William R. Hiatt
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William R. Hiatt (1 June 1950 – 8 December 2020) was an American cardiologist.
William H. Hiatt was born in Albion, Indiana, on 19 December 1919, educated at Manchester College and the Loyola University School of Dentistry, and moved to Colorado to pursue a career in endodontics and periodontics. He died of cancer on 31 May 1993.[1] Hiatt married Luana Read, with whom he had three children, including William R. Hiatt,[1] who was born on 1 June 1950.[2] William R. Hiatt graduated from Denver Country Day School in 1968, and studied English at Knox College, where he first met his wife Susan Wessels Hiatt.[2][3] After completing his undergraduate degree in 1972,[3] Hiatt enrolled at the University of Colorado School of Medicine until 1976.[2] He successively held a residency at Boston University Hospital in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in vascular medicine at the University of Colorado.[2] Hiatt began teaching at the University of Colorado in 1981,[4] and was later named Novartis Foundation Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research.[2][5] Hiatt was associated with the EUCLID and VOYAGER clinical trials up to his death on 8 December 2020.[6]
Hiatt's hobbies included mountain climbing,[7] and he had climbed all 54 Colorado summits above 14,000 feet in elevation,[3][4] as well as Mount Fuji, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Aconcagua.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schallhorn, Robert G. (September 1993). "Obituary: William H. Hiatt". J. Periodontol. 64 (9): 915–916. doi:10.1902/jop.1993.64.9.915. PMID 29539801.
- ^ a b c d e "William R. Hiatt". Denver Post. 12–14 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "2020 Alumni Achievement Award Winner: William Hiatt '72, M.D." Knox Magazine. 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b McKeown, L. A. (11 December 2020). "William R. Hiatt, Giant of Vascular Medicine, Dies at 70". TCTMD.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Creager, Mark A.; Bonaca, Marc P.; McDermott, Mary M.; Regensteiner, Judith G.; Gornik, Heather L. (2021). "In Memoriam: William R. Hiatt, MD, MSVM (1950–2020)". Vascular Medicine. 26 (4): 469–474. doi:10.1177/1358863X211012052. PMID 35549781.
- ^ Norgren, Lars; Fowkes, Gerry (May 2021). "To the Memory of William R. Hiatt". Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 61 (5): 858. doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.02.030. PMID 33731283. S2CID 232303430.
- ^ Piazza, Gregory; Bonaca, Marc P. (11 December 2020). "In Memoriam: William R. Hiatt, MD". American College of Cardiology. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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