Dr. Edward “John” Hilt grew up in Lafayette, Indiana. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Southern Indiana, spending his last semester at Frei Universität in Berlin, Germany. He then attended the University of Florida in Gainesville for medical school, developing a passion for family medicine, and completed his residency at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. Dr. Hilt is excited to now continue his training as a Sports Medicine Fellow at Halifax Health.
His love for sports began at age four with soccer, and he played various sports throughout high school and intramurals in college and medical school including soccer, basketball, baseball, track, cross country, and pickleball. He supports the Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Florida Gators, and Tampa Bay sports teams. Dr. Hilt loves traveling and has visited 22 countries, participating in medical mission trips to Mexico, Myanmar, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. He enjoys nature activities like snorkeling in Belize and hiking in the Swiss Alps, and he relishes meeting people from different cultures and trying local cuisine.
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