EXHIBIT 23.1

                     CONSENT OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Consent of Certified Public Accountants


We consent to the use in this  registration  statement on Form S-8 of our report
of the Consolidated  Financial  Statements of Fonar Corporation and Subsidiaries
included in the annual report of Fonar  Corporation  on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2000,  which  report is  incorporated  in this  registration
statement by reference.

The Consolidated Financial Statements consist of the Consolidated Balance Sheets
as at June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999 and the related Consolidated  Statement of
Operations,  Stockholders'  Equity and Cash  Flows for the years  ended June 30,
2000, 1999 and 1998 with related notes.

                                                 /s/ Grassi & Co., CPA's, P.C.
                                                 Grassi & Co., CPA's, P.C.




New York, New York
July 31, 2001