Dr. John R Hampton lll, MD, FACP, FACCP

Expert Publications

• Treatment bias and clinical judgement.
• Evidence-based medicine, opinion-based medicine, and real-world medicine.
• Guidelines--for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men?
• Prophylactic use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator after acute myocardial infarction.

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Get to know Pulmonologist Dr. John R. Hampton III, who serves patients in Little Rock, Arizona.

Dr. Hampton is a board-certified pulmonologist who has extensive knowledge and unrivaled expertise in pulmonary care, internal medicine, geriatrics, and critical care. With over 50 years of experience in his field, he continues to serve patients in Little Rock, Arizona. 

Dr. Hampton earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1968. He then went on to complete his internship with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, followed by his residency in internal medicine with the Keesler Medical Center. He also completed his fellowship in pulmonary disease at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Dr. Hampton served in the U.S. military as a flight surgeon from 1967-2003. Dr. Hampton is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. 

Dr. Hampton is board-certified in both internal medicine and pulmonary medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Pulmonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. A pulmonologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary (lung) conditions and diseases of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.

Dr. Hampton attributes his success to the fact that he had always wanted to become a doctor. When he was a child, there was a polio outbreak and it was then that he realized that he wanted to be someone who could help others when he grew up. 

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