David P. Horowitz, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About David P. Horowitz, MD
David Horowitz, M.D. is a board-certified radiation oncologist and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His clinical focus is on gastrointestinal cancers, lymphoma and breast cancer, and his research interests focus on the development of novel ways to deliver precision radiation therapy to hard-to-treat cancers.
Dr. Horowitz received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, during which time he completed a research fellowship in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. He completed his internal medicine internship training at the Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center after which he completed his radiation oncology training at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University Medical Center Campus), where he additionally served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Horowitz has developed the use of multiple radiation techniques at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center to best help patients with cancer receive the most effective treatments while minimizing potential side effects. These include stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery, hypofractionated ablative radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, intraoperative radiotherapy, brachytherapy, total body irradiation, and total skin electron beam therapy.
As a member of the Pancreas Center at Columbia, Dr. Horowitz is part of a multidisciplinary team that brings expertise from multiple specialties, including surgery, medical oncology and radiology to the care of complex patients with pancreas cancer.
Outside of his clinical duties, Dr. Horowitz serves as Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Radiation Oncology, as well as the Associate Program Director for the department's residency program. Dr. Horowitz has mentored numerous medical students and residents, with multiple mentees receiving competitive research grants from the NIH, American Medical Association, and Gold Foundation.
For a list of publications, please visit Pubmed.gov
Board Certifications
- Radiation Oncology
Expertise
3D Conformal Radiotherapy
Anal Cancer
Cancer Treatment
Colon Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Hodgkins Lymphoma
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
Intraoperative Radiation
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Lymphoma
Melanoma
Multiple Myeloma
Palliative Radiotherapy
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Protons and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery (SBRT)
Radiation Therapy
Rectal Cancer
Resident Education
Sarcoma
Skin Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Education
Internship: Georgetown University -Washington Hospital Center
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at CUMC
Program Director of the Residency Program
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Internship: Georgetown University -Washington Hospital Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at CUMC
- Program Director of the Residency Program
Board Certifications
- Radiation Oncology