where do DO's usually work?

[jimmmmyi]

Hey everyone! I am from California, and I don't normally see many D.O.'s working at the hospitals I've been to, such as UCSF, Kaiser, or other big hospitals. Is this because D.O.'s are scarce in California, particularly in bigger cities or is it because D.O.'s typically go into private practice? Do hospitals prefer MD's over DO's? Ideally I would like to be a physician in a hospital in a city because I like working with a team of professionals and clinicians/researchers in many specialities. I'd rather not work in private practice, so this information would be very helpful for me to decide whether or not I wanna apply DO. Also, do big research hospitals such as UCSF, UCLA, Columbia, etc. have residency spots that allow DO's to apply for? I've read a couple posts and people seem sensitive when it comes to MD vs. DO. I just want some objective comments/information please...no bashing MD's or DO's. Thanks!

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[psychbender]

DOs work in the same places as MDs. One reason you may not have seen many is that DOs make up a very small percentage of the total physician force in the US (6%?). What you do with your medical career is entirely dependent upon your postgraduate training and your individual work, not your medical degree. I've known DO private practice FPs, a DO neurosurgeon, and a DO director of a major ED (just to throw those few examples out there). Haven't met any in research; but, then again, I haven't looked.

 

[FutureNavyDOc]

Hey everyone! I am from California, and I don't normally see many D.O.'s working at the hospitals I've been to, such as UCSF, Kaiser, or other big hospitals. Is this because D.O.'s are scarce in California, particularly in bigger cities or is it because D.O.'s typically go into private practice? Do hospitals prefer MD's over DO's? Ideally I would like to be a physician in a hospital in a city because I like working with a team of professionals and clinicians/researchers in many specialities. I'd rather not work in private practice, so this information would be very helpful for me to decide whether or not I wanna apply DO. Also, do big research hospitals such as UCSF, UCLA, Columbia, etc. have residency spots that allow DO's to apply for? I've read a couple posts and people seem sensitive when it comes to MD vs. DO. I just want some objective comments/information please...no bashing MD's or DO's. Thanks!

Usually as techs in large veterinary clinics, unless there is a middle management position open at the neighborhood Burger King.

Occassionally a spot at an auto parts store opens up and then DO's are all over that like cheese on a cracker.

 

[24IdaFire]

same thread open in pre-osteopathic.

 

[Smackey]

"where do DO's usually work?"

Hospitals.

 

[Playmakur42]

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[beastmaster]

I don't normally see many D.O.'s working at the hospitals I've been to, such as UCSF, Kaiser, or other big hospitals.

And you're not going to see "many DOs" anywhere in the world, except at osteopathic hospitals. There's only 1 DO per 20 MD's in California. You expect to see 5 DO's sitting round a lunch table in the UCSF cafeteria? Slim chance of that, they are diluted by the law of numbers.

 

[jimmmmyi]

Thanks for SOME of these answers. As I stated earlier, I didn't want any bashing...and I assumed that meant no sacarsm as well. My main question was just WHY I have yet to see a DO work in a big hospital (and yes, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR QUITE A WHILE), but many more in private offices. I know that MD's and DO's work side by side...but I was just wondering why it seems uneven in the large hospital vs. private setting in regards to DO's. I am seriously considering DO's because I like the philosophy and I have little to no regard as to what the last two letters of my degree is as long as I get the SAME OPPORTUNITY (key words) when it comes workplace choice, especially in urban settings. That was my question...not whether or not DO's work in hospitals. Why are some people so damn insecure about being a DO that they feel the need to response to every DO question with sarcasm and defensiveness?

 

[dawg44]

Where they are is related to the number of schools and residencies as well. There are quite a few in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma and Florida

 

[Playmakur42]

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[Hoberto]

Jan Munson, DO
Dr. Munson is a psychiatrist with Fresno County's Crisis Management Response Team (CMRT). She graduated from North Texas State University Health Science Center - Texas State College of Osteopathic Medicine prior to completing her psychiatry residency training at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Munson supervises residents and teaches a course in Emergency Psychiatry.

Doris Tan, D.O.
Dr. Tan is a teaching attending for the inpatient service at the VA Medical Center and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF. She completed medical school at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine before training in Family Practice. After ten years of clinical family practice and academic teaching, Dr. Tan completed a second residency in psychiatry at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Tan is Board Certified by both the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Matthew House, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor
Private Practice


Here's a few.

 

[Hoberto]

