Dr. Margalit is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Head and Neck Oncology Program of the Dana-Farber/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center, where she serves as the Director of Radiation Oncology for the Merkel Cell Cancer Center. She specializes in the treatment of tumors of the head/neck and skin, with a dedication to improving cancer survivorship care.
Dr. Margalit received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her residency in radiation oncology at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology and a Master of Public Health in Clinical Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Margalit teaches and mentors medical students, residents, and fellows in radiation oncology and oral medicine.
She serves on multiple committees of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), where she is the annual meeting H&N Scientific Track Chair. She is the immediate past section editor for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology ● Biology ● Physics and serves as the Chair of the multi-disciplinary American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria Committee for Head and Neck Cancer.
She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the inaugural Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Department of Radiation Oncology Outstanding Clinician Award that recognizes “expert patient care, demonstrates compassion and respect, and pursues excellence with integrity.”
