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Jonathan Javitt, MD, Ophthalmology, Wilmington, DE

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Ophthalmology Wilmington, DE

Glaucoma Related

CEO and Chairman, NeuroRx, Inc. Professor, Ophthalmology (adj), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Summary

  • I work in the areas of Drug Development, Health Information Technology, and Health Policy/Public Health, with a professional background in Ophthalmology, Health Policy, and Health Economics. My career has included a decade as a full-time faculty member at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities in Ophthalmology and Public Policy. Public service in Presidentially-commissioned roles in the Clinton and Bush White House Executive Office of the President, the US Department of Defense, and the National Security Health Policy Center of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. Over the past 35 years I have been engaged in a series of healthcare startup companies related to information technology and drug development that have been acquired by Siemens, United Health Group, Aetna, 3M, Quality Systems, Quest, and Biotelemetry, Inc. I am currently engaged full time as CEO of NeuroRx, Inc., a small molecule pharmaceutical company targeting suicidal depression and PTSD.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1988
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1987
  • Harvard Chan School of Public Health
    Harvard Chan School of Public HealthMPH, Kellogg Foundation Fellow in Health Policy and Management, 1983 - 1984
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982, MD, Lasdon Award for Excellence in Research
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityAB, Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1975 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1987 - 2026
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1990 - 2013
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1984 - 1994
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Alumnus of Merit Harvard School of Public Health, 2015
  • Edison Award for Innovation The Edison Awards, 2012
  • Leopold Lecturer Wills Eye Society, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • NRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Phase II Study of Bipolar Depression with Sub-Acute Suicidality
    NRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Phase II Study of Bipolar Depression with Sub-Acute SuicidalityMay 12th, 2022
  • NRx Receives Initial Report of Patient Safety and Survival from Right to Try Use of ZYESAMI® (Aviptadil) During Omicron Surge
    NRx Receives Initial Report of Patient Safety and Survival from Right to Try Use of ZYESAMI® (Aviptadil) During Omicron SurgeJanuary 26th, 2022
  • Lab Notes: Penn Medicine's $14M NIH Grant; NRx Seeks Designation for Drug Candidate
    Lab Notes: Penn Medicine's $14M NIH Grant; NRx Seeks Designation for Drug CandidateDecember 30th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • COST Effectiveness Of Eye Research And CareNational Eye Institute1990–1993
  • David M. Worthen Center For Clinical StudiesNational Eye Institute1992
  • Shared Solbourne Computer FacilityNational Center For Research Resources1991
  • Epidemiology And Treatment Of GlaucomaNational Eye Institute1987–1989
  • Pupillometry In Glaucoma ScreeningNational Eye Institute1985

Committees

  • Health Committee Chair, President's Information Technology Advisory Committee 2003 - 2005

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hebrew