David Horvat

M.D.

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Neurology
Location:
Research Interests:

Education

United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (2008-2012) - BS

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC (2012-2016) - MD

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (2016-2017) - Internship, Adult Neurology

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (2017-2020) - Residency, Adult Neurology

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (2020-2021) - Internship, Pediatrics

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (2021-2023) - Fellowship, Child Neurology

Biography

Dr. Horvat graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2012. He attended Georgetown University School of Medicine on a 4 year Army Health Professions Scholarship. Upon completion of his medical degree in 2016, he was promoted to a Captain in the United States Army and completed internship and residency in Neurology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He then completed a three year fellowship in Child Neurology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Representative Bibliography

Horvat DE, Shields JM, Young WWC, Eye PG. Botulinum Toxin for Pediatric Migraine: A Retrospective Multi-Site Cohort Study. Pediatr Neurol. Jul 13; 147: 68-71. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.07.005

Horvat DE, Eye PG, Whitehead MT, Bharucha-Goebel D, Roth E, Anwar T, Tsuchida T, Kousa YA, Neonatal Botulism: A Case Series Suggesting Varied Presentations, Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Sep; 146: 40-43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.06.004.

Flemming BC, Dalton KR, Shields JM, Horvat DE. Diplopia, Facial Weakness, and Ascending Paresthesia in a Young Male. Clin Pediat (Phila). 2022 Jun; 61 (5-6): 440-444. Doi: 10.1177/00099228221080329. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35191355

Horvat DE, Lovell J, Cook G. Challenge Case Report: Aseptic Meningitis Worsening With Treatment. Practical Neurology. Pract Neurol. 2019 Nov/Dec: 71,79-80.

Horvat DE, Lovell J, Boulter J, Sabersky A, Brown J. Case of Vagal Nerve Stimulator-Induced Stridor After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion-Induced Vocal Cord Paralysis. World Neurosrug. 2019 Oct 31; 134: 76-78. PMID: 31678441.

Eye PG, Horvat DE, Wade KT, Hack NK, Dennison DH. Pure hypotonia in a four-year-old patient: An atypical presentation of Dopa-responsive dystonia. J Neurol Scie. 2019 Aug 15; 403: 125-126. PMID: 31279255