Adam S. Rosen, DO La Jolla CA 92037 Adult Reconst Orthopedics
Massoud Mahmoudi, DO Los Gatos CA 95032 Allergy and Immunology
Denis J. Yoshii, DO Costa Mesa CA 92626 Allergy and Immunology
David F. Jadwin, DO Bakersfield CA 93305 Anatomic Pathology & Lab Med
Cyrus Parsa, DO Pomona CA 91766 Anatomic Pathology & Lab Med
Mark Barcohana, DO Los Angeles CA 90036 Anesthesiology
Hoangtien H. La, DO Santa Ana CA 92705 Anesthesiology
James I. Thompson, DO Modesto CA 95355 Anesthesiology
Brian O. Keyes, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Anesthesiology
Norma Dominguez, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Anesthesiology
Stuart L. Bloom, DO Los Angeles CA 90049 Anesthesiology
George M. Warwick, DO Inglewood CA 90301 Anesthesiology
Wayne M. Arioto, DO Fresno CA 93720 Anesthesiology
LCDR Christopher B. Cornelissen, DO San Diego CA 92134 Anesthesiology
Nosrat Khajavi, DO Calabasas CA 91372 Anesthesiology
Robert J. Lis, DO Rancho Mirage CA 92270 Anesthesiology
David E. Bergman, DO Cypress CA 90630 Anesthesiology
Quinn Hume, DO San Diego CA 92101 Anesthesiology
LT Jay A. Avila, II, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Anesthesiology
MAJ Gregory Choe, DO Riverside CA 92503 Anesthesiology
Sungho Park, DO Diamond Bar CA 91765 Anesthesiology
Kean S. Ganan, DO Encinitas CA 92024 Anesthesiology
John A. Kermen, DO Fort Bragg CA 95437 Anesthesiology
Kelvin C. Mark, DO Sacramento CA 95821 Anesthesiology
Mahyar Ganjianpour, DO Encino CA 91316 Anesthesiology
Jeremiah Maloney, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Anesthesiology
Hansen Huan Le, DO Hayward CA 94545 Anesthesiology
Walter A. Rosenfield, III, DO San Rafael CA 94903 Anesthesiology
George A. Brooker, DO San Diego CA 92123 Anesthesiology
Cheuw Ming Oey, DO Irvine CA 92619 Anesthesiology
Luis A. Sanchez, DO Turlock CA 95382 Anesthesiology
Joe Bui, DO Merced CA 95344 Anesthesiology
Paul Kwok, DO, RPH Martinez CA 94553 Anesthesiology
Atalanta C. Olito, DO Escondido CA 92025 Anesthesiology
Dyan J. Osborne, DO Modesto CA 95355 Anesthesiology
Keith Ulric Smith, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Anesthesiology
Clinton E. Adams, DO, MPA, FACHE Pomona CA 91766 Anesthesiology
Gary M. Glaze, DO Grass Valley CA 95945 Anesthesiology
Stephen R. Ripple, DO Paso Robles CA 93446 Anesthesiology
Robert E. Hallworth, DO Victorville CA Anesthesiology
Thomas N. Zanetos, DO Hollister CA 95023 Anesthesiology
William J. Evans, DO Sacramento CA 95825 Anesthesiology
Gary Glasgow, DO San Diego CA 92186 Anesthesiology
Donald J. Galligan, DO Anaheim CA 92808 Anesthesiology
Ronald S. Mandel, DO Aliso Viejo CA 92656 Anesthesiology
Stephen K. Eng, DO, RPH San Marino CA 91108 Anesthesiology
Carl E. Collier, DO Loma Linda CA 92354 Anesthesiology
Phillip N. Ruhl, DO Stockton CA 95207 Anesthesiology
Michael N. Fish, DO Lynwood CA 90262 Anesthesiology
George M. Turner, DO Victorville CA 92395 Anesthesiology
Steven Blum, DO San Diego CA 92130 Anesthesiology
David J. Ninan, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Anesthesiology-Pain Management
Marc E. Lynch, DO Rancho Cucamonga CA 91729 Anesthesiology-Pain Management
Alexander Benson, DO Walnut CA 91789 Cardiology
Thanh T. Nguyen, DO Glendale CA 91206 Cardiology
William L. Chin, DO, MS Fontana CA 92335 Cardiology
William D. Bowden, DO, BS Healdsburg CA 95448 Cardiology
George S. Konugres, DO Laguna Hills CA 92653 Cardiology
James W. Reznick, DO Anaheim CA 92804 Cardiology
Roger D. Duber, DO Upland CA 91786 Cardiology
Eileen Wynne, DO San Diego CA 92103 Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
James D. Joye, DO Mountain View CA 94040 Cardiovascular Diseases
Scott B. Smolar, DO San Rafael CA 94903 Child Psychiatry
Craig Joseph Wronski, DO Huntington Beach CA 92648 Child Psychiatry
Marijane Zimmerli, DO Palos Verdes Estates CA 90274 Child Psychiatry
James J. Kao, DO Westminster CA 92683 Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Kevin S. Sadati, DO Dana Point CA 92629 Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery
CDR Carl A. Powell, DO Camp Pendleton CA 92055 Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery
Herbert J. Rogove, DO Newport Beach CA 92658 Critical Care-Medicine
David C. Horowitz, DO Torrance CA 90505 Dermatology
Aram H. Kechichian, DO Stevenson Ranch CA 91381 Dermatology
Patricia A. Stewart, DO Santa Barbara CA 93101 Dermatology
Charles M. Tran, DO,MBA Corona CA 92880 Dermatology
Peter Helton, DO Newport Beach CA 92660 Dermatology
Craig L. Ziering, DO Newport Beach CA 92660 Dermatology
Matthew W. Muellenhoff, DO Grass Valley CA 95945 Dermatology
Michael J. Sabat, DO Los Angeles CA 90046 Dermatology
Diem Q. Pham, DO Anaheim CA 92807 Dermatology
Eugene J. Nowak, DO Chula Vista CA 91911 Dermatology
Carmelo A. Plateroti, DO Templeton CA 93465 Dermatology
Laurie M. Woll, DO Montclair CA 91763 Dermatology
Sharon N. Gerardi, DO Clovis CA 93611 Dermatology
Ronald Liskanich, DO Upland CA 91786 Dermatology
David R. Bruce, DO Stockton CA 95207 Dermatology
Navid Nami, DO Irvine CA 92603 Dermatology
Bradley S. Kurgis, DO, MPH Templeton CA 93465 Dermatology
N. Charles Diakon, DO Napa CA 94558 Dermatology
William Chow, DO San Leandro CA 94578 Dermatology
Glenn I. Goldberg, DO Laguna Beach CA 92651 Dermatology
MAJ Stephen T. Sesody, DO Gilroy CA 95020 Dermatology
Amy M. Cole, DO Concord CA 94518 Diagnostic Radiology
Olegario J. Lara, DO Santa Clara CA 95051 Diagnostic Radiology
Joseph J. Roco, DO Rancho Mirage CA 92270 Diagnostic Radiology
Abraham Pera, DO Eureka CA 95501 Diagnostic Radiology
Roy Gottlieb, DO Oak Park CA 91377 Diagnostic Radiology
John C. Kirby, DO Fullerton CA 92831 Diagnostic Radiology
Robert T. Petruzzo, Jr, DO San Diego CA 92120 Diagnostic Radiology
Paul M. Kupperstein, DO Orange CA 92868 Diagnostic Radiology
Joyce C. Pinckard, DO Roseville CA 95678 Diagnostic Radiology
Mark A. Wagner, DO Merced CA 95340 Diagnostic Radiology
George D. Morrison, DO Fountain Valley CA 92708 Diagnostic Radiology
CDR Larry E. Menestrina, DO Pomona CA 91767 Diagnostic Radiology
Frederick E. White, DO Hemet CA 92544 Diagnostic Radiology
Robert M. Porzio, DO Redding CA 96001 Emergency Medicine
Alisa Marie Roberts, DO Pasadena CA 91107 Emergency Medicine
Ralph S. Peiris, DO San Diego CA 92130 Emergency Medicine
Franz K. Bolowich, DO Apple Valley CA 92307 Emergency Medicine
Louis Pagnone, DO Bakersfield CA 93305 Emergency Medicine
Kenneth M. Dale, DO Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730 Emergency Medicine
Rick A. McPheeters, DO Bakersfield CA 93305 Emergency Medicine
Juk L. Ting, DO Irvine CA 92620 Emergency Medicine
Igor A. Boyarsky, DO Los Angeles CA 90048 Emergency Medicine
Scott R. Zittel, DO Redding CA 96001 Emergency Medicine
Fraidoon Mostamand, DO La Jolla CA 92037 Emergency Medicine
Allen I. Lin, DO Elk Grove CA 95758 Emergency Medicine
William S. Clark, DO Oakland CA 94612 Emergency Medicine
William E. Buys, DO San Luis Obispo CA 93405 Emergency Medicine
Lisa Henning Low, DO Walnut Creek CA 94596 Emergency Medicine
Jeffrey D. Butler, DO Bakersfield CA 93312 Emergency Medicine
Thomas F. Minahan, Jr, DO Colton CA 92324 Emergency Medicine
Carsten Zieger, DO Arroyo Grande CA 93420 Emergency Medicine
Craig Schiff, DO Hesperia CA 92345 Emergency Medicine
Julia Shuleshko, DO San Jose CA 95124 Emergency Medicine
Marie Strohl, DO Oceanside CA 92057 Emergency Medicine
Manish N. Amin, DO Bakersfield CA 93306 Emergency Medicine
Bruce A. Marts, DO Walnut Creek CA 94596 Emergency Medicine
Daniel T. McGinn, DO Simi Valley CA 93065 Emergency Medicine
Craig A. Nattkemper, DO, PhD Eureka CA 95503 Emergency Medicine
Wilton A. McLeod, DO Cayucos CA 93430 Emergency Medicine
MAJ Richard C. Lotsch, DO Vacaville CA 95688 Emergency Medicine
Alan D. Moy, DO Corona CA 92882 Emergency Medicine
Gihan G. Wetzel, DO La Palma CA 90623 Emergency Medicine
Shahrokh Kohanim, DO Los Angeles CA 90027 Emergency Medicine
Connie Chan, DO Santa Maria CA 93455 Emergency Medicine
Shahin Roshanzaer, DO Panorama City CA 91402 Emergency Medicine
Michael H. Luszczak, DO Carmichael CA 95608 Emergency Medicine
Steven E. Germany, DO, MS San Jose CA 95128 Emergency Medicine
Robert M. DuVoisin, DO Redding CA 96001 Emergency Medicine
Leslie Burson, DO Bakersfield CA 93308 Emergency Medicine
John Fosbinder, DO Bakersfield CA 93312 Emergency Medicine
Cindy C. Parker, DO Corona CA 92882 Emergency Medicine
Scott R. Stoughton, DO Fontana CA 92335 Emergency Medicine
Danh P. Ta, DO Hayward CA 94545 Emergency Medicine
Pierre Ujkic, DO Pomona CA 91767 Emergency Medicine
Khoa C. Luong, DO Chino CA 91710 Emergency Medicine
Francesca L. DeTrana, DO Westchester CA 90045 Emergency Medicine
Paul J. Manos, DO San Diego CA 92131 Emergency Medicine
Arnold S. Kremer, DO Poway CA 92064 Emergency Medicine
Sterling F. Lewis, DO Watsonville CA 95076 Emergency Medicine
Kenneth E. Zawacki, DO Turlock CA 95382 Emergency Medicine
Cynthia Hervey Mackey, DO Venice CA 90291 Emergency Medicine
Kirk J. Raeber, DO Jamul CA 91935 Emergency Medicine
John D. Wood, DO Roseville CA 95661 Emergency Medicine
Alfred Pascual, DO Northridge CA 91326 Emergency Medicine
Walid H. Ghurabi, DO Marina del Rey CA 90292 Emergency Medicine
Joseph C. D'Agostino, DO Modesto CA 95350 Emergency Medicine
Richard G. Whitehurst, III, DO Highland CA 92346 Emergency Medicine
James M. Chapman, DO Lakewood CA 90712 Emergency Medicine
Thomas Gable, DO Bakersfield CA 93309 Emergency Medicine
LCDR Stephen Backman, DO Le Grand CA 95333 Emergency Medicine
Sarah Welsh, DO Emeryville CA 94608 Emergency Medicine
Bruce W. Cummings, DO Mission Hills CA 91345 Emergency Medicine
Brendan J. Lee, Jr, DO La Mesa CA 91942 Emergency Medicine
Jeffrey R. Beck, DO San Diego CA 92128 Emergency Medicine
