Neuroradiology Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Dr. Horner graduated from Princeton University cum laude and obtained his MD from Rutgers Medical School. In medical school, he was awarded an NIH fellowship. He completed a diagnostic radiology residency, then a two-year neuroradiology fellowship, and then a nuclear medicine fellowship, all at NYU Medical Center. Dr. Horner's residency and these two fellowships afforded him a wide breadth of knowledge. He is ABR board certified in diagnostic radiology with the Special Competency in Nuclear Radiology and the CAQ in Neuroradiology. Dr. Horner is an NCR authorized user. On a daily basis, he interpreted a wide range of exams. He has routinely interpreted neuroradiology exams, such as MRIs and CT scans of the head, neck, and spine. Dr. Horner has performed over 1000 myelograms and even more diagnostic lumbar punctures. In addition to neuroradiology images, he routinely has read plain x-rays (chest, abdomen, and the extremities) as well as body CT scans (chest, abdomen, and pelvis). As a nuclear medicine attending, he has reviewed all types of nuclear medicine exams, including PET/CTs, bone scans, V/Q lungs scans, hepatobiliary studies, and cardiac scans. For the past 30 years, Dr. Horner has been associated with Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, where he was chief of neuroradiology for the system’s Neuroscience Institute and was director of quality assurance for Overlook Medical Center's radiology department. Since 2020, he has also been affiliated with the East Orange Veterans Administration Center, where he was director of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging and was director of the Radiation Safety Committee. Past clinical appointments include the NYU School of Medicine and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons; his current appointment is to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. Dr. Horner lectures to the residents on a routine basis. Since 2015, he has been a fellow of the American College of Radiology. His various positions with the New Jersey State Medical Society included a seat on its journal's editorial board. Dr. Horner has more than 100 academic achievements, including a wide array of lectures and published articles in the field of radiology, and he has served as course director for several local neuroscience symposia. He has lectured and moderated at national meetings. For the past 25+ years, Dr. Horner has acted as an expert witness. He is adept at both testimony and providing thorough and thoughtful expert witness reports and testimony. To contact Dr. Horner, please email at [email protected]