Jun 21, 2007 8:47 pm US/Eastern
Father of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Honored
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FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ―
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Dr. Richard Neubauer dies at 83. He was an early proponent of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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Friends and family gathered Thursday to honor the life and achievements of Dr. Richard Neubauer, a pioneer in the medical use of oxygen at high pressure to treat various forms of brain damage, including trauma caused by accidents, drowning and strokes. His Hyperbaric chambers restored limbs, saved lives, and helped create a treatment which works when others fail.
Dr. Neubauer died June 11th at the age of 83, and his family and friends wanted to make the passing a celebration of his accomplishments instead of mourning his death.
They held a small ceremony Thursday at the Ocean Hyperbaric Neurological Center in Fort Lauderdale which he founded in 1972.
Among his success stories is Carlos Torres, a Miami-Dade police officer who lost his sight from after he was injured in a storm.
"I was struck by lightning, and I lost my sight", Torres said. "I was told that I would be legally blind and there was no cure for what I had." But after 72 of the doctor's hyperbaric treatments, he regained the use of the eye.
"My son had a near-drowning accident," explained Dr. Jeffrey Weiss. "We were given no hope five years ago, and they were wrong, they were just dead wrong."
His son Justin fell into a coma when he was just 2 years old. Weiss said Justin has used the chamber and doing better than his parents ever dreamed, even though is treatment still continues.
Neubauer's pioneering work resulting in the publishing of two books, "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy" and the "Brain-Injured Child". He was a frequent lecturer and contributor to medical journals.
Dr. Neubauer's death will not end his work. The clinic he established will continue to operate, and his treatment methods will continue to help others who had held no hope of cure.
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