Nina Stuccio-White, DO Thousand Oaks CA 91362 Emergency Medicine
Robert H. Craig, DO Turlock CA 95382 Emergency Medicine
Robin D. Fisher, DO Moreno Valley CA 92555 Emergency Medicine
Robert Perry Husband, DO Poway CA 92064 Emergency Medicine
Dwynn N. Greenfield, DO San Diego CA 92127 Emergency Medicine
David G. Cameron, DO Roseville CA 95661 Emergency Medicine
Ronald C. Forgey, DO, MPH Long Beach CA 90806 Emergency Medicine
Tung Nguyen, DO Santa Ana CA 92703 Emergency Medicine
Lawrence D. Mazur, DO Riverside CA 92505 Emergency Medicine
R. Gordon Haas, DO Huntington Beach CA 92648 Emergency Medicine
Jerry P. Oliaro, DO Carmichael CA 95608 Emergency Medicine
John B. Woodbury, II, DO Danville CA 94506 Emergency Medicine
MAJ Daniel D. Houssiere, DO Fontana CA 92335 Emergency Medicine
Mark L. Benson, DO Palm Desert CA 92211 Emergency Medicine
Stephen Damiani, DO Apple Valley CA 92307 Endocrinology
Scott J. Jacober, DO Carlsbad CA 92009 Endocrinology
Glenn N. Wagner, DO San Diego CA 92123 Forensic Pathology
Lesley E. Wallis, DO Bakersfield CA 93312 Forensic Pathology
Howard W. Oliver, DO Apple Valley CA 92307 Forensic Pathology
Sanaa Quant-Ligons, DO San Bernardino CA 92405 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Tracy Santos, DO San Diego CA 92127 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Hye Ok Lee, DO Cerritos CA 90703 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Hung Nguyen, DO Long Beach CA 90813 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Jenny C. Tai, DO South Gate CA 90280 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Habibolla Merzdad Sadeghi, DO La Verne CA 91750 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Olivia M. Bajor, DO Fontana CA 92336 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
John P. Dunlap, DO Folsom CA 95630 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Theresa Cyr, DO San Diego CA 92121 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Alphonso O. Swaby, DO Palmdale CA 93550 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Ronald Zhang, DO Riverside CA 92505 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Kenji Shibata, DO Victorville CA 92392 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Anna A. Petrovich, DO Roseville CA 95747 FP/Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Kalpesh R. Mehta, DO Bellflower CA 90706 Gastroenterology
Kevin M. Jenkins, DO Upland CA 91786 Gastroenterology
Kevin B. Hill, DO Auburn CA 95602 Gastroenterology
Jon K. Marsh, DO Yuba City CA 95991 Gastroenterology
LT Reagan Anderson, DO Vista CA 92083 General Practice
James T. Lee, DO West Hollywood CA 90048 General Practice
Gerald Clark Hoover, DO Santa Barbara CA 93105 General Practice
Jung J. Lim, DO Auburn CA 95602 General Vascular Surgery
Joseph V. Davis, III, DO Pomona CA 91766 General Vascular Surgery
Richard Cheng, DO Wildomar CA 92595 Geriatric Medicine-FP
William D. Welsh, DO Whittier CA 90605 Geriatric Medicine-FP
Celestine J. Arambulo, DO San Diego CA 92120 Geriatric Medicine-FP
Denise A. Rettenmaier, DO Yountville CA 94599 Geriatrics
Arthur C. Ungerleider, DO, RPH Long Beach CA 90815 Geriatrics
Sunil K. Singhania, DO Santa Monica CA 90401 Geriatrics
Jeffrey D. Howell, DO San Diego CA 92111 Geriatrics
Dennis M. Carden, DO Fawnskin CA 92333 Gynecology
Daniel B. Brubaker, DO Clovis CA 93612 Hematology
Nancy R. Rubin, DO Monterey CA 93940 Hematology & Oncology
Steven G. Eisenberg, DO Escondido CA 92025 Hematology & Oncology
John A. Keech, Jr, DO Chico CA 95926 Hematology & Oncology
Joseph M. Pascuzzo, DO Fresno CA 93710 Hematology & Oncology
Christopher L. Felten, DO Encino CA 91436 Hematology-Pathology
Jeanne M. Spudick, DO Newport Beach CA 92660 Infectious Diseases
Paul L. DiModica, DO Santa Maria CA 93454 Internal Med-Emergency Med
Warren J. Wisnoff, DO Bakersfield CA 93311 Internal Med-Emergency Med
David H. Nguyen, DO Arcadia CA 91006 Internal Med-Pediatrics
Jennifer Hung, DO Chino Hills CA 91709 Internal Med-Pediatrics
Jillian Thach, DO Irvine CA 92620 Internal Medicine
Binh Tran, DO West Covina CA 91792 Internal Medicine
Milton B. Chan, DO Union City CA 94587 Internal Medicine
Ngoc-Lan Le, DO San Lorenzo CA 94580 Internal Medicine
Duane R. Darnell, DO Sun City CA 92586 Internal Medicine
Pooneh Esfahani, DO Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730 Internal Medicine
Sabine U. Hill, DO Hayward CA 94545 Internal Medicine
Kin Wong, DO Pasadena CA 91107 Internal Medicine
Brian E. Dolnick, DO Manteca CA 95337 Internal Medicine
Regan S. Douty, DO Redlands CA 92373 Internal Medicine
Julie C. Burgos, DO El Cajon CA 92021 Internal Medicine
Norman M. Wall, DO Saint Helena CA 94574 Internal Medicine
Michael N. Rutman, DO Encinitas CA 92024 Internal Medicine
Thomas M. Tseng, DO Monterey Park CA 91754 Internal Medicine
John D. Adams, Jr, DO Long Beach CA 90806 Internal Medicine
Runa Basu, DO Berkeley CA 94705 Internal Medicine
Shalon D. Nash, DO Madera CA 93637 Internal Medicine
James M. Yeh, DO San Francisco CA 94123 Internal Medicine
Geraldine T. O'Shea, DO Jackson CA 95642 Internal Medicine
Sundeep Tumber, DO Sacramento CA 95835 Internal Medicine
Matthew Lefferman, DO Los Angeles CA 90035 Internal Medicine
Nimitta Lathiya, DO Anaheim CA 92801 Internal Medicine
Niti V. Peruvemba, DO Westlake Village CA 91361 Internal Medicine
Soham P. Jhaveri, DO Oakland CA 94606 Internal Medicine
Lorin M. Kreitzer, DO Emeryville CA 94608 Internal Medicine
Albert Young Lim, DO Alhambra CA 91801 Internal Medicine
Alan L. Menkes, DO Laguna Beach CA 92651 Internal Medicine
Roger C. Garrison, DO Murrieta CA 92562 Internal Medicine
Tu H. Duong, DO Burbank CA 91505 Internal Medicine
Keith W. Katsura, DO Roseville CA 95678 Internal Medicine
Jennifer H. Choy, DO Rancho Cordova CA 95670 Internal Medicine
Caroline B. Capitano, DO San Francisco CA 94118 Internal Medicine
Michael T. Temkin, DO San Ramon CA 94583 Internal Medicine
Tonia M. Lessani, DO Menlo Park CA 94026 Internal Medicine
Selma J. Prechel, DO Anaheim CA 92804 Internal Medicine
CAPT Cynthia S. Marske, DO Vallejo CA 94592 Internal Medicine
Kayvon Yadidi, DO Van Nuys CA 91405 Internal Medicine
Kevin Hong Cheng, DO Vallejo CA 94589 Internal Medicine
Kristen Sanford, DO Poway CA 92064 Internal Medicine
Frank G. Karneges, DO, MS Vacaville CA 95688 Internal Medicine
Steven M. Knapik, DO Big Bear Lake CA Internal Medicine
Todd A. Lewis, DO Portola CA 96122 Internal Medicine
Manuel Rosario, DO Fullerton CA 92835 Internal Medicine
John A. Selle, DO San Francisco CA 94117 Internal Medicine
Karen Colleen Daily Weinstein, DO Fort Irwin CA 92310 Internal Medicine
Germin Soliman, DO Hacienda Heights CA 91745 Internal Medicine
Jeanette Krolikowski, DO San Francisco CA 94110 Internal Medicine
Julio A. Loza, DO Los Angeles CA 90033 Internal Medicine
Robert L. Gross, Jr, DO Lake Isabella CA 93240 Internal Medicine
Kerry S. Waits, DO Red Bluff CA 96080 Internal Medicine
Robbin J Green Yeh, DO Oakland CA 94610 Internal Medicine
John J. LaMarca, DO Guadalupe CA 93434 Internal Medicine
Alan S. Rosenthal, DO Carmel CA 93922 Internal Medicine
Terri L. Turner, DO, RN Sebastopol CA 95472 Internal Medicine
Sy H. Oang, DO Whettger CA Internal Medicine
Kuo Hwang, DO Sacramento CA 95825 Internal Medicine
Daryl J. Wilkins, DO Linden CA 95236 Internal Medicine
Neil Okamura, DO San Ramon CA 94583 Internal Medicine
Pegah Mehdizadeh, DO Calabasas CA 91302 Internal Medicine
Steven J. Becker, DO Los Alamitos CA 90720 Internal Medicine
R. Keith Simpson, DO, MPH Desert Hot Springs CA 92240 Internal Medicine
Stephanie Marta Rade, DO Monrovia CA 91016 Internal Medicine
Jon Persichino, DO Loma Linda CA 92354 Internal Medicine
Naser M. Jamal, DO Vacaville CA 95688 Internal Medicine
Wail Shoga, DO Glendora CA 91740 Internal Medicine
Alejandro L. Gonzalez, DO Los Angeles CA 90033 Internal Medicine
Hector F. Luque, DO Los Angeles CA 90033 Internal Medicine
Sara L. Kossuth, DO Crescent City CA 95531 Internal Medicine
Mark Bulgarelli, DO San Diego CA 92113 Internal Medicine
Hans Yu, DO San Francisco CA 94122 Internal Medicine
Stanley S. Herr, DO Bermuda Dunes CA 92203 Internal Medicine
Patricia S. Rochette, DO Berkeley CA 94705 Internal Medicine
Raymond Yeh, DO Fairfield CA 94533 Internal Medicine
Cynthia L. Serabyn, DO Upland CA 91786 Internal Medicine
Tonda D. Bradshaw, DO Yucaipa CA 92399 Internal Medicine
Fariborz Shams, DO Anaheim CA 92804 Internal Medicine
Constance E. Noel, DO Scotts Valley CA 95066 Internal Medicine
Michael B. Clearfield, DO Vallejo CA 94592 Internal Medicine
William J. Grimm, DO Palm Springs CA 92262 Internal Medicine
Michael J. Suval, DO Watsonville CA 95076 Internal Medicine
Samuel Wong, DO Richmond CA 94806 Internal Medicine
LT Darren Mark Neal, DO Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 90274 Internal Medicine
Cheri Sue Quincy, DO Santa Rosa CA 95403 Internal Medicine
Michael J. Iocca, DO, RN Modesto CA 95357 Internal Medicine
Daniel E. Kahler, DO San Francisco CA 94109 Internal Medicine
Karen Oh, DO Manhattan Beach CA 90266 Internal Medicine
Denise Soto, DO La Canada CA 91011 Internal Medicine
Robert Wlodarczyk, DO Salinas CA 93901 Internal Medicine
Jerry J. Gross, DO Yuba City CA 95991 Internal Medicine
Allan L. Kurtz, DO Woodland Hills CA 91367 Internal Medicine
Minh Kim, DO Santa Clara CA 95051 Internal Medicine
Jeffrey D. Blodgett, DO Quartz Hill CA 93536 Internal Medicine
Rodney M. Swenson, DO Eureka CA 95501 Internal Medicine
CDR Steven J. Hager, DO Fresno CA 93729 Internal Medicine
David H. Skinner, DO South Gate CA 90280 Internal Medicine
Kathy Amacher, DO Vacaville CA 95687 Internal Medicine
Bernard F. McDermott, DO Thousand Oaks CA 91361 Internal Medicine-Preventive Medicine

