Dr Mark Hamilton

Dr Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton is best known for his slot on Radio 1’s Award winning show ‘The Sunday Surgery’. This ‘Agony Uncle’ status has established Mark as one of the most prominent Doctor’s in the public eye, appearing on a whole host of television and radio programmes, most prominently ‘How Long Will You Live?’, which airs in Ireland and is now in its third series.

After graduating from Medical school with an MB ChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery), Mark went on to gather experience in several fields such as Geriatric medicine, Orthopaedic surgery and Anaesthetics.

His ease in imparting knowledge to others was realised during his teaching at the University of Manchester where he lectured in Anatomy and Biomedical Sciences.

In 1999 Radio 1 decided that Mark was the person to work on the station's cult show ‘The Sunday Surgery' with Sara Cox, then Emma B (currently with Letitia). The show has won 5 Sony Radio Awards (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze) and 2 silver Radio & Music Awards.

From there he was asked to become advisor to the BBC for their 2000 campaigns for Drug Education and Mental Health. Affirming his talent for communicating to his audience Radio 1 placed him as their "Agony Uncle" for their One Life website - with which he is still involved.

Never one for the quiet life Mark also manages to keep up his DJ skills which have been fine tuned up and down the country where his funky house music is in great demand at festivals, clubs and universities.

Over the past few years Mark has moved into television, presenting the series ‘How Long Will You Live', and contributing to shows such as the ‘Heaven and Earth Show', ‘Big Brothers Little Brother' and ‘This Morning'.

Mark is currently a clinical fellow in A&E, married with two children.

TELEVISION

2007     Stressed out Britain (Presenter) - GMTV
2007     Penis Envy (expert) - TwoFour for Virgin 1
2007     How Long Will you Live - Series 3 - RTE1 (Eire)
2007     Chill Out - Channel 4
2006     Extreme Skinny Celebes and Celebrity Surgery (expert) - TwoFour for Living TV
2006     The Cinema Show: Medics in the Movies (contributor) - BBC4 In House
2006     SPIN (expert) - BBC In House
2005-6   How Long Will You Live - Series 2 (presenter/medical advisor) - RTE1 (Eire)
2004-6   Heaven and Earth Show (expert) - BBC1
2006     Killer Facts Pilot (expert) - Discovery
2006     When Magic Goes Wrong
2006     Booze Britain
2006     Deathwish
2005     How Long Will You Live - Series 1 (presenter) - RTE (Eire)
2005     This Morning (expert) - ITV1
2005     On The Couch (presenter) - MTV
1994     The Living Soap (student in weekly docu-soap) - BBC2

RADIO

1999-06 Sunday Surgery (co-presenter) - BBC Radio 1
2001     What's The Problem - BBC World Service

JOURNALISM

2006     Sorted magazine (columnist)
2003-04 Brat Magazine (columnist)
2000-02 "One Life" BBC website (writer)

Photo Courtesy of Harry Borden, www.harryborden.com



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