What does the DO after a doctors name mean?

Answer 1

It means that he or she is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. The "DO" degree is conferred upon successful completion of a medical education at any of the Osteopathic Medical Schools in the United States. The "MD" degree is conferred upon successful completion of a medical education at any of the Allopathic Medical Schools. If you are a patient you need not worry about which initials follow a doctor's last name. MDs and DOs work side by side in every state and corner of the country. There is no substantive difference between the two.

Answer 2

The DO after a physician's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.), Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine attend four years of medical school, can go into residency training to specialize in any medical field, perform surgery, prescribe drugs, etc. The difference is that Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, in addition to the standard medical curriculum, receive 300-500 hours of instruction in a form of manual therapy known as osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).

Answer 3

Physicians obtain one of the following medical degrees after completing medical school: the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (U.S. trained) (D.O.), The Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), or the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. They are all equivalent medical degrees.