 

[Hoberto]

Brian H. Ching, DO San Francisco CA 94143 Interventional Radiology
Lawrence E. Nathan, Jr, DO, MS Vallejo CA 94589 Laboratory Medicine
Paula J. Melone, DO Walnut Creek CA 94598 Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Bernard R. Hannam, DO Newport Beach CA 92663 Neonatology
Christopher W. Rabin, DO Fresno CA 93720 Neonatology
Philip V. Marinelli, DO Fallbrook CA 92028 Neonatology
Karen Woo, DO Sacramento CA 95825 Neonatology
Bernard M. Azer, DO Los Angeles CA 90003 Nephrology
Rodney Faucett, DO Berkeley CA 94705 Nephrology
Alfredo B. Tiu, DO San Diego CA 92123 Nephrology
Howard N. Erlanger, DO, MS Palm Springs CA 92262 Nephrology
Christopher J. Pham, DO Palm Springs CA 92262 Neurological Surgery
Nguyen Do, DO Yucaipa CA 92399 Neurological Surgery
Jeffrey S. Mimbs, DO Chico CA 95926 Neurological Surgery
Yafa Minazad, DO Pasadena CA 91105 Neurology
Bret D. Andrews, DO Oakland CA 94611 Neurology
Jimmy Yue, DO La Canada CA 91011 Neurology
Sherif Dimyan, DO Gardena CA 90247 Neurology
Julie Thompson-Dobkin, DO Huntington Beach CA 92648 Neurology
John J. Battalino, DO Sacramento CA 95814 Neurology
Bryan M. Spann, DO Los Angeles CA 90033 Neurology
Valerie Herrington, DO, MA Apple Valley CA 92307 Neurology
Jeffrey D. Ries, DO Upland CA 91786 Neurology
Benjamin D. Spurgeon, DO Anaheim CA 92807 Neurology
Lori Darlene Uber-Zak, DO Loma Linda CA 92354 Neurology
Michael P. Tan, DO Alhambra CA 91801 Neurology
Jeanette M. Straga, DO Studio City CA 91604 Neurology
Ardith M. Courtney, DO Napa CA 94558 Neurology
Loan Nguyen, DO Stockton CA 95202 Neurology
Richard B. Riemer, DO Sacramento CA 95816 Neurology
Darryl M. Warner, DO Redlands CA 92374 Neurology
LCDR Terry S. Peery, DO San Diego CA 92134 Neurology
James J. Park, DO Huntington Beach CA 92647 Neurology
John E. Hawkins, DO Walnut Creek CA 94596 Neurology & Psychiatry
Robert Jeffrey Davis, DO Santa Barbara CA 93110 Neurology & Psychiatry
Daniel Shadoan, DO San Francisco CA 94123 Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT
Andrew H. Lee, DO Sacramento CA 95816 Neuroradiology
COL Peter S. Palka, DO Travis Afb CA 94535 Neuroradiology
Howard H. Chen, DO San Marino CA 91108 None Listed
Bahnam T. Thomas, DO Fallbrook CA 92028 None Listed
Jeffrey Ho, DO Los Angeles CA 90073 None Listed
Paul Wisniewski, DO Redlands CA 92374 None Listed
Davin A. Agustines, DO Sherman Oaks CA 91423 None Listed
Michael Keramati, DO Calabasas CA 91302 None Listed
Melissa Tasista, DO Redding CA 96001 None Listed
Shaheen Oshtory, DO Stockton CA 95207 None Listed
Rama Samoori, DO Brea CA 92823 None Listed
Hyun Lee, DO Apple Valley CA 92307 None Listed
William Selby, DO Loma Linda CA 92354 None Listed
Trevi Sawalich, DO Marina del Rey CA 90292 None Listed
Penny Vande Streek, DO Rocklin CA 95677 Nuclear Medicine
Liliana I. Ruiz-Leon, DO Fontana CA 92337 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jennifer Boozer, DO Rancho Cucamonga CA 91739 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Robert S. Lee, DO Pomona CA 91767 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pallavi A. Danforth, DO Indio CA 92201 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mylinda L. Bielman, DO Murrieta CA 92562 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cheryl D. Martin-Glenn, DO Harbor City CA 90710 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Linda Tsai, DO San Jose CA 95124 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Toni Dung Vu, DO Indio CA 92201 Obstetrics & Gynecology
JoAnne Gras, DO Martinez CA 94553 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dana M. Welle, DO Santa Cruz CA 95065 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mark E. Eastman, DO Jackson CA 95642 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maryam Z. Zand, DO Victorville CA 92395 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shirley Wong, DO Colton CA 92324 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shannon L. Hart, DO San Diego CA 92108 Obstetrics & Gynecology
MAJ Alan G. Weinstein, DO Fort Irwin CA 92310 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michele L. Garant-Smotherman, DO Ventura CA 93001 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michael J. Dainer, DO San Diego CA 92134 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Samir E. Hage, DO Redlands CA 92373 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Hyuk P. Kim, DO Pacoima CA 91331 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lauren Vego Michelsen, DO Colton CA 92324 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Debra Kay Lebo, DO Wildomar CA 92595 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dafna Trites, DO Mission Hills CA 91345 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Herman R. McDaniel, DO Colton CA 92324 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michele L. Cherry, DO Manteca CA 95336 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Leopoldo E. Valdivia, DO Tulare CA 93274 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rebecca Lee Perlow, DO Tarzana CA 91356 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kevin A. Waits, DO Red Bluff CA 96080 Obstetrics & Gynecology
LCDR Debra A. Arsenault, DO Camp Pendelton CA 92055 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jonathan J. Varjabedian, DO Los Angeles CA 90046 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Samuel J. Santoro, DO Fairfield CA 94533 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rahele Mazarei, DO Oceanside CA 92056 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cheryl A Harris Geer, DO Camarillo CA 93010 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Debra A. Turull, DO Pomona CA 91767 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mary Klemm, DO Benicia CA 94510 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sari J. Kasper, DO Walnut Creek CA 94598 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ralph B. Armstrong, DO Hollister CA 95023 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jennifer C. Trujillo, DO Colton CA 92324 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sissi N. Selinger, DO Murrieta CA 92562 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Andrew Yeh, DO Montebello CA 90640 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Katherine A. Mayo, DO Riverside CA 92505 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shrikant K. Tamhane, DO Carson CA 90745 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chrysten E. Cunningham, DO San Diego CA 92103 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sunthara R. Hay, DO Martinez CA 94553 Obstetrics & Gynecology
John L. Pinches, III, DO Los Alamitos CA 90720 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Billie Guerra, DO Penngrove CA 94951 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Andre M. Kasko, DO Yucca Valley CA 92284 Obstetrics & Gynecology
LT Richard B. Wolf, DO San Diego CA 92103 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cynthia M. Vanata, DO Manteca CA 95336 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tien Chung Gu, DO, RPH Murrieta CA 92562 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Colette M. Eastman, DO Poway CA 92064 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Robert C. Southmayd, DO, MS Stockton CA 95203 Obstetrics & Gynecology
John S. Missanelli, DO La Mesa CA 91942 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Robert Armada, DO Upland CA 91785 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Paul A. Pyka, DO La Mesa CA 91942 Obstetrics & Gynecology
Barry S. Schneidewind, DO Lincoln CA 95648 Occupational Environmental Medicine
Bruce K. Hoang, DO Santee CA 92071 Occupational Medicine
LCDR Michael M. Bezouska, DO, MS Camp Pendleton CA 92055 Occupational Medicine
Shoko K. Masuda, DO San Francisco CA 94109 Occupational Medicine
David A. Wender, DO Oakland CA 94611 Occupational Medicine
Silvana Martino, DO Santa Monica CA 90404 Oncology
Denis P. Bouvier, DO San Francisco CA 94117 Oncology
Sally S. Lee, DO San Diego CA 92115 Ophthalmology
Lori B. Birndorf, DO Valley Village CA 91607 Ophthalmology
Jeffrey M. Sage, DO Los Angeles CA 90017 Ophthalmology
Timothy Parsons, DO San Jose CA 95128 Ophthalmology
Michael P. Walvick, DO Fremont CA 94538 Ophthalmology
David E. Marshburn, DO Whittier CA 90603 Ophthalmology
Joseph F. Barakeh, DO Walnut Creek CA 94596 Ophthalmology
John McNamara, DO Daly City CA 94015 Ophthalmology
Frederick Knapp, Jr, DO Oceanside CA 92054 Ophthalmology
Robert A. Innocenzi, Jr, DO Chino CA 91710 Ophthalmology
W. Craig Lannin, DO Redding CA 96001 Ophthalmology
Carl Dilella, DO Santa Monica CA 90401 Orthopedic Surgery
Aaron G. Osborne, DO San Diego CA 92103 Orthopedic Surgery
Raphael M. Klug, DO Roseville CA 95747 Orthopedic Surgery
Christopher J. Krpan, DO Murphys CA 95247 Orthopedic Surgery
David R. Gotham, Jr, DO Carmichael CA 95608 Orthopedic Surgery
Stuart M. Shapiro, DO Corona CA 92879 Orthopedic Surgery
LT Kelly P. Coffey, DO San Diego CA 92140 Orthopedic Surgery
David A. Propst, DO, MBA Rancho Mirage CA 92270 Orthopedic Surgery
Lance R. Winter, DO Colton CA 92324 Orthopedic Surgery
Vicente R. Bernabe, DO Hanford CA 93230 Orthopedic Surgery
Dennis C. Blackburn, DO Santa Maria CA 93454 Orthopedic Surgery
Thomas J. Welle, DO Santa Cruz CA 95065 Orthopedic Surgery
Paul David Burton, DO Redlands CA 92375 Orthopedic Surgery
James Scalone, DO San Diego CA 92109 Orthopedic Surgery
John W. Witczak, DO, MS Mission Viejo CA 92690 Orthopedic Surgery
Robert B. Christopher, DO Bakersfield CA 93309 Orthopedic Surgery
William L. Shoemaker, Jr, DO San Diego CA 92108 Orthopedic Surgery
LT Joseph E. Strauss, DO Yucca Valley CA 92284 Orthopedic Surgery
Simon Lavi, DO Los Angeles CA 90049 Orthopedic Surgery
Paul E. Wakim, DO Huntington Beach CA 92648 Orthopedic Surgery
William L. Pistel, DO Modesto CA 95350 Orthopedic Surgery
Roger D. Dainer, DO Pleasanton CA 94588 Orthopedic Surgery
John C. Steinmann, DO Redlands CA 92375 Orthopedic Surgery
G. Dennis Horvath, DO, MS Ventura CA 93003 Orthopedic Surgery
Lawrence W. Serif, DO Palm Springs CA 92262 Orthopedic Surgery
Frank Feng, DO Visalia CA 93291 Orthopedic Surgery-Spine
Kamran Aflatoon, DO Tustin CA 92780 Orthopedic Surgery-Spine
Samuel D. Small, DO Ventura CA 93003 Orthopedic Surgery-Spine
Gregory S. Tennant, DO Redlands CA 92373 Orthopedic Trauma
Eric I. Lin, DO Torrance CA 90505 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Virginia M. Johnson, DO Santa Monica CA 90404 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Kay Weinshienk, DO Occidental CA 95465 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Kurt N. Woeller, DO San Diego CA 92121 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
David L. Redding, DO Pomona CA 91766 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Janine M. Talty, DO, MPH Watsonville CA 95076 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
John Haywood Lovelace, II, DO Morgan Hill CA 95037 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Bertrand A. Vandeville, DO Mill Valley CA 94941 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Kathleen Novak, DO Carlsbad CA 92008 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Ronald A. Kurylowicz, DO Marina del Rey CA 90292 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Jane J. Xenos, DO Newport Beach CA 92661 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Catherine Petronijevic, DO Salinas CA 93907 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Barbara L. Newlon, DO San Rafael CA 94901 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Lorane M. Dick, DO San Dimas CA 91773 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Gina M. Caravaglia, DO Valencia CA 91355 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Kate McCaffrey, DO Arcata CA 95521 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Aline G. Fournier, DO Escondido CA 92025 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Bruce D. Flagg, DO Cupertino CA 95015 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Jill E. Gurney-McKee, DO Aptos CA 95003 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Veronica E. Daggett, DO Nevada City CA 95959 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Ross A. Carlson, DO Encinitas CA 92024 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Stefan Hagopian, DO Santa Monica CA 90404 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Monica Kieffer, DO Encinitas CA 92024 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Mary E. Ruppert, DO Laguna Hills CA 92653 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Sandra B. Skates, DO Vacaville CA 95688 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
