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John Charles Hill
Dr. John C. Hill is an extreme athlete and renowned physician with a remarkable personal story. His extraordinary zest for life drives everything he does—from discovering revolutionary medical tech...visualizza altroDr. John C. Hill is an extreme athlete and renowned physician with a remarkable personal story. His extraordinary zest for life drives everything he does—from discovering revolutionary medical techniques and resuscitating lives at the base of Winter Park Ski Area to arduously completing the Leadville 100 Trail race, persevering to the end with a fractured foot. And at the heart of it all, John is a committed husband, father and grandfather.
Dr. Hill loves mountains. He has climbed around the world and the US, including all of Colorado’s highest peaks. He has participated in ultramarathons; mountain bike racing; Nordic, Telemark, backcountry, and alpine skiing; rock climbing; ice climbing; mountaineering; and more.
As a competitive racer, John has run the Boston marathon and was a 2010 Leadman, completing all the Leadville races in a single season including the Leadville 100 Ultramarathon and mountain bike race.
In addition, he has assisted other extreme athletes, providing medical information in a rapid, humorous format to the runners and mountain bike racers of the Leadville 100 Race Series. He is a team physician at the University of Denver. He also rides a Harley.
The Denver Business Journal named Dr. Hill one of the “Best Doctors of Denver” in 2014. The Leading Physicians of the World named him “Top Sports Medicine Doctor in Denver” in 2013. Nationally, Dr. Hill is a popular speaker in the areas of musculoskeletal ultrasound and sports medicine.
He created the primary care sports medicine fellowship at the University of Colorado, and directed this fellowship for 20 years. His practice initially focused on Women’s Health and Wellness. He has delivered more than 1,000 babies.
As a board-certified family physician with sub-specialty boards in primary care sports medicine, Dr. Hill holds four patents for his pioneer work in musculoskeletal ultrasound. He has developed many of the approaches and techniques that are now accepted as the standard of care, and as principal investigator has been awarded millions of dollars in grants.
He is published in multiple medical journals, averaging ten to twelve articles per year. His humanitarian efforts include international cross-cultural medical work in Kazakhstan, Kenya, Jordan, Ecuador, Nepal, and the Dominican Republic.
He has been married to Gail since 1982. They have two daughters and one grandson named Owen in heaven.visualizza meno