James Hilfiger was born in Muskogee, OK. He earned his BSA & BSN from Oklahoma University and his MSNA from Texas Christian University before finishing his DNAP/Acute Pain Fellowship from Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. James is the past Vice President & President and is now a current board of director for the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Anesthetists (OANA).

After working at OU Health and Science Center for 5 years and then St. Anthony’s Bone and Joint for 3 years, 2020 called for a change in his life and career which led him to Stillwater. James, his wife Mahogany, and their daughter live on an acreage and are starting to raise chickens with more animals to follow. He likes to woodwork and taking care of the land.