EXHIBIT 23.1

                     CONSENT OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Consent of Certified Public Accountants


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated September 28, 2001, except for note 13, as to which
the date is  October  25,  2001,  which  appears  in the 2001  Annual  Report to
Shareholders of Fonar Corporation.



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



New York, New York
July 16, 2002