Famous DOs

[medickdb]

I thought this was kind of cool.

Here's a brief list of famous DOs:

Earl Haas, DO - inventor of the tampon (you’re welcome, ladies)

Reef Karim, DO - medical expert on movies and TV shows such as “The Bourne Identity,” “Alias” and “The Today Show”

John Fong, DO - medical consultant to the long-running TV series “ER”

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald Blanck, DO - surgeon general of the U.S. Army from 1996 to 2000

Forrest “Phog” Allen, DO - basketball coach for the Kansas Jayhawks for 39 years

Samuel Sheppard, DO - the basis for the TV series and movie “The Fugitive”

Joel Weisman, DO - one of the physicians who discovered AIDS

W. Kenneth Riland, DO - personal physician to former presidents and Nelson Rockefeller

William Anderson, DO - a civil rights leader who worked closely with Martin Luther King, Jr

Will Kirby, DO - won the second season of TV’s “Big Brother” on CBS and is a frequent guest on “The Doctors”

Leonard Calabrese, DO - a pioneer in HIV research at the Cleveland Clinic

Enrico Fazzini, DO - a Parkinson’s disease expert whose famous patients have included Pope John Paul II, Michael J. Fox, Mohammed Ali and Janet Reno

Lt. Cmdr Richard Jadick, DO - Navy physician profiled by Newsweek magazine

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[UTsksk]

Rob Dickerman, D.O., Ph.D is one of the best neurosurgeons in the US.

 

[touchpause13]

J.D. Polk, D.O., M.S., M.M.M., CPE, FACOEP former assistant secretary for health affairs and chief medical officer for the Department of Homeland Security. Current DMU dean.

 

[medickdb]

I hope this thread serves as proof that it is not your degree that determines your potential in life, it is you.

 

[cliquesh]

.s,

 

[medickdb]

Here are a few more, though there are repeats:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Osteopathic_physicians

 

[coolingglasses]

I naturally have a love/hate feeling about discovering Allen Fieldhouse is named after a DO.

 

[Dreamstoo]

Great post. I know plenty of successful DOs from where I live. We will succeed as well!!

 

[guylewis]

For everyone who's interested, here is the rest of the article from buzzfeed where this list comes from. It's a very good read and I definitely advise you to send it to those friends and family who ask you questions like: "after you finish your D.O. degree will you go to medical school?"
or this gem: "after you graduate can you change your D.O. degree to an M.D.?" (I swear to Zeus, my dad asked me this yesterday)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ninjacowboy/osteopathic-medicine-does-exist-irad

 

[Dreamstoo]

For everyone who's interested, here is the rest of the article from buzzfeed where this list comes from. It's a very good read and I definitely advise you to send it to those friends and family who ask you questions like: "after you finish your D.O. degree will you go to medical school?"
or this gem: "after you graduate can you change your D.O. degree to an M.D.?" (I swear to Zeus, my dad asked me this yesterday)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ninjacowboy/osteopathic-medicine-does-exist-irad

LOL

 

[bionerd89]

For everyone who's interested, here is the rest of the article from buzzfeed where this list comes from. It's a very good read and I definitely advise you to send it to those friends and family who ask you questions like: "after you finish your D.O. degree will you go to medical school?"
or this gem: "after you graduate can you change your D.O. degree to an M.D.?" (I swear to Zeus, my dad asked me this yesterday)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ninjacowboy/osteopathic-medicine-does-exist-irad

thanks for the article..it was a great read..it definitely needs to be passed along to people who are skeptical about DOs

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

I hope this thread serves as proof that it is not your degree that determines your potential in life, it is you.

Sure, a DO can win "Big Brother", but if you are gunning for something like "The Bachelor," then it would be easier to shoot for an MD.

 

[guylewis]

Sure, a DO can win "Big Brother", but if you are gunning for something like "The Bachelor," then it would be easier to shoot for an MD.

I'd rather win Jeopardy

 

[babdoc]

Calabrese gave the keynote at my graduation. Pretty good speaker; seems like a nice guy. Interesting list.

 

[jayhawker1193]

I naturally have a love/hate feeling about discovering Allen Fieldhouse is named after a DO.

That's right!! I never had any idea about him being a DO.

 

[coolingglasses]

That's right!! I never had any idea about him being a DO.

I actually googled it when I first heard, seems like a lot of texts fail to mention this

 

[happypremed1]

I'd rather win Jeopardy

I bet there are more good-looking guys at DO schools.

 

[happypremed1]

Sure, a DO can win "Big Brother", but if you are gunning for something like "The Bachelor," then it would be easier to shoot for an MD.

LOL I just look up Will Kirby. He sure is a hot dermatologist. He has the look, the brain, and the money. This guy can win "The Bachelor" too.

 

[touchpause13]

LOL I just look up Will Kirby. He sure is a hot dermatologist. He has the look, the brain, and the money. This guy can win "The Bachelor" too.

yeah I see it

 

[NeuroLAX]

yeah I see it

NSU-COM grad. Represent.

