Harold Heitzmann Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Harold Heitzmann serves as Vice President, Applied Research at Glaukos. He has more than 30 years of experience in the development of medical devices at five startup companies and at Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, including three previous positions as vice president. Dr. Heitzmann has led the development of commercial products for blood gas monitoring, angioplasty, intracranial pressure monitoring, electrophysiology, coronary stenting, thrombectomy, venous oxygen saturation monitoring, and antimicrobial catheterization. He holds 18 issued U.S. patents and has taught at University of California, Irvine Extension in the Clinical Trials and Medical Product Development certificate programs. Dr. Heitzmann holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University, where he co-invented avidin-biotin staining for microscopy.