Mark Hamilton (born 30 October 1970) is a

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and broadcaster. He is

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of '' How Long Will You Live?'' on

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and former presenter of ''

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'' on

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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

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. In 2007, Hamilton worked in an A&E in

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as a

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. He is currently training as a general practitioner at Lockside Medical Centre in

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Media career

Hamilton joined Radio 1 in 1999, jointly hosting the Surgery with

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. Since then Hamilton has co-presented with

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, Letitia,

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and

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. He appeared on a

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series helping teenagers relieve stress entitled Chill Out.

References

''How Long Will You Live?''
at

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