Mark Hamilton is a physician and broadcaster. He is presenter

Presenter

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 of How Long Will You Live?

How Long Will You Live?

How Long Will You Live? is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by Mark Hamilton, it has so far run for a total of four series. Each week Hamilton examines a different individual with an unhealthy lifestyle, estimates their lifespan and attempts to increase that lifespan by...

on RTÉ One

RTÉ One

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 and former presenter of The Sunday Surgery

The Sunday Surgery

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on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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Education and medical training

Hamilton graduated from Medical School with an MB ChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery). He then went on to specialize in several fields such as Orthopedic surgery, Geriatric medicine and Anaesthetics. He then went on to lecture Anatomy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

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Media career

Hamilton joined Radio 1 in 1999, jointly hosting the Surgery with Sara Cox

Sara Cox

Sara Cox , known as "Coxy", is an English TV presenter and radio DJ, most well known for presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003...

. Since then Hamilton has co-presented with Emma B

Emma B

Emma Boughton , grew up in Canada and as a teenager in Birmingham, England.Better known as Emma B, she is a radio presenter in the UK. She became known as Emma B when she worked for Creation Records...

, Letitia, Annie Mac

Annie Mac

Annie Mac is an Irish DJ and television presenter who hosts an eponymous electronic dance music show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom which airs at 7:00 pm on Friday evenings as well as a Sunday evening show alongside co-presenter Nick Grimshaw.-Personal life:Annie Mac was born in Dublin,...

 and Kelly Osbourne

Kelly Osbourne

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. He appeared on a Channel 4

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 series helping teenagers relieve stress entitled Chill Out.
Hamilton also works in an A&E

Emergency department

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 in Withington

Withington

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 as a registrar

Specialist registrar

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