Dr. Hiller plans to speak on triathlons, research

Dr. Doug Hiller, Whitman Hospital and Medical Center’s new orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to chat with local residents in the Whitman Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10.

In addition to bringing more than 27 years of orthopedic experience to Colfax, Dr. Hiller brings an interest in the Triathlon. He served as Chief Medical Officer for Olympic teams at Beijing, China; Sydney, Australia, and Greece.

At the start of his career when he was an intern at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, a co-worker talked Hiller into competing in the newly-created Ironman race in Kona, Hawaii. After ru...