William Hamilton, MD, FRCP, FRCGP
Professor
University of Exeter
Room 1.17, College House, UEMS,
St. Luke's Campus
Exeter
United Kingdom
EX1 2LU
Biographical Sketch: Willie Hamilton, MD, FRCP, FRCGP, is professor of primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter, UK and a practising GP. His cancer diagnostic research centres on the symptomatic patient in the consulting room, identifying relevant symptoms of cancer, and quantifying the risk they pose. The most visible outputs of this work are the Risk Assessment Tools, which describe the risk of cancer with symptom combinations. These are available in several formats, including integrated forms for GP clinical computers.He was the clinical lead on the revision of NICE guidance on investigation of suspected cancer, published in July, 2015.
Papers:
SYMPOSIUM: THE DISCOVERY PROGRAMME AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS