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 David Horak, M.D.

  • Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Clinical Professor of Medical Specialties
Professional Experience

1995 - present, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Medicine, California College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

1988 - present, Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1987 - present, Medical Director, Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1987 - present,
Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1987 - 1995,
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Medicine, California College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

1987 - 1988, Acting Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1986 - 2006,
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1984 - present, Staff Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1984, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

1983 - 1984, Assistant Clinical Professor, Stanford University Medical Center, Emergency Department, Stanford, CA

1983, Medical Staff, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA

1983, Pulmonologist, Sunnyvale Medical Clinic, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA


Education and Training

1981 - 1983, Fellow in Pulmonary Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1979 - 1981, Internal Medicine Residency, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1978 - 1979, Straight Medical Internship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1974 - 1978, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, M.D.

1970 - 1974, Stanford University, CA, B.S. with Distinction, Biology


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 02/09.
David Horak, M.D.
Certifications

1997, Critical Care Board Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine

1987, Critical Care Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine

1984, Pulmonary Disease Subspecialty Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine

1983, Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification

1982, American Red Cross Advanced CPR Certification

1981, Radiation Supervisor Certification, State of California

1981, Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine

1979,
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners


Licensure


1979 - present, California

1979 - present, DEA


Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Member, American Thoracic Society

Member, California Thoracic Society

Member, National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care

Member, Los Angeles County Medical Association

Member, California Medical Association

Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Member, Trudeau Society of Los Angeles

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