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Articles Featuring Dr. Hamilton

Bridging Medicine and Spirituality: An Interview with Dr. Allan Hamilton
published on Superconsciousness--The Voice for Human Potential

As the rapid current brought his small canoe inexorably closer to the fork in the river, Dr. Allan Hamilton was in a state of near panic. In one direction lay the small Gabonese village where he was supposed to act as chief medic and immunize children. In the other, the impetus would sweep the small craft all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. But which was which? Read Article on SuperConsciousness Magazine

Harvard neurosurgeon wins Nautilus Book Award for The Scalpel and the Soul Allan Hamlton, MD, a renown Harvard-trained neurosurgeon, receives 2009 Silver Nautilus Book Award for his book THE SCALPEL AND THE SOUL, published by Tarcher/Penguin with a foreword by Andrew Weil, MD. May 04, 2009 – Allan Hamilton, MD, a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon, has received the prestigious 2009 Silver Nautilus Book Award for his inspiring and groundbreaking book, THE SCALPEL AND THE SOUL: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural and the Healing Power of Hope, published by Tarcher/Penguin. Dr. Hamilton stepped across medical conventions when he decided to pen a book about his patients’ spiritual experiences, a taboo topic for many physicians. Fortunately for anyone suffering from cancer or chronic illness, or wearing the hat of caregiver, Dr. Hamilton had the courage to share his moving and insightful stories. In so doing, he offers a large dose of hope to all readers. read more

"This award is a gift, not a reward. It reminds me the world is like that: beautiful things are given to us without our having done anything to deserve them," commented Dr. Hamilton.

Script Doctors
Spring 2009 Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin
Whether penning lines for House, MD or producing independent films, these Harvard doctors always have an audience.
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Clinical Trials and Medical Miracles
April 01, 2009 by Lynn Pritchett
Experts shared their personal stories and professional research on medical miracles to a group of over 200 caregivers, patients, book lovers, writers, and fans of the ABC television series, Grey's Anatomy, at the Tucson Book Festival on March 14, 2009 on the University of Arizona campus. Read Article

Arizona Daily Star - Patients teach doc lesson in spirit life
By Carla McClain - Published 03.30.2008
He is a doctor in love with his patients. It is to them he gives thanks for the unexpected, life-changing journey that took him beyond this world of scientific fact to the otherworldly realm of the spirit and the soul. Read Article

Tucson Citizen - UA Brain Surgeon Writes Book About Medicine's Spiritual 'Miracles'
by HEIDI ROWLEY - Published: 03.20.2008
Early in Dr. Allan Hamilton's career a young boy who had spent months in a coma after suffering severe burns claimed to see his recently dead father standing at his bed.
"I whipped around to look, not seeing anything," Hamilton said. Read Article

Arizona Daily Wildcat - Surgeon Writes About the Spiritual Side of Medicine
By Aly Van Dyke - published 03.26.08
excerpt: "Stories range from inexplicable encounters with individual patients to a story from his humanitarian trip to Africa, in which an African native waited more than 24 hours by a river because the man saw in a dream that he was supposed to help Hamilton and his crew find their way to the community the group was supposed to immunize." Read Article

Blogs and Discussions Featuring Dr. Hamilton's Work

A Neurosurgeon Addresses The Supernatural posted on Unique Nurses
On Coast To Coast recently, "Ian Punnett welcomed Harvard educated brain surgeon Dr. Allan Hamilton for a discussion about his experiences with spirituality and the supernatural, and how they manifested themselves in the lives of medical patients. Reflecting on the many anomalous events he has observed over the course of his career, Hamilton said, "it's pervasive throughout medicine and yet we've sort of held the lid on it. Read Entire Post

Medicine & the Supernatural Pt.12 posted on Arizona Education
Brain Surgeon Dr. Allan Hamilton discussed his experiences with spirituality and the supernatural and how they are manifested in the lives of patients. In one case, a woman with a brain aneurism was placed on a heart/lung machine during surgery, and there was no blood flow to her brain. Yet, afterwards she was able to recount exactly what happened during the operation. Where were these memories stored?, Hamilton pondered. Read Entire Post

Medicine & the Supernatural Pt.9 posted on Arizona Education
Brain Surgeon Dr. Allan Hamilton discussed his experiences with spirituality and the supernatural and how they are manifested in the lives of patients. In one case, a woman with a brain aneurism was placed on a heart/lung machine during surgery, and there was no blood flow to her brain. Yet, afterwards she was able to recount exactly what happened during the operation. Where were these memories stored?, Hamilton pondered. Read Entire Post

Aspects Of Consciousness by Miruh posted on Spiritual Healing Journey
In my previous post The Fabric Of Consciousness, I featured excerpts from Dr Allan Hamilton’s book, The Scalpel And The Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power Of Hope. There is a story in the book that sparked my contemplation on the nature of reality and conscious awareness. As Dr Hamilton tells the story, one questions what we have learned from science and our culture, in regard to the human body and our awareness. Could the mind have an existence independent of human physiology, beyond the borders of the central nervous system? Read Entire Post