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 RTÉ One and former presenter of '' The Surgery'' 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 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 Sara Cox. Since then Hamilton has co-presented with Emma B, Letitia, Annie Mac 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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1970 births Living people British radio personalities General practitioners from Northern Ireland People educated at Bangor Grammar School RTÉ television presenters Broadcasters from County Down People from Bangor, County Down Medical doctors from County Down {{UK-radio-bio-stub