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

Laurie, This is an abbreviation for Doctor of Osteopathy. D.O.'s are admitted to practive in hospitals, and can have similar specialties as M.D.s; i.e., internist, surgeon, etc. My personal physician is a D.O. Hope this helps. Harry Brodrick in Newton, Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:35 PM Subject: Death Certificate abbreviation question > 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

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]