Susan Hamilton, MS, RN, CWOCN

Boston Childrens Hospital

Nurse Practice Specialist in Wound/Ostomy Care

Susan Hamilton, MS, RN, CWOCN is a certified wound, ostomy, continence nurse (CWOCN) caring for infants, children and young adult patients at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH). Susan has been WOCN certified for over 15 years. Prior to taking on the role of inpatient services Nurse Practice Specialist in wound and ostomy care at BCH six years ago, she concentrated her expertise within the hospital’s Cardiovascular/Critical Care Program. Susan is the co-chair of the hospital wide skin committee and is the pressure injury prevention co-leader representing BCH as a member of the Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety network. She participated in the Braden QD pressure injury risk assessment tool validity study as a research assistant, has presented regionally and nationally on ostomy care topics. Susan co- authored a chapter Ostomy Diversions and Management in the Manual of Neonatal Surgical Intensive Care (2025 Wolters Kluwer) and has multiple publications related to critical care nutrition topics.