Hunter Hammill, MD
Houston, Texas Gynecologist
Hunter Hammill, M.D. received his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Hammill is a diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also has been an associate professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Family/Community Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine and has held several academic and leadership positions in obstetrics and gynecology at various academic institutions during the course of his career. He is a clinical instructor in residency training and also actively participates in the training of medical students, physician assistants and midwife students.
Dr. Hammill has served as principal or co- investigator for various HIV/AIDS research projects and has been cited in numerous scientific journals both locally and internationally. He has also coauthored numerous publications. He is a member of many medical and scientific societies but is best known for his work with pregnant women infected with HIV.
Questions & Answers
What is your philosophy on patient care?
Having been trained in infectious diseases and obstetrics, I was in the right time and place for this HIV mission. Unfortunately, others ran from these patients due to prejudice and ignorance. I have been taught by my father, who was a physician, to help with the pain and anxiety of my patients on the journey of life. I HELP MY PATIENTS LIVE EVERY DAY! Many of my patients I have followed for 10, 20, and 30 years. I have been blessed and privileged with the hugs and joy of mothers and their children. I have delivered over 2,000 babies of HIV mothers with one of the lowest transmission rates in the world.
What brought you to St. Hope?
Like my Army experience, I go to war fighting death and disease every day, and no patient or soldier left behind. I feel ST Hope Foundation has the same mission. A patient once told me she loved seeing me in the clinic because she did not feel rejected. MISSION FIRST. NEVER GIVE UP.
