Roy H. Hamilton, MD, MS
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 40 and up
Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation
  • Director, Penn Brain Science, Innovation, Translation and Modulation (brainSTIM) Center
  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Neurology in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Professor of Neurology in Psychiatry

Education and training

  • Medical School: Harvard University
  • Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

78 reviews

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October 2025
he is absolutely the best
August 2025
in the years we have been patients of dr. hamilton, we have always been treated with respect and patience
July 2025
dr h is kind, calming, answers questions
July 2025
caring, compassionate, demonstrated concern with well being

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Hamilton is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Stites, S.D., Lee, B.N., Kuz, C., Adams, M., Harkins, K., Xie, S., Walke, L., Pansak, P., Hamilton, R. An online vignette study of diagnostic testing: Racial and ethnic differences in Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis confidence and stigma , Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring: 2025

Masson-Trottier, M., Tippett, D.C., Rapp, B., Vnenchak, L., Harvey, D.Y., Roncero, C., Chertkow, H., Hamilton, R.H., Hillis, A., Tsapkini, K. Protocol for a multisite study on the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation as an adjuvant to naming and spelling therapy in the treatment of oral and written naming in individuals with primary progressive aphasia. , Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: 2025

Chen, B.B., Haeusermann, T., Dada, A., Hamilton, R.H., James, J.E., Fong, K.C., Dohan, D., Chiong, W. Race-ethnicity, rurality, and age in prospective preferences and concerns regarding closed-loop implanted neural devices , Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 37(1): 2025,79-87

Parchure, S., Xu, Z., Shah-Basak, P., Erickson, B., Harvey, D., Wurzman, R., McAfee, D., Sacchetti, D., Faseyitan, O., Hamilton, R.H. Predicting neuroplasticity effects of continuous theta burst stimulation with biomarkers from the motor evoked potential TMS input-output curve , Clinical Neurophysiology: 2025

Hinkle, S.N., Okeh, C.C., Ulloa-Pérez, E., Mani, A., Higginbotham, E.J., Thomas, R., Kearney, M.D., Fahl, C., Schisterman, E.F., Verma, S.S., Hamilton, R., Mumford, S.L. Perceptions of institutional engagement and inclusion by sexual orientation and gender identity , JAMA Network Open, 8(6): 2025,e2513772

Stoll, H., Kelkar, A., Turkeltaub, P.E., Hamilton, R.H., Coslett, B., Medaglia, J.D. Lesion-induced changes to the network controllability of the right pars triangularis in aphasia. , Neurobiology of Language , 1(17): 2025

D'Alonzo, B.A., Schneider, A.L.C., Erz, A., Master, C.L., Barnett, I.J., Hamilton, R.H., Wiebe, D.J., Szymczak, J.E. A qualitative study of collegiate student-athlete experiences of recovery after concussion , Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation: 2025,Online ahead of print.

D'Alonzo, B.A., Schneider, A.Lc., Barnett, I.J., Master, C.L., Hamilton, R.H., Weibe, D.J. Concurrent symptom domains and associations with recovery timelines among collegiate athletes with sport-related concussion , British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(7): 2025,461-469

Dresang, H.C., Harvey, D.Y., Vnenchak, L., Parchure, S., Cason, S., Twigg, P., Faseyitan, O., Maher, L.M., Hamilton, R.H., Coslett, H.B. Semantic and phonological abilities inform efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation on sustained aphasia treatment outcomes , Neurobiology of Language, 6: 2025,nol_a_00160

Fernandez, K.A., Erickson, B.A., Kable, J.W., Hamilton, R.H., Medaglia, J.D. Evaluating risk and benefit sensitivity for cognitive treatments , Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 9(2): 2025,214-229