MitchellL.HorowitzMDMD

Summary

• Career Profile:
  Internal-Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Specialist. Medical-Legal consultant as an Independent Medical Examiner, Expert Medical Chart Reviewer & Expert Medical Witness.
  I furnish thorough & well written medical reports and provide concise impressions and recommendations for attorneys, insurance companies and managed care companies.
  I have extensive experience performing IME’s, Peer Reviews, Medical Director Reviews (MDR), Decision Point Reviews (DPR) and Appeals for medical necessity of diagnostic testing & treatment. This can be for Worker’s Compensation, Liability, Hospitalization, Disability, Death determination, Personal Injury(PIP), No-fault, Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA), Fit for duty, Malpractice or FMLA.
  
  My reports can determine Causal Relationship, Medical Necessity, Maximal Medical Improvement, Prognosis, Work Capacity, Disability, Impairment & Permanency ratings, current medical status, physical capabilities & loss of use of function, appropriateness of current & and further treatment.
  As a Pulmonologist, my training is especially strong with all respiratory & breathing disorders. I am an expert in diagnosing and treating Occupational, Environmental, Inhalation & Irritant induced respiratory exposures and diseases such as Asbestos, Silicosis, World Trade Center, Molds & Fungus and Smoke inhalation. I’m an expert in Respiratory diseases such as COPD; Obstructive lung diseases such as Asthma, Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Irritative Bronchitis and Reactive Airways Disease(RADS). Restrictive Lung Diseases such as Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pneumonitis, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Lung cancer, Auto-immune diseases, Lupus, Scleroderma, Sleep Apnea (OSA).
  As a Critical Care specialist, I have managed many Medical, Surgical, Pulmonary & Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Units.