Frank Hartley was an American surgeon. He served as a surgeon at the Bellevue, Roosevelt, and New York hospitals, and as clinical professor of surgery at Columbia University.
Background
Frank Hartley was born on June 10, 1856 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He was the son of John Fairfield Hartley, for many years assistant secretary of the treasury, and Mary (King) Hartley. His parents were originally from Saco, Maine.
Education
Hartley was educated in the public schools of Washington and at the same time was tutored in several languages. After preparing for college at Emerson Institute he attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton), graduating in 1877. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at Columbia in 1880.
After serving as surgical interne at Bellevue Hospital, he spent two years, 1882-1884, in further study in Germany and Austria.
Career
On his return to the United States Hartley became office associate with Henry B. Sands. Without this obvious advantage he would probably have distinguished himself, for even as a very young surgeon his skill was recognized. He held hospital appointments as visiting surgeon at several institutions including the Bellevue, Roosevelt, and New York hospitals. In 1886 he entered the Columbia faculty as assistant demonstrator of anatomy. In 1889 he was made clinical lecturer on surgery and instructor in operative surgery, and in 1900 he became clinical professor of surgery.
Hartley published two papers bearing upon the operation: "Intracranial Neurectomy of the Fifth Nerve, " in the New York Medical Journal, March 19, 1892, and "Intracranial Neurectomy of the Second and Third Divisions of the Fifth Nerve, " in the Annals of Surgery, May 1893. Most of his other published works appeared in the latter journal.
Hartley was reticent and taciturn to an extreme degree, which militated somewhat against his success as a lecturer. He was singularly indifferent to his surroundings and it has been said that when his duties kept him late in the anatomical room he would pass the night there. He was equally indifferent to public opinion and had no desire for publicity.
Connections
On August 1, 1897, Hartleywas married Mrs. Emma Allyce Parker, the daughter of George and Mary (Granville) Burton of Norfolk, England. She survived him.