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Board Certification
American Board of UrologyNational Board of Medical ExaminersPatient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 212 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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June 25, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALVery Professional, and personable
June 22, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALBlake Hamilton MD.is the best He was the first Dr to ever remove a kidney stone from my only kidney, he is the one I want to handle all issues with my kidney. I have been seeing him over 28 years.
June 15, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDr. Hamilton listens to my concerns and responds, and then introduces additional information to consider. I feel I can trust him to do what he needs to do expertly, and with the experience to anticipate any problems. He is not afraid to discuss pros and cons.
June 15, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALWe have already shown 1. BP can be lowered by running 2. Renal/splenic pain can be dissipated in 24 hours with ultrasound. We are hoping to show with a repat CT scan that ultrasound can impact the size of renal/splenic infarcts, and possibly a renal cyst. A successful 5K was completed yesterday.Thank you! [NAME REMOVED]
June 13, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDr Hamilton was very nice and took a great deal of time explaining and showing everything I needed to know
May 30, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDr. Hamilton helped me feel at ease and explained things in a way that made sense to me. He welcomed my questions and input during our conversation, and he included me in all decision making.
May 29, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDR Hamilton's expertise combined with his bedside manner was wonderful. I would see him again in a heartbeat. Traveled over 4 hours to be with him and the Univ. of Utah hospital team. He took care of my kidney stones and did everything he could to accommodate me being out of town.
May 11, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALLove him and his care.
April 24, 2025UNIVERSITY HOSPITALHe one of the few doctors that really cares about his patients. Thank you so much.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Urology
Board Certification American Board of UrologyNational Board of Medical ExaminersEducation history
Certification Conflict Resolution - University of Utah Graduate Certificate Fellowship Endourology - Cleveland Clinic Hospital Fellow Residency Urology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident Residency General Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, San Francisco M.D. Undergraduate Mathematics - Brigham Young University B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Call M, Qeadan F, Tingey B, Morrow E, Webber D, Hamilton B, Locke A (2023). Measuring provider well-being: initial validation of a brief engagement survey. BMC Health Serv Res, 23(1), 432. (Read full article)
- Bethel EC, Marchetti KA, Hecklinski TM, Daignault-Newton S, Kraft KH, Hamilton BD, Faerber GJ, Ambani SN (2021). The LEGO™ Exercise: An Assessment of Core Competencies in Urology Residency Interviews. J Surg Educ, 78(6), 2063-2069. (Read full article)
- Chen Z, Zeng DD, Seltzer RGN, Hamilton BD (2021). Automated Generation of Personalized Shock Wave Lithotripsy Protocols: Treatment Planning Using Deep Learning. JMIR Med Inform, 9(5), e24721. (Read full article)
- Campsen J, Pan G, Quencer K, Zhang C, Presson A, Hamilton B (2020). Renal Auto-Transplantation for Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome Using a Multidisciplinary Team Model: Intermediate-Term Results. Cureus, 12(12), e12379. (Read full article)
- Campsen J, Bassett MR, OHara R, Kim RD, Martinez E, Hardman R, Myers JB, Hamilton B (2019). Renal hilar block predicts long-term success of renal auto-transplantation for loin pain hematuria syndrome. Int Urol Nephrol, 51(6), 927-930. (Read full article)
- Summers SJ, Patel DP, Hamilton BD, Presson AP, Fisher MA, Lowrance WT, Southwick AW (2015). An antimicrobial prophylaxis protocol using rectal swab cultures for transrectal prostate biopsy. World J Urol, 33(12), 2001-7. (Read full article)
- Redshaw JD, West JM, Stephenson RA, Lowrance WT, Hamilton BD, Southwick AW, Dechet CB (2014). Use of a polytetrafluoroethylene (GORE-TEX) bolster to close the renal parenchymal defect during open partial nephrectomy. Urology, 84(3), 707-11. (Read full article)
- Myers JB, Hu EM, Elliott SP, Nguyen A, Hovert P, Brant WO, Hamilton BD, Wallis MC, Redshaw JD (2014). Short-term outcomes of Chait Trapdoor for antegrade continence enema in adults. Urology, 83(6), 1423-6. (Read full article)
- Gabrielsen JS, Laciak RJ, Frank EL, McFadden M, Bates CS, Oottamasathien S, Hamilton BD, Wallis MC (2012). Pediatric urinary stone composition in the United States. J Urol, 187(6), 2182-7. (Read full article)
Case Report
- Campsen J, Thorman A, Baker N, Hamilton B (2021). Autotransplantation as a feasible intervention for combined nutcracker syndrome and Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome. Urol Case Rep, 39, 101791. (Read full article)
- Rofaiel G, Pan G, Campsen J, Kim R, Hamilton B (2020). Successful Utilization of a Live Donor Kidney with Angiomyolipoma. Cureus, 12(2), e6937. (Read full article)
- Bleicher J, Kim RD, Hamilton B, Lau G, Campsen J (2018). Backtable ureteroscopy for retrieval of retained stent or stone: A novel technique in renal autotransplant. Urol Case Rep, 17, 94-96. (Read full article)
- Carrell DT, Emery BR, Hamilton B (2003). Seminal infection with Ralstonia picketti and cytolysosomal spermophagy in a previously fertile man. Fertil Steril, 79 Suppl 3, 1665-7. (Read full article)
Editorial
- Hamilton BD (2018). Editorial Comment on: Conservative Management of Staghorn Calculi: When Is It Safe? by Morgan et al. J Endourol, 32(6), 546. (Read full article)
- Hamilton BD (2013). Editorial comment. Urology, 83(1), 3; discussion 3. (Read full article)
- Hamilton BD (2012). Editorial comment. Urology, 81(1), 24; author reply 24. (Read full article)
Other
- Barocas DA, Boorjian SA, Alvarez RD, Downs TM, Gross CP, Hamilton BD, Kobashi KC, Lipman RR, Lotan Y, Ng CK, Nielsen ME, Peterson AC, Raman JD, Smith-Bindman R, Souter LH (2020). Microhematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline. J Urol (204(4), pp. 778-786). United States. (Read full article)
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