Geoffrey Oliver Hartzler

Background

Hartzler, Geoffrey Oliver was born on November 6, 1946 in Goshen, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Willis and Emma Irene (Blosser) Hartzler.

Education

Bachelor, Goshen College, 1968; Doctor of Medicine with honors, Indiana U., 1972.

Career

Intern, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1972-1973; fellow in medicine, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, 1973-1974; fellow in cardiology, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, 1974-1976; associate consultant internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1976-1977; instructor medicine, Mayo Medical school and Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, 1976-1979; consultant cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, 1977-1980; director invasive diagnostic electrophysiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1979-1980; cardiologist, Cardiovascular Cons., Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1980-1993; clinical professor medicine, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1985-1995. Consultant cardiologist Mid-American Heart Institute, Kansas City, 1980-1995. Director advanced angioplasty fellowship program St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, 1985-1992, medical director cardiovascular clinical research center Mid-American Heart Institute, 1993-1995.

Consultant Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, California, 1983-1995. Past member editorial or review board American Journal Cardiology, Journal American College Cardiology, Catholic and CV Diagnosis, others. Co-founder Ventritex, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1985-1988, Triax International, Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, 1989-1996.

Principal, board directors Kustom Signals, Inc., Lenexa, 1990-1996, LMP Steel & Wire Company, Maryville, Missouri, since 1992, Hartz Properties, Inc., Prarie Village, Kansas, since 1993, Lett Electronics, Inc., Topeka, 1995-1998, Intraluminal Therapeutics, Inc., Kansas City, Kansas, since 1997.

Achievements

• Geoffrey Oliver Hartzler has been listed as a noteworthy cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Cardiology, Council on Clinical Cardiology of America Heart Association, Society for Cardiac Angiography. Member American Medical Association, Missouri State Medical Association, Jackson County Medical Association, American Heart Association, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: music, motorcycling, reading, travel, business.

Connections

Married Lois Anne Kauffman, June 1967 (divorced May 1983). Children: Abigail, Christine, Amanda. Married Dorothy Eloise Arnn, July 1985.

Father:

Robert Willis Hartzler

Mother:

Emma Irene (Blosser) Hartzler

Spouse:

Lois Anne Kauffman

Spouse:

Dorothy Eloise Arnn

child:

Amanda Hartzler

child:

Abigail Hartzler

child:

Christine Hartzler