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Practitioner Profile - Virginia Board of Medicine
Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
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Richard Ira Horowitz, MD
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LICENSE # 0101280133
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http://www.cangetbetter.com
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Issue Date: 9/21/2023
Expiration Date: 1/31/2026
Status:
Current Active
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Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Richard I Horowitz MD PLLC
298 Mills Cross Rd
Staatsburg, NY 12580
Phone: 8457971482
Fax: 8452298930
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 60% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
None
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
French
Additional Practice Address
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center
4232 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Phone: 8457971482
Fax:
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 40% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
French
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
36
Medicaid
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Does Not Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is not accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 10/27/2023
None Reported
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Grad School: Free University of Brussels Medical School
Country: Belgium
Year Completed: 1984
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Internal Medicine
Medical
Elmhurst,
New York
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 1987
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Internal Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications:
1987Current Certification Expires:
indefinite
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 10/27/2023
None Reported
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Humanitarian Award
Turn the Corner Foundation
2013
Humanitarian Award
Project Lyme
2021
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 10/27/2023
None Reported
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 10/27/2023
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Horowitz, R.I.; Freeman, P.R. Precision Medicine: retrospective chart review and data analysis of 200 patients on dapsone combination therapy for chronic Lyme disease/post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome: part 1
International Journal of General Medicine
18:12:101-119
Date: 02 2019
doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S193608
Horowitz R, Freeman PR. Healthy Fetal Outcomes using a Novel Treatment for Maternal Lyme Disease and Babesiosis During Consecutive Pregnancies: A Case Study and Literature Review
Arch Med Case Rep
2.1 (2020)
Date: 01 2020
DOI: 10.33696/casereports.2.006
Horowitz, R.I., Freeman P, Bruzzese, J. Efficacy of glutathione therapy in relieving dyspnea associated with COVID-19 pneumonia: A report of 2 cases.
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Volume 30, 2020, 101063
Date: 04 2020
doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101063.
Shah, J.S.; Mark, O.; Caoili, E.; Poruri, A.; Horowitz, R.I.; Ashbaugh, A.D.; Ramasamy, R. A Fluorescence in Situ Hybridiza-tion (FISH) Test for Diagnosing Babesiosis. Diagnostics 2020, 10, 377
Diagnostics
2020, 10, 377
Date: 06 2020
/doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10060377
Horowitz, R.I., Murali, K., Gaur, G. et al. Effect of dapsone alone and in combination with intracellular antibiotics against the biofilm form of B. burgdorferi.
BMC Res Notes
13, 455 (2020)
Date: 09 2020
doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05298-6
Horowitz, R.I.; Freeman, P.R. Efficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Dis-ease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-infections: A Report of Three Cases and Retrospective Chart Review.
Antibiotics
Volume: 9, 725
Date: 10 2020
doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9110725
R.I. Horowitz, P.R. Freeman, Three Novel Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment Options for COVID-19 Urgently Necessitating Controlled Randomized Trials
Medical Hypotheses
Volume 143, 2020
Date: 10 2020
doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109851
Horowitz RI, Freeman PR. Efficacy of Short-Term High Dose Pulsed Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-Infections: A Report of Three Cases and Literature Review.
Antibiotics
2022; 11(7):912
Date: 07 2022
doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11070912
Horowitz, RI. How “long covid” is shedding light on postviral syndromes
BMJ 2022;378:o2188
2022; 378
Date: 09 2022
doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o2188
Horowitz, R.I.; Fallon, J.; Freeman, P.R. Comparison of the Efficacy of Longer versus Shorter Pulsed High Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome with Bartonellosis and Associated Coin
Microorganisms
2023, 11, 2301
Date: 09 2023
doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11092301
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 10/27/2023
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 10/27/2023
Practitioner has had an action taken by healthcare institutions, other practitioners, insurance companies, health maintenance organizations or professional organizations that resulted in a suspension or revocation of privileges or the termination of employment
Date:
2000
Entity Taking Action:
BC/BS
Action Taken:
Termination. I was the first physician to discover Babesia in the Hudson Valley, and used Mepron and Zithromax. MVP/BC/BS denied Babesia’s presence, and claimed I spent their funds for a disease that didn’t exist. Eventually, I was vindicated by the NY State Dept of Health years later.
Date:
2000
Entity Taking Action:
MVP Health Care
Action Taken:
Termination. I was the first physician to discover Babesia in the Hudson Valley, and used Mepron and Zithromax. MVP denied Babesia’s presence, and claimed I spent their funds for a disease that didn’t exist. Eventually, I was vindicated by the NY State Dept of Health years later.
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 10/27/2023
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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