He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine, the first President of the International Hyperbaric Medical Association, and a semi-finalist for the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award. He witnessed the positive effects of HBOT firsthand when his adopted son Derek overcame learning disabilities in part through therapy. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine’s Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship Program, Dr. Harch currently divides his time between international consulting, lecturing, and his practice and research in New Orleans.