Graham Hamilton, DPM, FACFAS

Biography

Dr. Graham Hamilton is a Board-Certified Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgeon with over 25 years of practice experience. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and considers the three greatest blessings in his life to have been given life, to have moved to the United States, and to practice medicine.   

He performed a comprehensive residency in the 1990s, at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Santa Clara, California, emphasizing sports medicine, reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, foot and ankle trauma, and diabetic limb salvage. He then joined Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California and was actively involved in resident education for almost two decades. His roles included research director and assistant residency director.  During this time, he also spent 12 years as an adjunct clinical professor at the California School of Podiatric Medicine, teaching foot and ankle surgery.  In 2017 he joined Palo Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) in Dublin, California.  In addition to continuing his practice, this allowed him to fulfill another passion, medical device innovation.  He currently has over 15 patents.  In 2022 he relocated to Texas, to be closer to his family. In Texas, he worked as an associate professor and program director at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.  He currently serves as an Associate Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at the School of Podiatric Medicine.  The first school of podiatric medicine in the state of Texas. 

He is a diplomate of the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery with dual certification in both foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery.  He is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) and has served on multiple boards within the organization, including the Surgical Skills Committee and the Annual Scientific Conference (ASC) planning committee.  He has been a national speaker at the ACFAS ASC for over 20 years.