 

[Superman DO]

Add Superman DO to this list in a few years. 😎

 

[happypremed1]

NSU-COM grad. Represent.

NSU is known to have a lot of hot med students, right? And this doesn't include the other professional students and the undergrads 😉

 

[touchpause13]

NSU is known to have a lot of hot med students, right? And this doesn't include the other professional students and the undergrads 😉

False.

All the hotties go to DMU

 

[happypremed1]

False.

All the hotties go to DMU

Where's the evidence? People on SDN said NYCOM and NSU have the hottest people. Let me go check the DMU Facebook class page for the past 2 years. I'll be back to give me comments in a little bit...

 

[Dr. Zombie]

False.

All the hotties go to DMU

All the hotties anywhere are Canadians <3 <3

NSU is known to have a lot of hot med students, right? And this doesn't include the other professional students and the undergrads 😉

oh you know...Florida...tropical weather....spring break hot spot...etc etc lol

 

[darklabel]

For everyone who's interested, here is the rest of the article from buzzfeed where this list comes from. It's a very good read and I definitely advise you to send it to those friends and family who ask you questions like: "after you finish your D.O. degree will you go to medical school?"
or this gem: "after you graduate can you change your D.O. degree to an M.D.?" (I swear to Zeus, my dad asked me this yesterday)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ninjacowboy/osteopathic-medicine-does-exist-irad

Everyone is supportive in the comments except this guy

no no no no no no no no no stawp

Some guy who goes to Trinity Medical School in the Carrib

lololol, have fun in the match for that dirtbag

But otherwise great article 👍

 

[happypremed1]

Where's the evidence? People on SDN said NYCOM and NSU have the hottest people. Let me go check the DMU Facebook class page for the past 2 years. I'll be back to give me comments in a little bit...

False.

All the hotties go to DMU

I'm sorry, Touch. I reserve my opinion that NSU, where I'm heading, has hotter students. Almost all the girls at DMU have their Facebook profile pictures with a guy nearby. DMU seriously lacks single good-looking girls. If you are a single girl, you may be lucky as there are a few decent looking guys at DMU.

 

[touchpause13]

I'm sorry, Touch. I reserve my opinion that NSU, where I'm heading, has hotter students. Almost all the girls at DMU have their Facebook profile pictures with a guy nearby. DMU seriously lacks single good-looking girls. If you are a single girl, you may be lucky as there are a few decent looking guys at DMU.

I wasn't talking about relationship status I was talked about hotness level. Nice goalpost shift

 

[happypremed1]

I wasn't talking about relationship status I was talked about hotness level. Nice goalpost shift

That too. I mean NSU is hotter overall.

Seriously that's just my personal opinion and everyone has his/her own preference. Don't take it seriously LOL.

 

[medickdb]

That too. I mean NSU is hotter overall.

Seriously that's just my personal opinion and everyone has his/her own preference. Don't take it seriously LOL.

 

[happypremed1]

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[CaptainDO]

Samuel M Galvagno Jr. MS, D.O., Ph.D. - Air Force Major and fighter pilot, Ivy League residency and fellowship (Harvard and Hopkins), PhD in Biostatistics from Hopkins, director of Neurocritical care at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Shock Trauma, A lot of research and publications including NEJM, Director of Critical Care Air Transport Team Operations for the 943rd Areospace Medicine Squadron, teaches ACLS, FCCS, ATLS,"Top Docs" of Maryland, consistently named "teacher of the year" by residents and fellows, etc... the list goes on and on and on...
I know this guy personally and he is the nicest guy and very good at what he does... I call him Superman! He is definitely someone I use as a role model.

 

[medickdb]

Samuel M Galvagno Jr. MS, D.O., Ph.D. - Air Force Major and fighter pilot, Ivy League residency and fellowship (Harvard and Hopkins), PhD in Biostatistics from Hopkins, director of Neurocritical care at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Shock Trauma, A lot of research and publications including NEJM, Director of Critical Care Air Transport Team Operations for the 943rd Areospace Medicine Squadron, teaches ACLS, FCCS, ATLS,"Top Docs" of Maryland, consistently named "teacher of the year" by residents and fellows, etc... the list goes on and on and on...
I know this guy personally and he is the nicest guy and very good at what he does... I call him Superman! He is definitely someone I use as a role model.

That's awesome! He sounds like a cool guy. I hope my fiancee or I run into him one day. She's going to try to do CCATT next year.

 

[happypremed1]

Trust me, I'll be your famous DO in 15 years.

 

[medickdb]

Trust me, I'll be your famous DO in 15 years.

With your own line of hot sauce and everything?

 

[CSqueed]

Is there anyone who pulled off a DO and an MD?

Jim Redundant, D.O., M.D.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Is there anyone who pulled off a DO and an MD?

Jim Redundant, D.O., M.D.

