What does 'DO' mean after a doctor's name?

Answer 1

DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic medicine, which is an alternate degree to MD in the United States. DOs can evaluate patients, prescribe medications, and perform surgery. They can specialize in any medical or surgical specialty.

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The dr delaughter do (above) is correct. The U.S. trained DO and MD are treated the same by the USA in prescribing medicines and perform surgery and become specialists. The Delaughter I am certain would also agree that the DO should change it's name to MD,DO (Medical Doctor, Diplomate of Osteopathy). That way, the general dullard banal public would realize that the DO is definitely a Medical Doctor (MD) and the DO following the MD title would emphasize that this MD might know some manipulation of the bones and stuff or at least had been trained in it. Hell, as delaughter must know, most DOs don't even use manipulation anymore, the DO just wanted to go to medical school and it may have gotten into a DO school as a route. Other medical students that do not get into a US MD or DO school, end up going to the Carribean and get an MD degree. Look, with the rise of the DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), the DO should change it's degree to MD,DO to compete with the DNPs threating to take over primary care.
DO after a physician's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Answer 2

DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic medicine, which is an alternate degree to MD in the United States. DOs can evaluate patients, prescribe medications, and perform surgery. They can specialize in any medical or surgical specialty.

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The dr delaughter do (above) is correct. The U.S. trained DO and MD are treated the same by the USA in prescribing medicines and perform surgery and become specialists. The Delaughter I am certain would also agree that the DO should change it's name to MD,DO (Medical Doctor, Diplomate of Osteopathy). That way, the general dullard banal public would realize that the DO is definitely a Medical Doctor (MD) and the DO following the MD title would emphasize that this MD might know some manipulation of the bones and stuff or at least had been trained in it. Hell, as delaughter must know, most DOs don't even use manipulation anymore, the DO just wanted to go to medical school and it may have gotten into a DO school as a route. Other medical students that do not get into a US MD or DO school, end up going to the Carribean and get an MD degree. Look, with the rise of the DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), the DO should change it's degree to MD,DO to compete with the DNPs threating to take over primary care.
DO after a physician's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Answer 3

What do the initials D.O. stand for after a medical physician's name?

It stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Answer 4

The initials D.O. after a physician's name stand for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Reference: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002020.htm

Answer 5

DO after a doctor's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Answer 6

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