Dr. Howard R. Horn is renowned as a respected cardiologist and teacher, holding the L.W. Diggs alumni endowed professorship in the college of medicine at the University of Tennessee at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, TN, October 24, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Howard R. Horn, MD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Horn celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Horn is renowned as a respected cardiologist and teacher, holding the L.W. Diggs alumni endowed professorship in the college of medicine at the University of Tennessee at Memphis. Prior to his tenure in University of Tennessee, Dr. Horn excelled as an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, during which time he taught and conducted some significant research, and remained on the Harvard faculty for a decade.
During his career, Dr. Horn was affiliated with several hospitals, including Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and the University of Tennessee Bowld Hospital, which he served as chief of medicine. He also worked as the medical director for Qsource, the Tennessee medicare organization between 1990 and 2014. Furthermore, Dr. Horn found success as the research associate of cardiology and the director of clinical services at Lown Cardiovascular Laboratories for several years in Boston.
Notably, Dr. Horn obtained a bachelor's degree, cum laude, at Vanderbilt University in 1961 and a Doctor of Medicine, with honors, at the University of Tennessee in 1964. He additionally completed a medical internship, an assistant residency, an associate residency and the chief residency of medicine at the John Gaston Hospital, now known as Regional Medical Center, at the University of Tennessee. Furthermore, Dr. Horn pursued a research fellowship in medicine/cardiology at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, now known as Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Moreover, Dr. Horn served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a major during the Vietnam conflict between 1968 and 1970. During this time, he was stationed in Virginia and became the chief of medicine at the McDonald Army Hospital. Licensed as a physician in Tennessee, Massachusetts and Alabama, Dr. Horn is also board certified in internal medicine and holds a subspecialty certification in cardiovascular disease.
An accomplished musician, Dr. Horn grew up learning to play the trombone alongside his siblings. When he decided to study medicine, he decided upon cardiology because he found it to be very similar to his understanding of music. When placing a stethoscope over the chest, for example, and listening to the rhythms of the heart, Dr. Horn heard the music of the heart.
Moreover, Dr. Horn is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, the Council on Clinical Cardiology and the American Heart Association. He is also a member of several other industry-related organizations, including the Massachusetts Heart Association, the Memphis Cardiovascular Society and the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. A celebrated Marquis listee, Dr. Horn has been featured in the eighth edition of Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Howard R. Horn, MD, has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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