Five things to know:
1. Dr. Hamilton joined New York City Ballet in 1972 as an in-house doctor. In 1980, he was hired to work as the attending surgeon for American Ballet Theater.
2. Along with his work at ballet companies, he served their affiliated schools and consulted for Broadway shows and New York professional sports teams.
3. He was known for flagging early signs of chronic, debilitating problems in dancers and kept a ballet barre in his examining room.
4. He served as the president of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
5. Dr. Hamilton worked as a surgeon until he was 81 but continued to work as a consultant.
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