Dr. Fraser was raised in Chapel Hill, NC. He graduated from East Carolina University Medical School with Honors in 1986. After completing his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at The Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas in 1988, Dr. Fraser completed his Rheumatology Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

As a Naval Reservist, Dr. Fraser was on staff during Desert Storm at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

In 1990, Dr. Fraser joined the faculty of East Carolina University Medical School and served two years as Assistant Professor of Medicine. He has published extensively in the field of Rheumatology, especially in the area of muscle diseases. In 1992, he entered into private practice, specializing in Rheumatology, in the New Bern and the Coastal Carolina area.

Dr. Fraser is board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Dr. Fraser is a Fellow of The American College of Medicine (FACP) and The American College of Rheumatology (FACR).

Dr. Fraser's medical interests are in adult and pediatric arthritis and lupus, sports medicine, and muscle diseases. He is one of only a few Rheumatologists in the United States trained in Office Arthroscopy. Dr. Fraser is also specially trained and credentialed in conventional radiology, diagnostic ultrasound, and bone densitometry. He has also developed a muscle biopsy technique which is now being taught in Rheumatology Training Programs around the country.