certified in General and Thoracic Surgery.  His clinical interests include minimally invasive pulmonary surgery, chest wall disease, surgical management of infectious disease, surgical quality and rare thoracic malignancies.  He is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief Quality Officer for Thoracic Surgery, co-Director of the Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Board, and Director for the Center for Chest Wall Disease.  He is engaged nationally in surgical quality and thoracic oncology through the AATS, STS, ABTS and ACCP.

Dr. Raymond married his wife, Colleen, in 2000.   Colleen is an OBGYN at the Cleveland Clinic currently.  They have two children, Nathan and Amelia.  Nathan is obtaining a master’s degree in Fire Systems Management after completing his Civil Engineering Degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  Amelia is a sophomore at New York University and was appointed to the Presidential Honors Scholars Program.  The family calls Shaker Heights, OH home where they live with their two dogs, Lila and Ivy.