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William Garnet Hamilton (January 11, 1932 – March 29, 2022) was an American physician.

Life and career

Hamilton was born in Altus, Oklahoma, the son of Elizabeth (Garnett) Hamilton, a homemaker and Milton Hamilton, a salesman. He and his family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. His parents later became divorced. Hamilton's mother remarried and they moved to Portage, Wisconsin. Hamilton attended Princeton University, where he earned a degree in engineering in 1954. He served in the United States Army.

He later applied to medical school. Hamilton was accepted at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons where he studied orthopedic surgery. He graduated in 1964, and established his own practice in Manhattan, New York in 1969.

Hamilton worked as a physician specializing in orthopedic surgery for New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He also worked as a sports physician and with performers in Broadway shows.

Hamilton died in March 2022 of heart failure at his home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, at the age of 90.

References

1. ^ Risen, Clay (April 13, 2022). "William G. Hamilton, Doctor to Dancers, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Knee". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. January 17, 1983. p. 16. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Edelson, Edward (July 3, 1988). "They stay on their toes: For ballet star on ballplayer, Dr. Bill has Rx". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 98. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Wenner, Allie (July 20, 2016). "Dr. William G. Hamilton '54 Helps Dancers Elongate Their Careers". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

• 1932 births
• 2022 deaths
• People from Altus, Oklahoma
• Physicians from Oklahoma
• Princeton University alumni
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni
• 20th-century American physicians
• American orthopedic surgeons