John M. Lay, DO, BA Aptos CA 95003 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Eric J. Dolgin, DO Santa Monica CA 90405 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Mark Rosen, DO Portola Valley CA 94028 Osteo Manipulative Medicine
Susan Cislo, DO Vallejo CA 94592 Osteo Manipulative Treat +1
Donald M. Sesso, DO Palo Alto CA 94304 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Avrum A. Kaufman, DO Ladera Ranch CA 92694 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Julie A. Edween, DO West Hollywood CA 90069 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
William C. Cohen, DO Orange CA 92869 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Ngon H. Dinh, DO San Jose CA 95156 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Quang C. Quach, DO Westminster CA 92683 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Mark Edwin Reader, DO Porterville CA 93257 Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Evany D. Zirul, DO Fresno CA 93704 Otorhinolaryngology
Sarmistha Kumar, DO Vista CA 92081 Pain Management-Rehab Medicine
Gadi A. Revivo, DO San Diego CA 92123 Pain Management-Rehab Medicine
Andrew C. Bullock, DO San Diego CA 92120 Pain Management-Rehab Medicine
Carlo S. Esteves, DO San Francisco CA 94109 Pain Management-Rehab Medicine
Paula K. Schwarz, DO Burlingame CA 94010 Pain Management-Rehab Medicine
David K. Padgett, DO Danville CA 94526 Pain Management-Rehab Medicine
Wayne L. Garrett, DO San Pablo CA 94806 Pathology
Grace Liu, DO Loma Linda CA 92354 Pediatric Anesthesiology
William V. Ronan, DO San Diego CA 92138 Pediatric Anesthesiology
Shaoi Huang, DO Hayward CA 94545 Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Charles J. Sophy, DO Beverly Hills CA 90212 Pediatric Psychiatry
Paul Copeland, DO, MS Clarksburg CA 95612 Pediatric Psychiatry
Jason F. Lue, DO Los Angeles CA 90026 Pediatrics
Molina S. Patel, DO Oakland CA 94610 Pediatrics
Cary Y. Cheng, DO Huntington Park CA 90255 Pediatrics
Daniel C. Robbins, DO Temecula CA 92592 Pediatrics
Daniel P. Junge, DO Oakland CA 94611 Pediatrics
Daisy B. Yonzon- Jones, DO Tracy CA 95377 Pediatrics
Loan K. Bui, DO Modesto CA 95356 Pediatrics
Antoinette M. DelValle-Blogg, DO Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688 Pediatrics
Susan K. Boudakian, DO West Hills CA 91307 Pediatrics
Deborah A. Shassetz, DO Modesto CA 95355 Pediatrics
Steven A. Foster, DO Madera CA 93638 Pediatrics
Bahareh M. Schweiger, DO Los Angeles CA 90045 Pediatrics
Roshan Raja, DO San Mateo CA 94404 Pediatrics
Robert Posen, DO, MS Pasadena CA 91105 Pediatrics
Nancy Rodriguez Fernando, DO Redlands CA 92373 Pediatrics
LCDR Mary H. McCarthy, DO Oceanside CA 92057 Pediatrics
Kevan Z. Craig, DO Seal Beach CA 90740 Pediatrics
Stacie A. Gereb, DO Santa Clarita CA 91355 Pediatrics
Connie Cheng, DO San Gabriel CA 91775 Pediatrics
Joseph M. Longnecker, DO Fullerton CA Pediatrics
Nnennaya O. Omerigbo, DO Lynwood CA 90262 Pediatrics
Jana L. Webb, DO Temecula CA 92590 Pediatrics
Frances C. Yang, DO Pomona CA 91766 Pediatrics
Mary Anne Morelli Haskell, DO Coronado CA 92118 Pediatrics
James E. Foy, DO Vallejo CA 94591 Pediatrics
Margaret Ming-Sen Wang, DO Fairfield CA 94534 Pediatrics
Rachel Lynn Frankel Meek, DO Walnut Creek CA 94596 Pediatrics
Rosemarie Tweed, DO Moreno Valley CA 92553 Pediatrics
Barry Rostek, DO, MPH San Francisco CA 94114 Pediatrics
Katherine Feinstein, DO El Cajon CA 92020 Pediatrics
Kenten P. Wang, DO Sacramento CA 95817 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Daryl C. Caringi, DO Upland CA 91786 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Imad M. Rashid, DO Roseville CA 95678 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Jim R. Sylvain, DO Santa Cruz CA 95060 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Thomas Nasser, DO Lancaster CA 93534 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Thomas C. Apostle, DO Los Angeles CA 90004 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Stephen Dinger, DO Glendale CA 91202 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Alice Ming-yu Tsai, DO Long Beach CA 90808 Physical Medicine & Rehab
Carolyn J. Conboy, DO Long Beach CA 90802 Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
Dong H. Ha, DO Alhambra CA 91801 Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
Fardad Forouzanpour, DO Beverly Hills CA 90211 Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
Ali A. Heidari, DO Upland CA 91786 Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
Capt Charles D. Pickett, DO, MPH Imperial CA Preventive Med-Aerospace Med
Monte L. Bible, DO, MPH Escondido CA 92027 Preventive Med-Occupat'l Med
Michael M. Green, DO La Mirada CA 90638 Preventive Med-Occupat'l Med
CAPT Gina Terracciano Mootrey, DO, MPH Atlanta CA 30333 Preventive Med-Occupat'l Med
Leslie M. Israel, DO Irvine CA 92617 Preventive Med-Occupat'l Med
Richard H. Wilkins, DO San Ramon CA 94583 Preventive Med-Occupat'l Med
Udd'hava Om, DO, MPH Malibu CA 90265 Preventive Medicine
Michael Collins, DO Irvine CA 92617 Preventive Medicine
Rose Marie Hendrix, DO Watsonville CA 95076 Preventive Medicine
Mark A. Tapscott, DO San Diego CA 92120 Proctology
Lisa K. Rivera, DO Vista CA 92083 Psychiatry
Mark Melden, DO Coronado CA 92118 Psychiatry
John H. Cotrufo, DO Fremont CA 94538 Psychiatry
Ronald R. Holt, Jr, DO San Francisco CA 94131 Psychiatry
Brian Bromley, DO San Diego CA 92110 Psychiatry
Douglas Martin Rosoff, DO Ukiah CA 95482 Psychiatry
Richard E. Land, DO, MA Fresno CA 93704 Psychiatry
Michael J. Ilas, DO Temecula CA 92591 Psychiatry
Robert L. Hendren, IV, DO Sacramento CA 95817 Psychiatry
Tedde Rinker, DO Redwood City CA 94061 Psychiatry
COL R. Thomas Newell, II, DO Palm Springs CA 92263 Psychiatry
Eugene L. Fealk, DO Lincoln CA 95648 Psychiatry
Dale C. Peace, DO, BA Santa Paula CA 93060 Psychiatry
Craig A. Kaiser, DO San Diego CA 92103 Psychiatry
Doris T. Tan, DO Fresno CA 93703 Psychiatry
Noreen A. Bumby, DO Palm Desert CA 92260 Psychiatry
Paul H. Kratofil, DO Patton CA 92369 Psychiatry
Kamlesh K. Sandhu, DO Fresno CA 93747 Psychiatry
Julia Quinlan, DO Edwards Afb CA 93524 Psychiatry
Arshia Shirzadi, DO Santa Ana CA 92701 Psychiatry
George M. Bifano, DO Santa Barbara CA 93105 Psychiatry
Timothy L. Carpenter, DO Los Angeles CA 90056 Psychiatry
Linda K. Weir, DO Menlo Park CA 94025 Psychiatry
Jeffrey H. Zwerin, DO Napa CA 94558 Psychiatry
Steven D. Macina, DO Huntington Beach CA 92647 Psychiatry
R. Bradley Sanders, DO, MS La Mesa CA 91942 Psychiatry
Willie Harris, DO La Quinta CA 92253 Psychiatry
Karen H. Kiefer, DO, MS Diamond Bar CA 91765 Psychiatry
Bruce Wenokur, DO, MPH Sacramento CA 95816 Psychiatry
Michelle Indianer, DO Los Gatos CA 95032 Psychiatry
Murray H. Rosenthal, DO, MS San Diego CA 92123 Psychiatry
Joseph Wayne Cassady, DO Marysville CA 95901 Public Health
Sherfong Gee, DO San Francisco CA 94134 Pulmonary Diseases
Alan S. Brooker, DO El Dorado Hills CA 95762 Pulmonary Diseases
H. William Bonekat, DO Davis CA 95616 Pulmonary Medicine
Jeffrey I. Hananel, DO Panorama City CA 91402 Pulmonary Medicine
Larry Emdur, DO, PhD San Diego CA 92120 Pulmonary Medicine
Robert L. Hinds, DO Visalia CA 93291 Pulmonary-Critical Care
Capt Dennis E. Amundson, DO San Diego CA 92134 Pulmonary-Critical Care
Denis Bolton, DO Long Beach CA 90803 Radiology
David G. Suadi, DO Bakersfield CA 93314 Radiology
Ana Shah, DO Redondo Beach CA 90277 Radiology
George C. Lai, DO Sacramento CA 95825 Radiology
Albert Quan, DO Irvine CA 92603 Radiology
Cesar J. Tumakay, DO Modesto CA 95355 Radiology
Alan Cohn, DO Mount Shasta CA 96067 Radiology
Samuel T. Tokuyama, DO Burbank CA 91504 Radiology
David J. Saperstein, DO Fontana CA 92335 Radiology
Azeem Noorani, DO Fresno CA 93720 Radiology
David Cheyney, DO Bakersfield CA 93311 Radiology
Michael P. Green, DO Irvine CA 92604 Radiology
Marvin B. Zwerin, DO Kentfield CA 94904 Rehabilitation Medicine
Richard A. Bernstein, DO Aptos CA 95003 Rehabilitation Medicine
Maria B. Patten, DO Roseville CA 95661 Rehabilitation Medicine
Richard L. Aptaker, DO Oakland CA 94611 Rehabilitation Medicine
E. Alexander Posuniak, Jr, DO, RPH Roseville CA 95661 Rehabilitation Medicine
Ronald J. Fujimoto, DO Los Gatos CA 95032 Rehabilitation Medicine
Cynthia R. Amelon, DO San Francisco CA 94109 Rehabilitation Medicine
R. O. Waiton, DO Los Gatos CA 95030 Rehabilitation Medicine
Michael L. Jensen, DO Grass Valley CA 95945 Rehabilitation Medicine
Louis Rosen, DO San Diego CA 92120 Rehabilitation Medicine
Jerel H. Glassman, DO, MPH San Francisco CA 94117 Rehabilitation Medicine
Jeffrey R. Nelson, DO Pasadena CA 91105 Reproductive Endocrinology
Christian R. Dequet, DO Newbury Park CA 91320 Rheumatology
Andre P. Lallande, DO Riverside CA 92501 Rheumatology
Judy C. Maddox, DO Woodland Hills CA 91367 Rheumatology
J. Michael Finley, DO Pomona CA 91766 Rheumatology
Quoc L. Vo, DO San Francisco CA 94117 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Raymond J. Hruby, DO Pomona CA 91766 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Kathryn A. Perry, DO San Dimas CA 91773 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Eugene L. Pudberry, DO, RPH San Francisco CA 94109 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Thomas Michael McCombs, DO Vallejo CA 94592 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
D. A. Farnum, DO San Juan Capistrano CA 92675 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Jennifer A. Logan, DO Portola Valley CA 94028 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
H. James Jones, DO Pomona CA 91766 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Timothy T. Schultz, DO Santa Barbara CA 93101 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
James W. Binkerd, DO Vallejo CA 94592 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Bonnie R. Gintis, DO Soquel CA 95073 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Mark H. LaBeau, DO Encinitas CA 92024 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Theresa A M Hong, DO San Francisco CA 94109 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Melvin Friedman, DO, BS Burlingame CA 94010 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Robert C. Clark, DO, MS Concord CA 94519 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Henrietta B. Sholars, DO, MA San Francisco CA 94110 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
E. Carlisle Holland, DO Sebastopol CA 95472 Spec Prof in Osteo Manip Med
Wade Faerber, DO Temecula CA 92591 Sports Medicine
Gary L. Arends, DO Glendale CA 91206 Sports Medicine
Naresh C. Rao, DO San Diego CA 92106 Sports Medicine
Stephen R. Steele, DO Palm Desert CA 92211 Sports Medicine
Xin Liu, DO Alhambra CA 89052 Sports Medicine
Richard J. Spelts, DO Thousand Oaks CA 91361 Sports Medicine-Family Prac
Joseph S. Hong, DO San Diego CA 92120 Sports Medicine-OMM
Bret C. Powers, DO Huntington Beach CA 92646 Sports Medicine-Orthopedic Sur
Huy Dao, DO Turlock CA 95382 Surgery-General
Blake W. Berman, DO Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730 Surgery-General
Stuart A. Brodsky, DO, BS Carlsbad CA 92009 Surgery-General
Arnold Lim, DO Alamo CA 94507 Surgery-General
John Payton, DO San Diego CA 92124 Surgery-General
Lauren P. Strickland, DO Richmond CA 94806 Surgery-General
Julius W. Gee, DO Martinez CA 94553 Surgery-General
Yong L. Shih, DO Manteca CA 95336 Surgery-General
Eric B. Delman, DO Yuba City CA 95991 Surgery-General
LCDR Bret J. Langenberg, DO San Diego CA 92134 Surgery-General
Huy The T Nguyen, DO San Jose CA 95116 Surgery-General
Arash Mahdavi, DO Orange CA 92869 Surgery-General
Theophil A. Jantz, DO Fort Bragg CA 95437 Surgery-General
William N. Hamstra, DO Livermore CA 94550 Surgery-General
John P. Zopfi, DO Fairfield CA 94533 Surgery-General
Surin Srikureja, DO Deer Park CA 94576 Surgery-General
Salvador P. Renteria, DO San Jose CA 95116 Thoracic Cardiovascular Surg
Jiri Konecny, DO Long Beach CA 90806 Thoracic Cardiovascular Surg
Corby Ropp, DO San Diego CA 92116 Transitional Year
Prateek Jindal, DO Riverside CA 92507 Urgent Care-Family Practice
Ken Nguyen, DO Fontana CA 92335 Urgent Care-Family Practice
David J. Peck, DO San Diego CA 92101 Urgent Care-Family Practice
John J. Kowalczyk, DO Los Angeles CA 90017 Urological Surgery
Moez Khorsandi, DO Los Angeles CA 90017 Urological Surgery
Bruce C. Stone, DO Bakersfield CA 93301 Urological Surgery



