Robert K. Hillier, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Prior to joining The Bonati Institute Dr. Robert K. Hillier was on the active staff for Orthopedic Surgery at the Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis, MS. He had been associated with the Hancock Medical Center since March of 1996. The 104 bed facility, established in 1960, went through the eye of Hurricane Katrina, and over 75% of HMC’s staff and physicians lost residences and/or possessions to violent winds and water.

Dr. Hillier graduated Yale University in 1968 with a BS in Molecular Bio-physics. He received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and completed an internship in General Surgery and residencies in General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. In 1981 Hillier was Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

In addition to his 11- year affiliation with Hancock Medical Center, Dr. Hillier has served as Medical Director of Norling Medical and of Rehabilitation Resources in Raynham, MA and as an Orthopedic Surgeon with Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA. His publications include “Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Pain and Dysfunction in the 1990’s – New Solutions to Ancient Problems”. Also Dr. Hillier currently has a U.S. Patent application in progress for his High Performance Joint Prosthesis and Method.

Medical Licenses:

• Florida
• Mississippi

Professional Associations

• American Medical Association
• Mississippi Medical Association

Education

• B.S. Molecular Bio-physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1968
• Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, Boston, MA, 1972
• Intern / Resident General Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital, 1973
• Intern / Resident Orthopaedic Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital, 1973
• Research Fellow in Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, 1975