John Hadley, BSN, RN, CST, FAST
John Hadley is the Program Director for Surgical Technology at Des Moines Area Community College in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from the Surgical Technology Program in Rochester, Minnesota in 1988 and spent 30 years working at the Mayo Clinic. John primarily worked in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery. He was also a member of the heart and lung transplant team, and the liver transplant team. In 2014, he became a faculty instructor for Des Moines Area Community College and has been the Program Director since 2017. John lives in Johnston, Iowa and enjoys remodeling homes, adventurous travel, and all things outdoors. His passion is “giving back” to the field of Surgical Technology and providing educational opportunity for new surgical technologists.