Appointed at the inception of The Friends of the Mater Foundation, Dr Keith Hartman has devoted his working life to the Mater and its patients, having been associated with the hospital since his graduation from the University of Sydney in 1971 until his retirement from his position as a visiting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist on 30th June 2017.

Following his residency and two years as a surgical registrar at the Mater Public Hospital, Keith trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Margaret’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, and at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. He was appointed as a Visiting Medical Officer at the Mater in 1980, and later served as Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 1990 – 1994. Keith was also Chairman of the Mater’s Capital Appeal Committee in 1998, and a member of the board of the Mater for several years until the merger with St Vincent’s Hospital.