David Hamilton, MD
Besides cardiovascular disease board certification, Dr. David Hamilton is board certified in several advanced cardiac imaging specialties, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and cardiovascular computed tomography. As a University of Arizoana faculty member and cardiology fellowship site director at the Southern Arizona VA Health System in Tucson, Dr. Hamilton is committed to building a robust advanced cardiac imaging program to expand care options to patients and training for cardiovascular disease fellows.
“I most enjoy the collegiality between co-fellows and with attending physicians. People are very approachable and affable while also having a high aptitude for complex academic and medical conversations.”
Degrees
- MD: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 2015
Work Experience
- Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Cardiovascular Disease, 2018-2021
- Residency: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, Internal Medicine, 2015-2018
Awards
- Fellowship Outstanding Performance in Cardiac Imaging, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, 2020-2021
- Fellowship Recognition for Exemplary Professionalism, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, 2018
- Robert B. Clark M.D. Endowed Scholarship, University of Utah, 2014
- Richard E. Hurley M.D. Endowed Scholarship, University of Utah, 2013
Licensure & Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
- American Society of Echocardiography Boards, 2020
- Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease, 2021
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2021
Research Interests
Dr. Hamilton’s research collaborations include studying chest pain presentations and interventions, prognosis in pulmonary emboli using the pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI), and clinical cardiology reviews. He has authored and co-authored numerous publications, including:
Amiodarone: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians
Factors Affecting Time to Presentation in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (FAT STEMI)
Killing Three Birds with One Stone: A Malfunctioning BiV-ICD
Wide Complex Tachycardia: VT or 1C?