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Harry T. Colfer, MD has been a practicing cardiologist in Petoskey, Michigan since 1983. He has been consistently voted "Most Admired by his Peers" since 1996. In 2008, Dr. Colfer was named a "Top Doc" by Traverse Magazine.

Initially in partnership in the Burns Clinic, and now in private practice at Michigan Heart & Vascular Specialists, Dr. Colfer’s philosophy is to treat each patient in a highly individualized manner and integrate the latest technological advancements into our services. He has special expertise in interventional cardiology (angioplasty, coronary stents, etc.), and in management of coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure.

Dr. Colfer went to medical school at the University of Cincinnati and graduated in 1976. He completed his postgraduate training at the University of Michigan followed by a fellowship in cardiology and hypertension. Dr. Colfer joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1981, and with Dr. Joseph Walton, the director of the Catheterization Laboratory, started the interventional Cardiology Program there in 1980. After joining the medical staff at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital, Dr. Colfer started the cardiac rehabilitation program, as well as the clinical research program.

Though Dr. Colfer’s primary professional activity is clinical cardiology, he has an interest in clinical research and once was the Medical Director of the Nisus Research Department at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital.

Dr. Colfer is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.