Surgeon on Olympics Medical team

COLFAX — A Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics orthopedic surgeon has been appointed to serve on the Medical Committee of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. W. Douglas B. Hiller, is on the Medical Committee of the Event Advisory Group for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, 2024 Europe Triathlon Baltic Championships and the 2024 World Triathlon Development Regional Cup.

Dr. Hiller said that there is a medical structure for the Olympic Games, including a representative of the Olympic sports and a governing body, that oversees the plans for taking care of the athletes.

“The people who ta...