William R. Hiatt
William R. Hiatt (1 June 1950 – 8 December 2020) was an American cardiologist.
William H. Hiatt was born in
Loyola University School of Dentistry, and moved to Colorado to pursue a career in endodontics and periodontics. He died of cancer on 31 May 1993.[1] Hiatt married Luana Read, with whom he had three children, including William R. Hiatt,[1] who was born on 1 June 1950.[2] William R. Hiatt graduated from Denver Country Day School in 1968, and studied English at Knox College, where he first met his wife Susan Wessels Hiatt.[2][3] After completing his undergraduate degree in 1972,[3] Hiatt enrolled at the University of Colorado School of Medicine until 1976.[2] He successively held a residency at Boston University Hospital in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in vascular medicine at the University of Colorado.[2] Hiatt began teaching at the University of Colorado in 1981,[4] and was later named Novartis Foundation Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research.[2][5] Hiatt was associated with the EUCLID and VOYAGER clinical trials up to his death on 8 December 2020.[6]
Hiatt's hobbies included mountain climbing,[7] and he had climbed all 54 Colorado summits above 14,000 feet in elevation,[3][4] as well as Mount Fuji, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Aconcagua.[3]
References
- ^ PMID 29539801.
- ^ a b c d e "William R. Hiatt". Denver Post. 12–14 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "2020 Alumni Achievement Award Winner: William Hiatt '72, M.D." Knox Magazine. 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b McKeown, L. A. (11 December 2020). "William R. Hiatt, Giant of Vascular Medicine, Dies at 70". TCTMD.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- PMID 35549781.
- S2CID 232303430.
- ^ Piazza, Gregory; Bonaca, Marc P. (11 December 2020). "In Memoriam: William R. Hiatt, MD". American College of Cardiology. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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