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. 1 2 3 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.
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