Richard Daniel Hamilton

Background

Hamilton, Richard Daniel was born on June 14, 1928 in Itasca, Texas, United States. Son of Richard McCrary and Maude Geneva (Fowler) Hamilton.

Education

Doctor of Medicine Baylor University, 1950.

Career

Intern, Riverside General Hospital, Arlington, California, 1950-1951; resident in psychiatry and neurology, Letterman Army Hospital, San Francisco, 1951-1954; resident in general surgery, Valley Forge Army Hospital, 1955-1956; resident in neurosurgery, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, 1956-1960; assistant chief neurosurgery, Walter Reed Army Hospital, 1964-1966; consultant neurosurgery, United States Army, Korea, 1960-1961; consultant neurosurgery, United States Army, Europe, 1961-1964; chief department neuroanatomy, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 1964-1965; consultant neurosurgery, United States Army, Vietnam also commanding officer, United States Army (74th Medical battalion and 68th Medical group), Vietnam, 1966-1967; assistant chief neurosurgery, Letterman Army Hospital, 1967-1970; retired, Letterman Army Hospital, 1970; private practice medicine specializing in neurosurgery, San Jose, California, 1970-1980; private practice medicine specializing in neurosurgery, Marysville, California, since 1980; Chairman of the Board, medical director, Marysville Medical Group. Board directors United Communities Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Rideout Memorial Hospital. Member of staff Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, since 1970, chief division neurosurgery, 1971-1980, president staff, 1978-1980.

Member staffs Rideout Hospital, Fremont Hospital. Professor clinical surgery Stanford University School Medicine, 1973-1980. Clinical associate professor San Jose State University, 1976-1980.

Chairman of the Board Valley Family Health Plan. Visiting professor department neurosurgery University of Saigon Medical School, 1966-1967. Department of Health, Education and Welfare fellow in surgical rehabilitation, Poland, 1979.

Achievements

• Richard Daniel Hamilton has been listed as a noteworthy Neurosurgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors California Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System. Commissioned First lieutenant Medical Corps United States Army, 1950. Advanced through grades to colonel 1967.

American College of Surgeons fellow. Member American Medical Association, California Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons, National Paraplegia Foundation, San Francisco Neurological Society, American Spinal Injury Association (board directors), International Paraplegia Society, California Association Neurological Surgeons (board directors), Yuba-Sutter-Colusa Medical Society, Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Epsilon Delta.

Connections

Married Edith Nelle Day, December 31, 1948. Children: Melanie Hamilton DeAngelis, Daniel, Melissa Hamilton Driscoll, David, John, Anna-Maria Hamilton Daulton, Kristianna Hamilton Plunkett.

Father:

Richard McCrary Hamilton

Mother:

Maude Geneva (Fowler) Hamilton

Spouse:

Edith Nelle Day

child:

Anna-Maria Hamilton Daulton Hamilton

child:

David Hamilton

child:

John Hamilton

child:

Kristianna Hamilton Plunkett Hamilton

child:

Melissa Hamilton Driscoll Hamilton

child:

Daniel Hamilton

child:

Melanie Hamilton DeAngelis Hamilton