Tick Boot Camp Podcast
Dr. Richard Horowitz was featured on two Tick Boot Camp Podcast episodes:
- Episode 245: Starseed R/evolution – an interview with Dr. Richard Horowitz
- Episode 60: Has Horowitz Cured Lyme Disease? – an interview with Dr. Richard I. Horowitz, MD and Savi Glowe
Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD)
Dr. Horowitz is a board-certified internist and the medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, an integrative medical center that combines both classical and complementary approaches in the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders.
Lyme Questionnaire
Dr. Horowitz developed the Multi-System Infectious Disease Syndrome (MSIDS) questionnaire to help you determine the likelihood if you have Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders. This questionnaire is especially important because Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness tests are extremely inaccurate resulting in many false negatives.
Background
Dr. Horowitz has treated over 13,000 Lyme and tick-borne disease patients in the last 30 years, with patients coming from all over the United States, Canada, and Europe to his clinic. He is the former Assistant Director of Medicine of Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, and is one of the founding members and past president-elect of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). He is also past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of healthcare professionals on tick-borne diseases.
Training and Awards
Dr. Horowitz has trained over 200 healthcare providers in diagnosing and caring for patients with treatment-resistant tick-borne disorders and was previously awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award by the Turn the Corner Foundation as well as awards from Project Lyme for his treatment of Lyme Disease. He has dedicated his life to helping those stricken with this devastating illness.
Author
Dr. Horowitz is also the author of two best-selling books on Lyme disease, Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease (2013, St Martin’s Press, NY Times Best Seller), and How Can I Get Better? An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease (2017, St Martin’s Press, National bestseller). These books incorporate recent scientific advances and explain in detail how healthcare providers can effectively diagnose and treat resistant chronic illnesses. In addition, he has co-authored peer-reviewed Lyme guidelines, and published in the medical literature on the novel “persister” drugs for the treatment of Lyme disease and coinfections, as well as the role of the 16-point MSIDS model in chronic illness. He recently released his first novel, Starseed R/evolution, ‘The Awakening, a cli-fi (science fiction/climate change) novel which provides a novel, potential solutions to our present climate crisis.
Consultant
Other projects include Dr. Horowitz serving as a consultant to governmental agencies around the world, including those in China, Australia, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Horowitz was a member of the HHS Tick-borne Disease Working Group and Co-chair of the “Other Tick-borne Diseases and Coinfections” subcommittee from 2017-2019 which provided recommendations to Congress to help the US improve the care of those suffering from tick-borne disorders. He recently served as a member of the HHS Babesia and Tick-borne Pathogen Subcommittee and was elected to serve as a member of the NYS DOH Tick-borne Disease Working Group in 2021.
Publications
Dr. Horowitz recently published several scientific articles on classical and integrative solutions for COVID-19 which have been effective in helping those with acute and chronic illnesses.
