About Us

Ed Nemeth, Founder

Ed Nemeth is the father of Rebecca, a little girl who has severe cerebral palsy (CP) and whom was greatly helped by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapies (HBOT).

Mr. Nemeth has a B.A. in Zoology from the University of Vermont where he greaduated with College Honors for his research in "CNS Nerve Regeneration" at the University of Vermont Medical School, Department of Neurobology under Dr. Richard Kreibel. Ph.D.

Since then, Mr. Nemeth attended the Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management (KGSM) where he earned an MBA concentrating in Marketing and Finance.  From there, Mr. Nemeth pursued an entrepreneurial career founding, growing and selling businesses in various industries.

Mr. Nemeth was an early skeptic of HBOT for his daughter, Rebecca, because of his formal neurobiology training noted above.  He did not pursue HBOT for Rebecca, because he could not determine how HBOT could help her injuries.  Mostly, he viewed the brain injuries under the anatomical models pursued in mainstream neurology, and not metabolically as is now shown to be essential for recovery of CNS function.

However, when he came across established research demonstrating the reversibility of long term ischemia of the brain, he felt that HBOT must have some benefits and immediately brought Rebecca to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea for HBOT provided by Dr. Richard Neubauer. 

There, Rebecca made dramatic and life long improvements in just a few days.  While still severely afflicted with CP, Rebecca's life had been dramatically improved, and she was able to better develop and overcome some challenges. 

For example, within three days (6 HBOT treatments) Rebecca was able to swallow a thin liquid without choking for the first time in her life.  Before this, Rebecca got pneumonia and severe bronchitis several times each year.  Since these initial treatments, Rebecca has never had pneumonia, and, in fact, rarely gets a severe cold!

From this experience, Mr. Nemeth pursued a number of educational and legislative efforts to educate American Neurology and to help governments understand HBOT for pediatric brain injuries and to adhere to well defined legal responsibilities to brain injured children for reimbursement for HBOT.

To educate physicians, foundations, and parents, Mr. Nemeth sponsored the "International Symposium for HBO for the CP and Brain Injured Child" with Dr. Neubauer; he also sponsored the Debate on "HBO for the CP and Brain Injured Child" at the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine in San Francisco.

Mr. Nemeth introduced legislation in California (AB 2763) which requires the State of California to reimburse for HBOT for brain injured children in accordance with Federal Medicaid regulations.

Mr. Nemeth sponsored the Discovery Channel Special called "The Healing Chamber" detailing all the maintream medical applications of HBOT;  he produced and published the DVD "Healing Under Pressure" featuring medical presentations on HBOT for brain injured children.

Mr. Nemeth wrote chapter 7 of Dr. Neubauer's book "Hyperbaric Oxygenation for the Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child" and he supported Best Publishing's publication of the research textbook "Hyperbaric Oxygenation for the Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child" (proceedings from the 2nd International Symposium).