PORT ANGELES — Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas Herschmiller has joined the Olympic Medical Physicians Orthopaedic Clinic.
Working closely with Herschmiller is Meredith Teeple, certified physician assistant, who recently joined the clinic.
“We are incredibly pleased to have Dr. Herschmiller join Olympic Medical Physicians and for choosing our community for his orthopedic practice,” said Dr. Rebecca Corley, chief physician officer, Olympic Medical Physicians.
“His fellowship and residency experience, along with his scholarly accomplishments, illustrate how committed he is to his career, and we know he is excited to get started seeing patients as soon as possible.”
Herschmiller will be paid $440,177 a year with a $50,000 signing bonus, as well as a $50,000 retention bonus after five years of service and again after 10 years of service.
Teeple will receive an annual salary of $94,264.
Herschmiller
Herschmiller recently completed an orthopedic adult reconstruction fellowship at Columbia University Center for Hip & Knee Replacement in New York City.
Prior to that, he performed his internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., where he provided team coverage for several Duke University athletic varsity squads and North Carolina Central University athletics.
In 2013 and 2014, he was chief resident.
Herschmiller obtained his medical degree from University of Sydney in Australia, with honors.
His undergraduate degree is from Princeton University, and he is board-eligible for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Herschmiller will join the OMP orthopedic practice, consisting of fellow surgeons Drs. Dirk Gouge and Loren Larson.
Teeple
Teeple is a U.S. Army reservist who recently received a Master of Physician Studies through the University of Nebraska Medical Center while stationed at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas.
Teeple is a recipient of the Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal and NCO Professional Development Ribbon.
More in the pipeline
Also slated to join the OMP Orthopaedic Clinic this year is Physician Assistant Matthew Kiddle, who is scheduled to start in the first few months of the year, as well as orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Seddon, who is arriving later this summer.
Kiddle will be paid $102,000 a year with a $10,000 signing bonus.
Seddon will receive $440,177 annually, with a $25,000 fellowship stipend, a $25,000 signing bonus and a $10,000 annual retention bonus for five years.
The OMP Orthopaedic Clinic, which specializes in treating musculoskeletal system injuries and diseases, is located at 1004 Caroline St.
For more information about the clinic — with a Sequim location at 777 N. Fifth Ave., Suite 300 — visit www.OlympicMedical.org or call 360-457-1500.
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