Background
Hardesty, Hiram Haines was born on January 16, 1914 in Paulding, Ohio, United States. Son of Eugene and Ida (Underwood) Hardesty.
Hardesty, Hiram Haines was born on January 16, 1914 in Paulding, Ohio, United States. Son of Eugene and Ida (Underwood) Hardesty.
Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1936; Doctor of Medicine Western Reserve U., 1940; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1945-1946.
Resident ophthalmology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1946-1948; member teaching staff, University Hospitals, Cleveland, since 1948; associate clinical professor, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1960-1996; retired, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1996; emeritus staff, University Hospitals, Cleveland, since 1996.
Active local United Appeal. Board of directors Cleveland Society for Blind. Board directors, past president Allen Memorial Library.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1941-1945. Fellow American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Member Cleveland Ophthalmology Club (past president), American Association Pediatric Ophthalmology (board directors), Ohio Society Prevention Blindness (board directors), American Orthoptic Council, Association Research Strabismus (board directors).
Married Mary Lee Bill, June 12, 1940. Children– Susan Hardesty Corcoran, Thomas Haines, John Lee.