Sorry about the long post, but it was soo sooo easy to find DOs in California that I had to post them. You could porbably figure that many of these specialties require a hospital for the doc. Which cities and zip codes match up with the institutions you are looking for I don't know.

 

[Jack Daniel]

hoberto,

Your post makes me wonder....
how did people find anything before the internet? Before the internet, to find what you posted and type it up would have required a library and 2 assistants.

 

[Hoberto]

hoberto,

Your post makes me wonder....
how did people find anything before the internet? Before the internet, to find what you posted and type it up would have required a library and 2 assistants.

Well, probably you would just need to get a copy of the AOA directory.

The odd thing is that so many can't seem to find anything even with the internet.

 

[Krazykritter]

I don't think it is that people 'can't seem to find anything even with the internet.' I think the problem is in laziness. It is way easier to ask a question & have people answer it for you rather than put the work into researching it on your own.

Which brings up an important aspect of being a physician...You are NOT expected to know everything, but you damn well better know where you can find the need info. Laziness in regards to doing your own research is going to be a huge problem in this profession.

 

[DrBuffett]

Hoberto,

I don't know if that list really supports your claim. The list includes many, many "specialists" in urgent care-family practice, OMM, psychiatry, peds, OB/GYN, all of whom are likely to be in private practice.

They may be affiliated with some hospital, but that doesn't make them hospital staff. How can we know the difference?

I am not trying to point out the lack of opportunities for DOs. In fact, I would like to see DOs everywhere that we see MDs and in more equal numbers. Realistically, though, is there currently an acceptance of DOs at allopathic research hospitals?

Can anyone find a DO on the staff of a major research hospital? Or even a clinical faculty of an allopathic med school? It's not that I don't want to consider an osteo hospital, but I live in the Northeast and if I wanted an academic position as a DO, that means moving to Maine, south Jersey, or Long Island.

 

[DrBuffett]

I don't think it is that people 'can't seem to find anything even with the internet.' I think the problem is in laziness. It is way easier to ask a question & have people answer it for you rather than put the work into researching it on your own.

Which brings up an important aspect of being a physician...You are NOT expected to know everything, but you damn well better know where you can find the need info. Laziness in regards to doing your own research is going to be a huge problem in this profession.

Krazykritter,

I hate to point it out, but you have just called everyone who uses SDN lazy. We all use it to find information that is difficult to find elsewhere or to which access is limited to certain people. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

As someone who is new to thinking about DO school (no, I did not just find out that I got a 26 on the MCAT), I have no idea where to find information on how DOs actually practice. I have seen the AOA and AACOM websites, but I didn't find them very helpful. Most of the info that I have so far is from the stickies at the top of this forum.

I think people should feel free to help each other out by answering even the most mundance questions without fear of criticism...

 

[It'sElectric]

Hoberto,

I don't know if that list really supports your claim. The list includes many, many "specialists" in urgent care-family practice, OMM, psychiatry, peds, OB/GYN, all of whom are likely to be in private practice.

They may be affiliated with some hospital, but that doesn't make them hospital staff. How can we know the difference?

I am not trying to point out the lack of opportunities for DOs. In fact, I would like to see DOs everywhere that we see MDs and in more equal numbers. Realistically, though, is there currently an acceptance of DOs at allopathic research hospitals?

Can anyone find a DO on the staff of a major research hospital? Or even a clinical faculty of an allopathic med school? It's not that I don't want to consider an osteo hospital, but I live in the Northeast and if I wanted an academic position as a DO, that means moving to Maine, south Jersey, or Long Island.

I can assure you that DOs work everywhere. If you're gung ho about working in an academic setting, it is more than achievable. In fact, I'd be willing to bet there is less competition since it generally pays less. You just need to have the credentials. If that means that you do a fellowship heavily based on research in your particular field after residency, then so be it.

Here are 2 examples:

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/emergencymedicine/bio-crussi.html

http://www.uicomp.uic.edu/erres/main/rd.htm

I'm sorry it's slanted towards EM, but that's my current interest, so I don't waste time looking up other specialties for people that aren't me.

 

[DrBuffett]

I can assure you that DOs work everywhere. If you're gung ho about working in an academic setting, it is more than achievable. In fact, I'd be willing to bet there is less competition since it generally pays less. You just need to have the credentials. If that means that you do a fellowship heavily based on research in your particular field after residency, then so be it.

Here are 2 examples:

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/emergencymedicine/bio-crussi.html

http://www.uicomp.uic.edu/erres/main/rd.htm

I'm sorry it's slanted towards EM, but that's my current interest, so I don't waste time looking up other specialties for people that aren't me.

Thanks, Electric. That is exactly what I've been looking for - the reason is that I'd really like to shadow one of them. Now if only I can find someone similar in the NYC area...

Thanks, too, for your advice in my "salaries" thread.

 

[jimmmmyi]

Hoberto,

I don't know if that list really supports your claim. The list includes many, many "specialists" in urgent care-family practice, OMM, psychiatry, peds, OB/GYN, all of whom are likely to be in private practice.

They may be affiliated with some hospital, but that doesn't make them hospital staff. How can we know the difference?

I am not trying to point out the lack of opportunities for DOs. In fact, I would like to see DOs everywhere that we see MDs and in more equal numbers. Realistically, though, is there currently an acceptance of DOs at allopathic research hospitals?

Can anyone find a DO on the staff of a major research hospital? Or even a clinical faculty of an allopathic med school? It's not that I don't want to consider an osteo hospital, but I live in the Northeast and if I wanted an academic position as a DO, that means moving to Maine, south Jersey, or Long Island.

Thank you DrBuffet...that was EXACTLY the question I was asking. While there may be a few DO's on the staff of a major research hospital, I wonder if DO's typically have the same opportunities at MD's. I have no doubt that it can be done. Hell, you can do anything you want and anything can happen...but some routes to get where you want to be are easier and some are harder. Sure, DO's work everywhere. But I'd prefer to work in a major hospital in an urban setting and it seems as if DO's tend to work in more rural areas or private offices. Is that more by CHOICE, or by CIRCUMSTANCE (that certain communities/areas are more accepting of DO's)??

 

[It'sElectric]

Thanks, Electric. That is exactly what I've been looking for - the reason is that I'd really like to shadow one of them. Now if only I can find someone similar in the NYC area...

Thanks, too, for your advice in my "salaries" thread.

I have no idea what field you're at all interested in, but I was feeling nice and decided to do a quick search for NY.

http://www.bimcem.org/
Click on physicians and then faculty, and you should find Paul DeSandre, DO.

http://directory.mssm.edu/faculty/facultyList.php?deptid=12&showdept=false

And an Anesthesiology for good measure:

http://directory.mssm.edu/faculty/facultyInfo.php?id=26723&deptid=1

This search literally took me 5 minutes, so it's not like I was struggling and stretching to find DOs in academic settings. The following website should help your own personal search:

http://careermd.com/

 

[jimmmmyi]

Electric...you are awesome! It's great to see how many allopathic residencies take in osteopathic applicants

 

[It'sElectric]

Electric...you are awesome! It's great to see how many allopathic residencies take in osteopathic applicants

I just want to make sure that there isn't a misunderstanding. Those are faculty members.....not residents. But yes, many, many allopathic residencies take DO applicants every year.

 

[DrBuffett]

I have no idea what field you're at all interested in, but I was feeling nice and decided to do a quick search for NY.

http://www.bimcem.org/
Click on physicians and then faculty, and you should find Paul DeSandre, DO.

http://directory.mssm.edu/faculty/facultyList.php?deptid=12&showdept=false

And an Anesthesiology for good measure:

http://directory.mssm.edu/faculty/facultyInfo.php?id=26723&deptid=1

This search literally took me 5 minutes, so it's not like I was struggling and stretching to find DOs in academic settings. The following website should help your own personal search:

http://careermd.com/

Thank you so much. I had no idea there were so many. I work at Columbia and spent an hour or two looking on the Columbia website (thinking my connection would make me more likely to get someone to say OK), but to no avail.

You don't know how much you have helped me. If there is such a thing as karma, you'll get those 5 minutes back and then some...

 

[It'sElectric]

Thank you so much. I had no idea there were so many. I work at Columbia and spent an hour or two looking on the Columbia website (thinking my connection would make me more likely to get someone to say OK), but to no avail.

You don't know how much you have helped me. If there is such a thing as karma, you'll get those 5 minutes back and then some...

I can't help but slightly believe in Karma, so thanks.

 

[Krazykritter]

Krazykritter,

I hate to point it out, but you have just called everyone who uses SDN lazy. We all use it to find information that is difficult to find elsewhere or to which access is limited to certain people. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

As someone who is new to thinking about DO school (no, I did not just find out that I got a 26 on the MCAT), I have no idea where to find information on how DOs actually practice. I have seen the AOA and AACOM websites, but I didn't find them very helpful. Most of the info that I have so far is from the stickies at the top of this forum.

I think people should feel free to help each other out by answering even the most mundance questions without fear of criticism...

I am most definitely not calling everyone who uses SDN lazy. I was merely saying that it is laziness to not try to search Google or (god-forbid) SDN itself, for the info you are looking for. Asking if DO's can practice in hospitals is certainly not a novel idea & clicking on the search SDN forum tab would have provided you w/ plenty of information.

In the future when you are a MS III or IV or rotations & your attending tells you to present a case on Monday about Nonsurgical Management of Splenic Ruptures...you are not going to go around asking people to do your work for you. You absolutely will have to learn to use the resources on the web to find facts & figures along with the history & recommendations for management so that you can present an intelligent case.

 

[It'sElectric]

Thank you so much. I had no idea there were so many. I work at Columbia and spent an hour or two looking on the Columbia website (thinking my connection would make me more likely to get someone to say OK), but to no avail.

You don't know how much you have helped me. If there is such a thing as karma, you'll get those 5 minutes back and then some...

To no avail in what sense? You couldn't find anyone, or no one was willing to help?

Here's someone from Columbia:

http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=dd227&DepAffil=Surgery

 

[jimmmmyi]

I am most definitely not calling everyone who uses SDN lazy. I was merely saying that it is laziness to not try to search Google or (god-forbid) SDN itself, for the info you are looking for. Asking if DO's can practice in hospitals is certainly not a novel idea & clicking on the search SDN forum tab would have provided you w/ plenty of information.

In the future when you are a MS III or IV or rotations & your attending tells you to present a case on Monday about Nonsurgical Management of Splenic Ruptures...you are not going to go around asking people to do your work for you. You absolutely will have to learn to use the resources on the web to find facts & figures along with the history & recommendations for management so that you can present an intelligent case.

The question was never about whether or not DO's can practice in hospitals. It was to explain WHY the numbers of DO's in major urban teaching hospitals are so low compared to DO's in rural areas or private offices.

 

[DrBuffett]

To no avail in what sense? You couldn't find anyone, or no one was willing to help?

Here's someone from Columbia:

http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=dd227&DepAffil=Surgery

How do you do that? I looked and looked and couldn't find anyone. Granted, I looked in the most likely specialties (just for sake of time): IM, EM, peds.

We really need to merge these two threads...

 

[Krazykritter]

Wow...really splitting hairs on this subject, huh? In the future try the search function. That's all I'm trying to say. When you do the research yourself you will learn & remember things better.

 

[DrBuffett]

The question was never about whether or not DO's can practice in hospitals. It was to explain WHY the numbers of DO's in major urban teaching hospitals are so low compared to DO's in rural areas or private offices.

Thank you, Jimmmmy. Yes, that is what I meant. Although I suppose that topic has been discussed before too.

Maybe we should start banning all people who bring up old topics and questions. Better yet, we should make everyone do Medline searches on there topics before they post, and use proper references!

Oh wait, I forgot, I'm not doing completing a clerkship - I'm on a website.

 

[DrBuffett]

Wow...really splitting hairs on this subject, huh? In the future try the search function. That's all I'm trying to say. When you do the research yourself you will learn & remember things better.

Ok, Ok. I get it. I think that the search button is a useful tool. I didn't even start this thread - rather my intention was to add something to it.

I would really like to start discussing how we can change the present situation for DOs in the US. I see the numbers and I don't like what I see. Further, I think it is only a matter of time before DOs become higher in demand as alternative forms of medicine are becoming more popular. DOs need to capture that trend and run with it. I predict, if DOs play their cards right, that major research hospitals will be begging for them because they will be bringing paying patients in - and that is something all hospitals, large and small, struggle to find.

DOs really need to present themselves as MDs with value added - special training in OMM and a more holistic approach. I think that allopathic medicine is actually too stuck in the past, contrary to the opinions of others (re:AT Still quotes, etc.). The world is far too globalized to limit oneself to the practice of allopathic medicine alone, if allopathic can be described as purely evidence-based. I am a researcher, so I have a huge respect for science, but I am not afraid to admit that there are treatments that work but we don't yet understand.

So I guess this is just a rant about the current state of medicine, not just about DOs. But I think that DOs, even individually, can have a big part in changing this - and benefit from it. I don't think that DOs have to wait for the AOA to do something, either. All it takes is one.

