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Bridging Medicine and Spirituality: An Interview with Dr. Allan Hamilton
published on SuperConsciousness.com

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.com

Pull A Tom Cruise - published on Basil & Spice

The left side does all the talking. It’s where speech, logic, analysis—all the cognitive skills so valued by our society—come from. The left hemisphere of our brain is our species’ crowning evolutionary achievement. It is our left-sided linguistic abilities that launched us into well-coordinated hunter-gatherers. Our ability to make records, to share technologies allowed us to become the master consumers and predators on our planet. Read Article

The Spiritual Struggle Behind Grey's Anatomy published on The Washington Post - On Faith
By Allan J. Hamilton, MD

As a real-life brain surgeon, I feel it's important to recognize a bit of historic neurosurgical history being made: Thursday night the fifth season finale of "Grey's Anatomy" is here. I, for one, am grateful that neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (played by heart-throb Patrick Dempsey) continues to maintain a busy and demanding clinical practice every Thursday night. Read Article

A Second Chance – and Then Some! - on Creations Magazine
by Allan Hamilton, MD, FACS, • Tucson, AZ

Recently I was on a book tour in Seattle. At the end of my talk at the bookstore, a gentleman came up to me. He was a physician, which is a rarity at my talks. Most doctors are uncomfortable attending a presentation meant to open up a dialogue about the role of spirituality when patients confront severe illness or major surgery. But this man waited until all the book signing was over, and all the other audience members were gone. He had something on his mind. Read Article in Creations Magazine

Blogs and Discussions Featuring Dr. Hamilton's Work

Book Review posted on Namaste Holistic
"Profound" is not the word I would use to describe this book by Dr. Hamilton, which of course, came to me TOTALLY by happenstance. A better word would be "breathtaking!" In this wonderful, powerful book, not only do you learn about the "delicacies" of neurosurgery and the medical profession, you also get real insight messages of your Soul. Read Entire Post

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

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Dr. Hamilton is a featured contributor for Bommer-Living.com where you can read his articles on Well Being.