Biography
Julia Hamilton, MD, CCFP, Dip. Sport Med, is a Sports Medicine physician with Cleveland Clinic Canada. Working with the Sports Health team, Dr. Hamilton provides thorough assessments of musculoskeletal concerns in order to help patients restore function and maximize their athletic performance.
She earned a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University, followed by a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Engineering from the University of Toronto. In pursuit of her dream to be a Sports Medicine physician, she completed her Doctor of Medicine degree along with a Sport and Exercise Medicine Fellowship from the University of Toronto. During that time she also earned her CCFP accreditation in Family Medicine at the University of Toronto.
In addition to her academic accomplishments and clinical work with Credit Valley Family Medicine Teaching Unit and Albany Medical Clinic, Dr. Hamilton is an accomplished athlete. She has won gold medals from the Canadian University Individual Squash Championships, the Canadian Squash Championships Women’s B-Division, and was named an Ontario University Athletics All-Star for Women’s Squash for seven consecutive years. She is currently a member of the Mayfair Lakeshore Racquet Club and competes provincially and nationally in women’s singles and doubles squash. She is also a Canadian Red Cross First Responder, and ACLS certified.
In her leisure time, Dr. Hamilton enjoys running, golf, canoeing, downhill and cross-country skiing.
Education/Training
Sport and Exercise Medicine Fellowship – University of Toronto
CCFP Family Medicine – University of Toronto
Doctor of Medicine (MD) – University of Toronto
M.H.Sc. Clinical Engineering (Honours) – University of Toronto
B.Sc. Applied Sciences (Chemical Engineering) – Queen’s University
Specialty Interests
Prevention of sports related injuries
Concussion management
Womens issues in sports medicine
Professional Memberships/Accreditations
CASEM - Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine
ACSM - American College of Sports Medicine
CCFP - Certificate of the College of Family Physicians
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Canadian Red Cross First Responder
Academic Awards
Guinness Scholarship
Marie Parkes Memorial Award
Dr. Donald Gordon Hodd Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Phillip Robinson Scholarship
University of Toronto Open Scholarship
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
William Wallace Near Scholarship
Dean’s Scholar
Professional Engineers of Ontario Scholarship
Athletic Awards
Gold Medal winner - Canadian University Individual Squash Championships 2005
University of Toronto Female Athlete of the Year nominee 2005
Gold Medal winner - Canadian Squash Championships Women’s B-Division 2002
Silver Medal winner - Ontario University Athletics Individual Squash Championships 2002
Bronze Medal winner - Canadian University Individual Squash Championships 2002
Bronze Medal winner - Ontario University Athletics Individual Squash Championships 2001
Ontario University Athletics All-Star for Women’s Squash 1999 - 2005
