Dr. David R. Hathaway

Word has been received from the Philippines.

Dr. David R Hathaway has passed on Oct. 17 2016, due to complications of spinal meningitis.
He was son of the late Marjorie Alice Novak and Ralph Roger Hathaway.
David leaves behind his wife, Elfie; son, Aaron; daughter, Maria, Sibulan, Philippines; and daughters, Alison and Julie, California. His sister Lynn Roberts survives.
He was raised in Monticello along with his sister Lynn. He attended grade school and junior high at the old Lincoln school which is now the site of the Monticello-Union Township Library.
He participated in an academic curriculum and high school sports with considerable success, graduating Twin Lakes High School Class of 1966.
David attended Indiana University Bloomington and began his medical career. He received his medical degree in 1975 and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at IU.
His marriage to Elaine Green was blessed with daughters Julie and Alison; they later divorced.
David excelled in the Indiana University academic environment and became administrator of Krannert Institute of Cardiology at IU Indianapolis along with also having a cardiology practice for 14 years.
With his medical experience and his drive to learn and discover, Dr. Hathaway then moved on to work in the pharmacy and biotechnical industries. He traveled the world seeking talented individuals to work on various medical projects he was involved with. His considerable accomplishments in the cardiac area have improved the lives of many.
His second marriage brought him and his wife Elfie their children Arron and Maria. The family lived in the United States for several years until Dr. Hathaway retired from his last project with HeartWare.
They then moved to Sibulan on the island of Negros, Philippines. Although fully retired, he continued to work on medical writing and published a fiction novel titled "The Makeover" just this year. His children were his main focus in his life.
David last returned to the United States this year, in late July, for the 50th reunion of the Twin Lakes High School Class of 1966.
David is remembered as a challenging and engaging fellow who always turned over the rock to see what may lie beneath.
His funeral was in the Philippines.
David earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 1970. He enrolled in a combined MD/PhD program in Medical Science at IU. He worked in the Pharmacology Department under the mentorship of Henry Besch, PhD and August Wantabe, MD. David received his medical degree in 1975 and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha – medical school honorary. He then completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at IU.
David served as clinical Associate and Cardiology Fellow at the National Institutes of Health from 1977 - 1979. He returned to IU as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine in 1979.
David joined the Cardiology faculty at IU in 1980. He actively participated in research, attracted considerable grant money to IU and published many scientific papers. He stayed as faculty and rose to Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Kranert Institute of Cardiology. He also practiced for more than 14 years during this time at Kranert.
While still a practicing clinician, he invented a vascular closure device which is currently marked by Abbott Vascular as the Closer device and Prostar(R) Suture- Mediated Closure.
David also developed and patented several other medical devices. He is inventor on 13 patents and has eight pending patents. He also served as president of the American Federation of Clinical Research.
Dr. Hathaway left Academia in 1995 and transitioned to a corporate career at Bristol-Myers Squibb as VP of Cardiovascular Drug Discovery where he managed a team of 90 scientists in the preclinical development of novel antiarrhythmic and antithrombotic agents as well as new drugs for heart failure.
Dr. Hathaway served as Chief Medical Officer for several drug discovery and medical device companies. He led successful programs for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company/Abbott Labs, Restoragen and Arginox Pharmaceuticals.
He has authored over 80 scientific medical publications, has been section editor of Kelly's Textbook of Medicine, a member of editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation and was inducted into Marquis Who's Who In America Fifty-First Edition in 1997.
Dr. Hathaway's last position before formal retirement was with HeartWare which developed small pumps used to treat individuals with advanced heart failure. He successfully managed bringing the devices to approval in the U.S.
Much of the above information is available from a HeartWare announcement regarding Dr. Hathaway
David was an avid scientist and a dedicated research and development individual; his accomplishments have and will continue to benefit many.