For everyone, if you're looking for a good read on the business of medicine, check out Regina Herzlinger's Market Driven Health Care.

Kritter, truce?

 

[It'sElectric]

I would really like to start discussing how we can change the present situation for DOs in the US. I see the numbers and I don't like what I see.

Just wanted to see if I could get a clarification on what you specifically mean by this quote?

 

[Hoberto]

The question was never about whether or not DO's can practice in hospitals. It was to explain WHY the numbers of DO's in major urban teaching hospitals are so low compared to DO's in rural areas or private offices.

If this is what you wanted to know this is what you should have asked. You asked where DOs work and why you don't see them at hospitals.

There are a multitude of reasons why you don't see DOs in major academic positions. The largest is of course, that there are very few DOs to begin with, only 5-6% of all physicians. Those 5-6% are spread very thinly in some regions of the country...so you won't see many in those places.

Another reason is the likelihood of a person staying at their osteopathic institution to do research and teach. So many of the faculty at DO school are MDs, there is some drive to get DOs interested in teaching and research to return to their home schools after residency. These people would be at osteopathic schools earning the same grants and doing the same level of work as their counterparts at UCLA or whatever name institution you like.

A further reason is the difference in education between DO and MD. DO is not as research focused as MD unless you want it. Some MD schools force theses projects and heavily push research over breaks whereas DO schools push students to look at their career options and shadowing. They don't discourage research but it isn't a major focus. Although, as stated in the last paragraph this is changing and more schools are offering DO/PhD programs....it just isn't pushed throughout the curriculum.

Yet another reason is the body of students in each discipline. More students are interested in primary care at your average DO school than your average MD school. This translates to more DOs in promary care. DO schools also tend to have a larger percentage of second or third career changers, who may also have families and lives of their own. These people are not looking to continually advance their career and continue competing for the rest of their lives. By and large, they want to get their degree and support their families.

Another reason is that many DO preceptors and role models are in private practice. They talk up the great aspects of private practice and lead students in that direction. With few role models in large academic centers few students see that as a potential career route. This just breeds more and more private practice physicians, and is a big reason why many DO schools are starting to push research.

If you look at ads for faculty of these large institutions they do list MD or DO degrees. So, DOs are not completely discouraged from applying.

Here are a couple who work at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, a large teaching/academic hospital. You could argue that their offices are in CCF and that they aren't really part of the hospital, I guess.

Robert S. Biscup, DO, MS Orthopedic Surgery
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO Rheumatology
John A. Dumot, DO Gastoenterology
Donald J. Gordon, DO Radiology

Are DOs getting turned away at major research centers? If they were, that'd be a huge lawsuit waiting to happen and we would definitely be hearing about it. If you really want to know more your best bet is to contact the osteopathic school nearest your big hospital of choice and ask for the contact info for their students or staff who have gone on or do work at that hospital.

 

[DrBuffett]

Just wanted to see if I could get a clarification on what you specifically mean by this quote?

I meant the disparity between the numbers of DOs at research institutions and those in small community-based practices, the numbers of DOs overall, and the numbers in urban areas.

 

[It'sElectric]

I meant the disparity between the numbers of DOs at research institutions and those in small community-based practices, the numbers of DOs overall, and the numbers in urban areas.

As the above poster stated, people have their own individual reasons for going into one field or the other. I can assure that there are no barricades to a DO practicing wherever and in whatever field he or she wants. Keep in mind that DOs only make up 5-6% of the physician population, on top of the fact that many specifically want to work in underserved areas (often rural).

 

[Krazykritter]

DrBuffett,

I have absolutely no problem w/ you or whoever the OP is. At some point you will understand that (at times) it is really frustrating to have to explain to people who are applying to our medical schools what the DO profession is all about. It is a whole different story with patients b/c 99% of people (even in states that have lots of DO's) don't even know what the initials of their physician are. There are plenty of applicants who don't consider our profession 'second-rate' doctors & use DO as a backup.

I'm not saying that you or the OP fall into either of these categories...hang around SDN for long enough & you will see goofy threads at least once a week. So...good luck applying & don't worry about going DO...you will have the same opportunities as an MD although you may have to work harder than your MD counterpart to prove to 'the good ol boys' that you have what it takes.

 

[DrBuffett]

As the above poster stated, people have their own individual reasons for going into one field or the other. I can assure that there are no barricades to a DO practicing wherever and in whatever field he or she wants. Keep in mind that DOs only make up 5-6% of the physician population, on top of the fact that many specifically want to work in underserved areas (often rural).

You can assure me that there are no barricades? Have you read the stickies at the top of this forum regarding "DO discrimination" and such topics? How about the posters to the "DO salary information" thread who admit that there are certain departments that are clearly "anti-DO?"

I wish that were the case, but I think there are barricades. The factors you mentioned do not account for all of the inequities.

 

[Taus]

You can assure me that there are no barricades? Have you read the stickies at the top of this forum regarding "DO discrimination" and such topics? How about the posters to the "DO salary information" thread who admit that there are certain departments that are clearly "anti-DO?"

I wish that were the case, but I think there are barricades. The factors you mentioned do not account for all of the inequities.

yeah some "barriers" still do exist.....but the posts also have a lot do w/ most pre-meds not having any idea wtf a DO actually is....so some of the questions are understandable....there is a lot of misinformation out there...

 

[mecute]

Are DOs getting turned away at major research centers? If they were, that'd be a huge lawsuit waiting to happen and we would definitely be hearing about it.

Are women getting turned away from CEO positions? Just because there are no lawsuits does not mean it does not happen. Academia is full of stuck-up, snobby, elitists, a place where where you went to school, what letters are after your name, and who you studied under matters a LOT. Since research is virtually non-existent at most DO schools, I would venture to say this has something to do with why you don't see DOs in major research centers.

 

[mecute]

I can assure that there are no barricades to a DO practicing wherever and in whatever field he or she wants.

That's the post of the year.

Itselectric didn't get the memo on DO discrimination. He's been drinking too much of the AT STill cool-aid to notice what is going on in the REAL world.

All joking aside, there are some posters here who like to paint a rosy picture of Osteopathy, and I surmise it is to make themselves feel better about their chosen paths. Dr.Buffet, be careful what you believe on these boards because there is a lot of misinformation given out by people who are too defensive about being a DO.

 

[It'sElectric]

That's the post of the year.

Itselectric didn't get the memo on DO discrimination. He's been drinking too much of the AT STill cool-aid to notice what is going on in the REAL world.

Gotta love people that are so unable to think for themselves that they even steal jokes from other posters and don't even have enough respect to present them in at least a mildly funny way.

"Cool-Aid, huh??

By the way, last I knew there were lawsuits in regards to gender discrimination in the workplace. Call me crazy, but I've even read about them on CNN.

 

[It'sElectric]

I stand by what I said, because even if there is tiny minority that actively discriminates DOs, how does that prevent me or anyone else from doing whatever they want. I'm not implying that I can just walk into any residency or any job, and i'll get it purely because I'm me.....but who on earth can do that (MD or DO).

I'm saying that through hard work, making connections, and doing the things that provide myself with a number of opportunities will get me to where I want to be. A few closed doors do not negate the hundreds of thousands of open doors - Thus, no barricades. If there were complete barricades, then we'd never see DOs who are radiologists, surgical oncologists, dermatologists, ophthamologists, etc. Fact of the matter is, we do see them working all over the country in a variety of settings.

Best of luck to everyone in whatever degree they go into.

 

[mecute]

If there were complete barricades, then we'd never see DOs who are radiologists, surgical oncologists, dermatologists, ophthamologists, etc. Fact of the matter is, we do see them working all over the country in a variety of settings.

There are not "compete" barricades, but there are barricades nonetheless. Refer to the # of DOs who match into MD derm, rad onc, optho residencies last year.

 

[Taus]

There are not "compete" barricades, but there are barricades nonetheless. Refer to the # of DOs who match into MD derm, rad onc, optho residencies last year.

can't really argue w/ you on that one....they may not be everywhere and all-inclusive...but small (or "in-complete" as you guys are putting it) do exist in some places in some specialties.....it is what it is....

 

[It'sElectric]

There are not "compete" barricades, but there are barricades nonetheless. Refer to the # of DOs who match into MD derm, rad onc, optho residencies last year.

I definitely agre with you. I guess my issue stems from the fact that everyone (especially residency applicants) automatically assumes that the reason DOs are underrepresented in Radiology/Dermatology/etc. is because they are a DO. I think it's very likely that there are a larger percentage of DO applicants that don't have the boards, gpa, research, etc. and thus either don't apply or are rejected. Too often people want to blame extraneous factors for their own failures, when in reality, the reasons often times lie within. There definitely is some level of discrimination in certain fields, but I'm simply saying that you have to factor in the above ideas as to why DOs may not be properly represented in a particular field.

To be honest, I do not have the percentage of DOs that are in these competitive fields across the country, so I just don't know how much or how little they are underrepresented. Knowing that might shed a little more light on the situation.

 

[MossPoh]

They work in McDonalds to answer your question. The best ones might be at IHOP.

 

[J1515]

A further reason is the difference in education between DO and MD. DO is not as research focused as MD unless you want it. Some MD schools force theses projects and heavily push research over breaks whereas DO schools push students to look at their career options and shadowing. They don't discourage research but it isn't a major focus.

You hit the nail right on the head. Speaking for myself as a future DO, I have zero interest in research. Never did as an undergrad, still don't as a med student. That was a factor in deciding between schools for me.

 

[J1515]

There are not "compete" barricades, but there are barricades nonetheless. Refer to the # of DOs who match into MD derm, rad onc, optho residencies last year.

And there are certainly ways around the barricades that exist for the minority of residencies that won't look at a DO application. DOs can match into their own derm, ortho, uro, surgery residencies. If you set yourself apart from the rest of your class (MD or DO) with reseach, very high board scores, and great letters from rotations, you'll be competitive for any of those highly sought after specialties if that's what you want.