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Faculty Members: 
Roy Hoshi Hamilton, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Goddard Laboratories, Room 518
University of Pennsylvania
3710 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania
3710 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-573-7065
Fax: 215-898-1982
Fax: 215-898-1982
Email:
Roy.Hamilton@uphs.upenn.edu
Roy.Hamilton@uphs.upenn.edu
Graduate Group Affiliations
Links
University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Center
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Clinical Neurosciences Track
Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Educational Pipeline
University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Center
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Clinical Neurosciences Track
Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Educational Pipeline
Education:
BA (Psychology, magna cum laude)
Harvard University, 1995.
MD (Medicine, cum laude)
Harvard Medical School, 2001.
MS (Health Sciences and Technology)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 2001.
BA (Psychology, magna cum laude)
Harvard University, 1995.
MD (Medicine, cum laude)
Harvard Medical School, 2001.
MS (Health Sciences and Technology)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 2001.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 2001-2002.
Resident in Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2005.
Fellow in Cognitive Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, 2005-2007.
Intern in Internal Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 2001-2002.
Resident in Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2005.
Fellow in Cognitive Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, 2005-2007.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
My research focus is on the characteristics and limits of functional neuroplasticity in the adult human brain. I investigate how the brain reorganizes itself in response to injury, and whether or not it is possible to enhance the brain’s potential for reorganization in order to speed rehabilitation using noninvasive electrical or magnetic brain stimulation. A second area of interest for me is on the use of noninvasive brain stimulation to elucidate and enhance mechanisms of cognition in healthy individuals, and the biological, social, and ethical implications of neural enhancement.Description of Clinical Expertise
I principally treat patients suffering from dementia. I also have expertise in evaluating and treating patients with cognitive deficits following stroke.Description of Other Expertise
I am deeply interested in medical education. I am heavily involved in medical student education in Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and I am the faculty director of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Pipeline Program, multi-tiered neuroscience education program for inner-city high schools in Philadelphia.
