Mark Hamilton (doctor)

Mark Hamilton (born 30 October 1970) is a physician and broadcaster. He is presenter of How Long Will You Live? on RTÉ One and former presenter of The Surgery on BBC Radio 1.

Mark Hamilton
Born30 October 1970 (1970-10-30) (age 52)
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Career
ShowHow Long Will You Live?
Station(s)RTÉ One
CountryUnited Kingdom
Previous show(s)The Surgery

Education and medical training

Hamilton graduated from medical school with an MB ChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery). He then went on to specialize in several fields such as Orthopedic surgery, Geriatric medicine and Anaesthetics, and lectured Anatomy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Manchester. In 2007, Hamilton worked in an A&E in Withington as a registrar.[1] He is currently training as a general practitioner at Lockside Medical Centre in Stalybridge.

Media career

Hamilton joined Radio 1 in 1999, jointly hosting the Surgery with Sara Cox. Since then Hamilton has co-presented with Emma B, Letitia, Annie Mac and Kelly Osbourne.[2] He appeared on a Channel 4 series helping teenagers relieve stress entitled Chill Out.[3]

References
  1. "Love Doctor celebrates Radio 1's 40th birthday". South Manchester Reporter. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  2. "Radio 1 revamps schedule with even more Moyles!". BBC. September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  3. "CHILL OUT". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.


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