Harold R. Neitzschman, Jr., MD

Harold R. Neitzschman, Jr., MD passed away at his home on Monday, March 7, 2016, after a valiant battle with brain cancer. He was 75 years old. Dr. Neitzschman was a graduate of the first class of the University of New Orleans and a graduate of LSU Medical School in 1965. He completed residencies in Pediatrics and Radiology and later, a fellowship in Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Neitzschman was Board Certified and Fellowed in Pediatrics, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine and held memberships in those academies. Dr. Neitzschman practiced for 22 years on the Westbank at Jo Ellen Smith and Meadowcrest Hospitals, and was selected by National Medical Enterprises to sit on their National Advisory Board. Leaving private practice, he joined the faculty at LSU Medical School as Director of the Musculo-Skeletal Section.

Since 2000, Dr. Neitzschman served at Tulane University School of Medicine, the last 11 years as Chair of the Department of Radiology. Being a member of the Tulane Medical community and teaching future radiologists was his passion and his professional fulfillment. Over the course of his medical career, he lectured extensively and authored over 150 articles in professional journals. He later sat on the Radiology and Physics Advisory Board for Hospital Corporation of America.

Dr. Neitzschman was a life-long resident of New Orleans and embraced fully all the city had to offer—art, music, food—especially during his time as a French Quarter resident. A man of great humor and generous spirit, he enjoyed life to its fullest, always in the company of his beloved wife of over 50 years, Lynne Heckmann Neitzschman, PhD. Inspired by the culture around him as well as those he encountered in his travels, he began painting, something he pursued avidly for years. In addition to traveling, he enjoyed golfing with Lynne and spending as much time as possible with dear friends and family.

In addition to his wife, Dr. Neitzschman is survived by his son Hal Neitzschman, MD and his wife Deneen and their children Layne, Davis, Hale and Banks, his daughter Robyn Neitzschman, MPH, and his sister, Cynthia Neitzschman Albert and her family.

Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Saturday, March 12, 2016 beginning at 9am followed by a Catholic Mass at noon at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the “Dr. Harold Neitzschman Memorial Fund for Tulane Department of Radiology.” This fund will help to enhance faculty and resident education. Donations can be mailed to Department of Radiology, Tulane School of Medicine, c/o Merisa Pasternak, Office of the Dean, 1430 Tulane Avenue, #8001, New Orleans, La. 70112. To view and sign the guestbook visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.