Allan Hamilton
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Allan Hamilton | |
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Born | neurosurgeon, medical script consultant | November 16, 1950
Employer | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson |
Spouse | Jane Hamilton[citation needed] |
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Website | www |
Allan J. Hamilton (born November 16, 1950) is an American
Background
Hamilton grew up in
In 1984, Dr. Hamilton joined the US Army and from 1986 to 1988 worked for the Altitude Research Division of the United States Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine. He led research efforts to evaluate the effect of the shortage of oxygen on brain function when troops must be rapidly deployed to high altitude. Three times, Dr. Hamilton was called to active duty in the Army, including in November 1990, when Dr. Hamilton was called up for the third time as part Operation Desert Storm.
Medical practice
Hamilton joined the faculty at the
Accomplishments
Dr. Hamilton invented the first device capable of using computer guidance systems to deliver very accurate, high intensity beams of radiation to targets outside the brain. He developed the technology precisely enough so as it could be employed for the first time to eliminate tumors around the spinal cord. For his pioneering work, Dr. Hamilton received numerous awards in neurosurgery, including the Bernard Cosman Award for Innovation in Neurosurgery from the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He became the first American to receive the Lars Leksell Award, one of the highest international honors in the field of neurosurgery, bestowed upon him in Berlin in 1995 by the European Society of Neurosurgery. Dr. Hamilton is a past Fellow of the International Albert Schweitzer Foundation for his medical work in Gabon, Africa. His physician peers have selected him as one of the Best Doctors in America from 1995 to 2008. In 2000, he was chosen as one of the Leading Intellects and Thinkers of the 21st Century. Dr. Hamilton has appeared on television programs including MSNBC, CNN, PBS, and the Discovery Channel and has been featured in national newspapers such as the New York Times, USA Today, and Newsweek magazine.
TV works
Between 2008 and 2020 Dr. Hamilton has served as medical consultant/senior medical consultant on the TV series Grey's Anatomy (280 episodes as of April 2020[update]). He was also a consultant/medical consultant on four episodes of the show Private Practice in 2012–2013.[1]
Books
- Hamilton, AJ (2008). The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope. New York: Tarcher/Penguin Books. ISBN 978-1-58542-615-7.
References
- IMDb. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
External links
- Official website
- Allan J. Hamilton at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
- Bridging Medicine and Spirituality - Interview with Dr. Allan Hamilton