Background
Glotfelty, John William was born on September 28, 1928 in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. Son of Floyd and Susan (Boley) Glotfelty.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
John William Glotfelty
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, 1945-1948; postgraduate, U. Iowa, 1948-1949; Doctor of Medicine, U. Louisville, 1953.
Career
Intern, United States Public Health Service, Norfolk, Virginia, 1953-1954;
acting chief ears, eyes, nose and throat, United States Public Health Service, Norfolk, 1954-1955;
chief ears, eyes, nose and throat, United States Public Health Service, Norfolk, 1960-1961;
resident in ears, eyes, nose and throat, United States Public Health Service, Staten Island, New York, 1955-1960;
private practice, Control Florida Eye Associations, Lakeland, since 1961. Attending physician Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Member of staff Lakeland General Hospital, since 1961, member Executive Committee 1975-1977, president staff, 1976-1977.
Instructor Polk General Hospital, U. Florida, U. Guadalajara.
Achievements
Membership
Active Research to Prevent Blindness. Member medical advising committee Florida Division Vocational Rehabilitation, chairman membership committee. Member of advisory committee Sunshine State Workers for Blind.
District chairman Florida Political Action Committee, vice president, 1975-1976, president, 1977, board directors, 1977-1988, national key contact physician, state keycontact physician. Member medical advising committee Florida Society to Prevent Blindness. Advisor eye screening program Polk County School Board, 1975-1978.
Vice president 10th judicial-medical legal committee. Member American Medical Association, Florida State Medical Association (house delegations since 1964, reference committee, chairman credentials committee, consulting editor journal, advising committee Florida State School Health Council, state key contact physician, national key contact physician), Florida Society Ophthalmological (program chairman, legislation chairman, president-elect 1974-1975, president 1975-1976, Executive Committee 1970-1976, commission on ethics, state key contact physician), Tampa Bay Ophthalmological Society (charter, president 1982-1984), Polk County Medical Association (editor bulletin 1964-1993, Executive Committee 1964-1987, president-elect, president, trustee 1972-1977, 87-92, committee professional malpractice review, legislation committee, state and national key contact physician), Kiwanis (board directors, chairman public and business affairs committee), Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Phi.
Connections
Married Bonnie Jeanne Dunnuck, May 27, 1949. Children: John David, Robert, Jeanne, Michael, William Randolph, Edward Neil.
