Penn Medicine Provider
Neurology
Roy H. Hamilton, MD, MS
4.9
(65)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Memory Center
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-7810

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
4.9

65 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
he is an absolute amazing dr
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr hamilton is a dedicated professional... caring and competent.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
out of all the specialists my husband sees, he is the best by far. knowledgeable, caring, always up to date and gracious.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
the professional care is unmatched.

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

My research

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

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

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

D'Alonzo, B.A., Barnett, I.J., Master, C.L., Hamilton, R.H., Wiebe, D.J., Schneider, A.L.C.; Ivy League-Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study Investigators Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex of the sport concussion assessment tool symptom inventory , Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : 2024,Epub ahead of print

Archer, Q., Brenya, J., Chavarria, K., Fierst, A., Ahmad, N., Zorns, S., Vaidya, S., Shelanskey, T., Sierra, S., Ash, S., Balugas, B., Alvarez, A., Pardillo, M., Hamilton, R., Keenan, J.P. The Sol braiding method for handling thick hair during transcranial magnetic stimulation: An address for potential bias in brain stimulation , Journal of Visual Experimentation: 2024

Xie, K., Ojemann, W.K.S., Gallagher, R.S., Shinohara, R.T., Lucas, A., Hill, C.E., Hamilton, R.H., Johnson, K.B., Roth, D., Litt, B., Ellis, C.A. Disparities in seizure outcomes revealed by large language models , Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 31(6): 2024,1348-1355

Baldwin, A., Copeland, J., Azage, M., Dratch, L., Johnson, K., Paul, R.A., Amado, D.A., Baer, M., Deik, A., Elman, L.B., Guo, M., Hamedani, A.G., Irwin, D.J., Lasker, A., Orthmann-Murphy, J., Quinn, C.C., Tropea, T.F., Scherer, S.S., Shinohara, R.T., Hamilton, R.H., Ellis, C.A. Disparities in genetic testing for neurologic disorders , Neurology, 102(6): 2024,e209161