Some people have bought international MD degrees for the purpose of hiding the DO, but the law was then established to prevent people from using the MD if that wasn't the route that gave them a medical license. Other MD, DO include people that do the nyit immigrant physician program.

 

[DrEnderW]

Is there anyone who pulled off a DO and an MD?

Jim Redundant, D.O., M.D.

I've encountered 3 so far for the reasons the person above me mentioned. Usually, the MD is from a foreign country. I don't know if it's possibly anymore, but the transferring of credits and paying for the MD was possible. I haven't heard of anyone that did US MD and then DO.

 

[iTcanBdone]

I thought this was kind of cool.

Here's a brief list of famous DOs:

Earl Haas, DO - inventor of the tampon (you’re welcome, ladies)

Reef Karim, DO - medical expert on movies and TV shows such as “The Bourne Identity,” “Alias” and “The Today Show”

John Fong, DO - medical consultant to the long-running TV series “ER”

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald Blanck, DO - surgeon general of the U.S. Army from 1996 to 2000

Forrest “Phog” Allen, DO - basketball coach for the Kansas Jayhawks for 39 years

Samuel Sheppard, DO - the basis for the TV series and movie “The Fugitive”

Joel Weisman, DO - one of the physicians who discovered AIDS

W. Kenneth Riland, DO - personal physician to former presidents and Nelson Rockefeller

William Anderson, DO - a civil rights leader who worked closely with Martin Luther King, Jr

Will Kirby, DO - won the second season of TV’s “Big Brother” on CBS and is a frequent guest on “The Doctors”

Leonard Calabrese, DO - a pioneer in HIV research at the Cleveland Clinic

Enrico Fazzini, DO - a Parkinson’s disease expert whose famous patients have included Pope John Paul II, Michael J. Fox, Mohammed Ali and Janet Reno

Lt. Cmdr Richard Jadick, DO - Navy physician profiled by Newsweek magazine

I've actually met Dr Anderson, he's an amazing guy and truly cares about helping future D.O.'s!

 

[DoctorKrieger]

I've actually met Dr Anderson, he's an amazing guy and truly cares about helping future D.O.'s!

The DO had an interesting profile on him this past MLK day. Here's a link for those interested in knowing a bit more about him:

http://thedo.osteopathic.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/pub_do0107anderson.pdf

Edit: Looks like it was actually written in 2007 and featured again for MLK day this year. A good read, nonetheless.

 

[JDMcNugent]

What about Joseph Mercola? I know he has the ability to stir up some controversy...

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

What about Joseph Mercola? I know he has the ability to stir up some controversy...

Essentially the worst DO ever. About as bad as the Cranial Academy lady who believes Cranial can cure autism.

 

[babdoc]

What about Joseph Mercola? I know he has the ability to stir up some controversy...

I just three up in my mouth a little.

 

[JDMcNugent]

I am by no means saying I am a fan but that guy sure had made a name for himself. And a profit. And a cult following.

 

[NontradCA]

Essentially the worst DO ever. About as bad as the Cranial Academy lady who believes Cranial can cure autism.

Is that the person in SD?

 

[JDMcNugent]

Is that the person in SD?

You can google Mercola and he is about as popular as they come for alternative medicine. I don't know if he is in San Diego but he went to Midwestern downers grove.

 

[deleted407021]

Samuel M Galvagno Jr. MS, D.O., Ph.D. - Air Force Major and fighter pilot, Ivy League residency and fellowship (Harvard and Hopkins), PhD in Biostatistics from Hopkins, director of Neurocritical care at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Shock Trauma, A lot of research and publications including NEJM, Director of Critical Care Air Transport Team Operations for the 943rd Areospace Medicine Squadron, teaches ACLS, FCCS, ATLS,"Top Docs" of Maryland, consistently named "teacher of the year" by residents and fellows, etc... the list goes on and on and on...
I know this guy personally and he is the nicest guy and very good at what he does... I call him Superman! He is definitely someone I use as a role model.

Talk about distinguishing oneself. Wow.

 

[TreadLightly]

Other MD, DO include people that do the nyit immigrant physician program.

If they have a foreign MD that they weren't allowed to practice with, to the point where they were required to get a DO, why do they still carry an MD behind their name? Isn't that like saying, "hey check out this degree I have, not that I'm even allowed to use it in the US"?

Not that I think it matters at that point anyways, but it just seems stupid.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

If they have a foreign MD that they weren't allowed to practice with, to the point where they were required to get a DO, why do they still carry an MD behind their name? Isn't that like saying, "hey check out this degree I have, not that I'm even allowed to use it in the US"?

Not that I think it matters at that point anyways, but it just seems stupid.

Some people care about perceived status.

 

[Launcelot]

What about Joseph Mercola? I know he has the ability to stir up some controversy...

Martin MacNeil, D.O., WU-COMP graduate, con-man, and convicted murderer anyone? To make matters worse, this happened in Utah, where I am told D.O.'s already have it tough.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/09/justice/martin-macneill-trial-verdict/