I think you'll find that D.O. means Doctor of Osteoplasty. I'm not sure, but I believe that they are M.D.'s with some sort of Chiropractic training as well. Jan T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Ward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 2:53 PM Subject: Re: Death Certificate abbreviation question > on 8/30/02 4:35 PM, Laurie at [email protected] wrote: > > > I have a death certificate that on the line where the Dr. is supposed to sign > > the M.D. is crossed off & D.O. is written in what is D.O. an abbreviation for? > > Was this person signing not a medical person? > > Thank you > > Laurie > > > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > Have you seen the GEN-NYS-L mailing list archives? > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEN-NYS-L/ > > > > I forget what exactly D.O. stands for, but it is a different type of degree > equal to that of M.D. Doctor O.... > > I've been told that it's more common in the mid-West than the east coast. A > person where I work- drug counseling agency- has the degree. Basically the > same thing with a few very slight differences. They have a medical license, > can dispense medicine, practice medicine etc. exactly like a M.D. > > > -- > Nancy Ward > Liverpool, NY > [email protected] > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Visit the GEN-NYS-L web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/ > > >