
Dr. Thomas E. Hamilton, MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
300 Longwood Ave Fegan 3 Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Thomas Hamilton practices Pediatric Surgery in Boston, MA. Dr. Hamilton treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Hamiltondiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Education and Training
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 1991
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- Boston Super Doctors 2011
- Sidney Farber Housestaff Award Children's Hospital Boston 2000
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Malnutrition
- Pain
- Hernia
- Gas
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital Boston (Pediatric Surgery)
- Pediatric Surgery - Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA 1998
- Pediatric Surgery, Children s Hospital of Boston, Boston MA 2000
- Boston Children's Hospital, Fellow:Pediatric Surgery (Surgery) 1998
Dr. Thomas E. Hamilton, MD's Practice location
Practice At 300 Longwood Ave Fegan 3
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Christopher B. Weldon M.D.300 Longwood Ave Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Emily Rachel Christison-lagay MD55 Fruit Street Boston MA 02114
- Dr. Patrick J Javid M.D.Children's Hospital Fegan 3 Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Tom Jaksic MD, PHD300 Longwood Ave Boston MA 02115
- Dr. William Hughes Peranteau M.D.75 Francis St Boston MA 02115
- Dr. Catherine C Chen MD, MPH300 Longwood Ave Fegan 3 Boston MA 02115
Nearest Hospitals
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITALl
75 FRANCIS STREET BOSTON MA 2115