John Hill, DO
Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine

Sports Medicine Fellowship Faculty
Clinic (720) 848-8200
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Gender: Male
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Family Medicine

Practice Locations

UCHealth CU Sports Medicine - Colorado Center
2000 S. Colorado Blvd
The Colorado Center Tower One, Suite 4500
Denver, CO 80222
720-848-8200
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Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Family Medicine, Board Certification (1990,2012)
  • Family Medicine - Sports Medicine, Board Certification (1995,2014)
  • Registered MSK Sonography, ARDMS #177539, Certificate (2013)
  • Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine, Certificate (2004)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, Certificate (1995)
  • American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice #4479, Board Certification (1991)
Clinical Interest for Patients
I am interested in sports medicine and ultrasound.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • DO, Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (1987)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1980)

Internships:
  • University of Missouri at Kansas City Program (1988)

Residency Program:
  • University of Missouri at Kansas City Program, Family Medicine (1990)

Recognition & Awards

  • America’s Best Physicians,, Today's Best Physicians (2015)
    2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
  • WHO’S WHO among Executives and Professionals, National Register’s (2014)
    2014, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
  • Best Doctors of Denver, The Denver Business Journal (2014)
  • Top Sports Medicine Doctor in Denver, CO, The Leading Physicians of the World, (2013)
  • Clinician of the Year,, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2007)
  • Family Medicine Teacher of the Year – Rose residency, Department of Family Medicine (2007)
    1995, 1996, 2000, 2007
  • Colorado Family Medicine Teacher of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Practice (2000)

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Family Physicians, Member
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Fellow
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Fellow
  • American Heart Association (AHA), Member
  • American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, Member
  • American Osteopathic Association, Member
  • American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine, Member
  • American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, Fellow
  • Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, Member
  • Denver Osteopathic Foundation, Former Board Member

Teaching

  • Founder of Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, (2016)
    School of Medicine, Family Medicine
  • Professor of Family Medicine, (2016)
    School of Medicine, Family Medicine

Research & Grants

Grants
  • “The Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Muscle Glycogen Storage”, (2014)
    MuscleSound independent funding (2512226),, $125000
  • Educational Grant, (2010)
    University of Missouri, Kansas City, Children’s Mercy Hospital, $102664
  • Immobilization in External Rotation after First Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Prospective Randomized Multi-Center Study (2009)
    Orthopedic Research and Educational Foundation;, $141000
  • Mediators and Moderators of Exercise Behavior Change – 06-0996 (2008)
    National Cancer Institute (NCI, ROI CA109858-01, $1664232
  • Evaluation of Tobacco Prevention and Control Efforts for the State of Utah (2007)
    State of Utah, (UT-046089), $1398613
Research interests for Patients:
“Method for non-invasive determination of glycogen stores”; Patent No: US 8,517,942 B2; Date of Patent: Aug 27, 2013 (Software design) “System for non-invasive determination of glycogen stores”; Patent No: US 8,512,247 B2; Date of Patent: Aug 20, 2013 (Design of Ultrasound machine) “Method and System for non-invasive determination of glycogen stores”; Patent No: US 8,562,529 B2; Date of Patent: Oct 22, 2013 (Conceptual basis and overall design) “System and Method for target muscle glycogen score determination and evaluation”; Patent No: 9,364,179; Date of Patent: June 14, 2016 (Determination and evaluation of muscle glycogen stores “Methodology to assess muscle damage through ultrasound technology” Inigo San Millan, John C. Hill, filed through Technology Transfer office, University of Colorado, November 1, 2016.

Information for Referring Providers

Research Interest for Referring Providers
Applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound
Clinic Phone: (720) 848-8200, (303) 584-7900
Fax Phone: (720) 848-8201

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