Geddes Frank Owen Tyers

Background

Tyers, Geddes Frank Owen was born on November 6, 1935 in Giroux, Manitoba, Canada. Son of William Frederick and Catherine Marguerite (Stoddart) Tyers.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. B.C., 1962.

Career

Research and teaching fellow pharmacology, U. B.C. Faculty Medicine, 1959-1960; intern, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., 1962-1963; from assistant instructor to instructor surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1963-1968; assistant professor, then associate professor surgery, Pennsylvania State University College Medicine, Hershey, 1970-1977; professor, chief division cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1977-1979; professor, head division cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, U. B.C. Faculty Medicine, 1979-1997; head division cardiovascular surgery, U. B.C. Faculty Medicine, since 1997. Consultant pacemaker power sources, telemetry monitoring cardiac pacemakers, medical device reliability. Director training program cardiovascular surgery, chairman residency training committee.

Member of advisory commission on medical devices Health and Welfare Canada, 1993-1994. Consultant Intermedics, since 1976. Member chronic lead performance advisory county Medtronic Physical, 1987-1989.

Member of advisory group Medtronic Canada Physical, 1988-1991.; member medical advisory board Thorate laboratories, since 1997. Member medical advisory county Spectranetics, since 1997.

Member Canada Working Group Cardiac Pacing, chair registry/database subcommittee. Associate Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Studies, since 1998.

Achievements

• Geddes Frank Owen Tyers has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons, Royal College Surgeons Canada (nucleus committee cardiovascular surgery), American Heart Association. Member American Surgical Association, North America Society Pacing and Electrophysiology (founder, editorial board reviewer American Council on Exercise), American Association Thoracic Surgery (reviewer JTCS), Canada Cardiovascular Society (medical devices committee), Society University Surgeons, Can Medical Association, Society Vascular Surgery, Association Academy Surgery, Western Thoracic Surgical Society, International Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Society (board directors), Society Thoracic Surgeons.

Connections

Married Phyllis Amelia Randall, May 14, 1960. Children: Randall Geddes, Owen Frank.

Father:

William Frederick Tyers

Mother:

Catherine Marguerite (Stoddart) Tyers

Spouse:

Phyllis Amelia Randall

child:

Owen Frank Tyers

child:

Randall Geddes Tyers