Dr. James Rawson

James V. Rawson, MD, FACR, FAAR, is a diagnostic radiologist with subspecialty expertise in abdominal imaging. He serves as Vice Chair of Operations and Special Projects in the Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is a Senior Lecturer in Radiology at Harvard Medical School. His clinical focus includes abdominal imaging and the design of more efficient imaging care processes centered on the patient experience. Dr. Rawson’s research interests center on healthcare operations and process improvement, patient- and family-centered care, and health economics and policy in radiology. His scholarly work emphasizes applying systems engineering and value-based approaches to strengthen clinical operations, improve care delivery, and build more effective healthcare systems. A nationally recognized leader in academic radiology, Dr. Rawson received the Association of Academic Radiology Gold Medal and the American College of Radiology’s William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, Award. He is a past President of the Association of Academic Radiology and was appointed to the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors to establish and chair its inaugural Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care. Dr. Rawson earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, completed his diagnostic radiology residency at New York Medical College, and pursued fellowship training in MRI and abdominal imaging at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. He serves as a Baldrige Examiner for the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award.