Football Injuries – Dr. Hamilton
Steve Hamilton, M.D.
Steve Hamilton, M.D. is a sports medicine physician and orthopaedic surgeon serving patients at Beacon's Northern Kentucky, West side (Harrison Avenue), East (Beechmont Avenue), and Sharonville locations. His special interests include minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle, treatment of athletic foot and ankle injuries, and fracture treatment.Arthroscopic surgery allows doctors to operate using cameras, without making major incisions. Instead of opening a patient up to repair a joint, Dr. Hamilton is able to perform the procedure using the scope. This results in reduced scar tissue and less complications.Dr. Steve Hamilton is a native of Cincinnati, OH. He grew up on the west side and graduated from LaSalle High School. He stayed local and attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He then fulfilled a one year fellowship at Steadman-Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in sports medicine and shoulder reconstruction.While at Steadman-Hawkins, Dr. Hamilton received specialized training in hip arthroscopy. He spent an additional 3 months at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida focusing on the treatment of athletic foot and ankle injuries. Dr. Hamilton returned to Cincinnati, joining Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine as the first sports medicine physician in the area with fellowship training in hip arthroscopy.Dr. Hamilton is a board certified by the ABOS. He is an active member of AAOS, AANA and AOSSM. He is fellowship trained in Sports Medicine and specially trained in arthroscopic procedures.