Rashid Buttar

Rashid Buttar is an American osteopathic physician from Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] He is known for his controversial use of chelation therapy for numerous conditions, including autism and cancer.[2] He came to public attention in 2009 when he treated a woman named Desiree Jennings, who lost her ability to walk or talk normally after receiving a flu shot in 2009, with chelation therapy.[2][3]

He has been criticized for his use of chelation,[2] and for his use of intravenous hydrogen peroxide to treat cancer.[4] In 2007, Buttar was charged by the North Carolina Medical Board with unethical treatment of four cancer patients.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Woman Disabled by Flu Shot on the Road to Recovery". Fox News. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Avila, Jim (23 July 2010). "Medical Mystery or Hoax: Did Cheerleader Fake a Muscle Disorder?". ABC News. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Hamblin, James (17 September 2014). "There Is No “Alternative Medicine”". The Atlantic. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Szabo, Liz (18 June 2013). "Book raises alarms about alternative medicine". USA Today. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Buttar, Rashid (2008). Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion. Routledge. pp. 63–64.