Our new office address as of October 1, 2023:
666 Wonderland Rd North (Located within the PHARMASAVE OAKRIDGE/Oakridge Medical Centre)
Dr. Hamilton is a palliative medicine FRCPC specialist that has had years of experience performing tongue tie releases on infants. Dr. Kirk Hamilton was initially trained as a family physician and for over 25 years Dr. Hamilton delivered babies and provided newborn care before becoming a palliative medicine FRCPC specialist.
Having a tongue tie release performed by Dr. Hamilton on your infant is a free service for infants with a valid Ontario health card.
Dr. Hamilton has had years of experience in performing tongue tie (ankyloglossia) releases and will assess infants with possible ankylossia under the following circumstances:
- The mother infant pair has been experiencing difficulty breastfeeding.
- The mother is experiencing breast pain while feeding.
- The infant pair is having difficulty latching on to the breast or bottle with feeding.
- Your health care provider is concerned your infant may have a tongue tie (ankyloglossia).
- Your infant is less than 1 month of age.
- You are willing to have an appointment early mornings between 6:50 am – 9:00 am.
If you request to have Dr. Hamilton assess your infant for this condition, please ensure the following steps are completed:
- Have your care provider download the referral template and fax it to our office.
- Once you know this referral has been faxed to Doctor Kirk Hamilton’s office, please Email Dr. Kirk Hamilton’s office at the following link: drhamiltoncircumcision@gmail.com with the following information to receive a more rapid appointment for this assessment:
Baby’s name:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Health Card Number:
Parent’s phone number:
Care provider sending the referral:
Our office will then contact you via email with an appointment (usually within 1 week) once we have received your contact email and the referral from your care provider.