Raised in western Kansas, Dr. Hamilton attended Kansas State University and the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree. Dr. Hamilton completed his surgical residency at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. He furthered his training to include a year of vascular surgery at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He also performed a fellowship in liver surgery at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Dr. Hamilton is board certified in general surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.