Mark Hamilton (born 30 October 1970) is a physician and broadcaster. He is

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of '' How Long Will You Live?'' on RTÉ One and former presenter of ''

The Surgery ''The Surgery'' was a British radio show that aired on BBC Radio 1 weekly from 1999 to 2017. It was most recently hosted by Katie Thistleton and Doctor Radha Modgil, prior to its merger in November 2017 with a new show entitled '' Radio 1's ...

'' on BBC Radio 1.

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. 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 Emma B, Letitia,

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and Kelly Osbourne. He appeared on a Channel 4 series helping teenagers relieve stress entitled Chill Out.

References

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