Marcia Javitt, MD, FACR, FSAR, FSRU joined the faculties of both Rambam and the Technion in 2014. She was recruited to Israel as chairman of Radiology at Rambam to transform diagnostic imaging in service to northern Israel’s 2 million citizens who rely on Rambam as their referral medical center.

In the USA, Dr. Javitt was one of the founders of the field of Women’s Imaging, having pioneered imaging techniques aimed at early diagnosis of breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer. At Rambam, she saw an opportunity to integrate clinical excellence, translational research, and quality education while managing a complex full-service tertiary care academic department.

She successfully prepared Rambam’s Radiology department, the largest department in the hospital, for the first ever Joint Commission International inspection in 2017. ​Rambam Health Care Campus was awarded accreditation for excellence in healthcare quality and safety with an impressive score of 97.5%.

In only three years, she initiated collaborative innovative research in prostate cancer focal therapy, began development of a new breast cancer screening modality without ionizing radiation, and more.

She initiated formation of a new Point of Care Ultrasound Learning Center at Rambam that teaches physicians of all specialties and first responders how to save lives at the patient’s bedside in emergencies and acute care settings using Ultrasound as the ‘modern stethoscope’.

Dr. Javitt has played a key role in departmental process improvement that already has accelerated the time of diagnosis and improved the availability of advanced diagnostic techniques for the region’s diverse population.

In 2013 Dr. Javitt made Aliyah from Maryland.