What`s in a Doc`s Name? - Central Oregon Medical Society

What`s in a Doc`s Name? - Central Oregon Medical Society

What’s in a Doc’s Name?
A Lifetime Aptronym Collection
Archie Bleyer, MD
Central Oregon Medical Society
September 11, 2011
All verifiable living MDs
and PhDs in the U.S
What’s in a Doc’s Name?
Dr. Docter (Jack)
Chief of Staff
Medical Director
Dr. Docter’s wife
“Mrs. Mrs.”
What’s in a Doc’s Name?
Dr. Eather (Kenneth)
Dr. Gasway
Dr. Brain (Archie)
Dr. Blue
Dr. Knapp (Eric M)
Anesthesiologists !
What’s in a Doc’s Name?
The Megaheds of Houston
Dr. Megahed (Hatem)
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Pediatric Specialists of Texas,
Methodist Hosp. San Antonio
Dr. Megahed (Salah)
Neurologist
Dr. Megahed (Nevine)
Psychologist
What’s in a Doc’s Name?
Dr. Payne (Richard)
Director, Pain Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Past Pres., American Pain Society
Dr. Aiken (Herbert)
Fellow, Pain Service
Dr. Au (E)
Pain Research (ex Mayo)
All of These Physicians
are in the
Same Specialty.
Which One?
What Specialty?
Dr. Streem (Stevan) Cleveland
Dr. Waterhouse (Keith)
Dr. Foley [Portland]
Dr. Foley [Cleveland]
Dr. Dick
Urologists !
Dr. Procter
Dr. Dr D Weedon [Britain]
Dr. Chopp (Richard) Austin TX
Featured in WSL June 21, 2011 for his aptronym
What Specialty?
Dr. Butcher [G.W.U.]
Dr. Bloodlove [Johns Hopkins]
Dr. Blades [G.W.U.]
Dr. Gouge (Thomas)
Surgeons,
Unfortunately
Dr. Slaughter [Lenox Hill, NYC]
Dr. Hurt (Julian)
What Specialty?
Dr. Root (Lawrence)
Dr. Strange
Gearhart OR
Psychiatrists !
Dr. Djerk
Dr. Misri
Psychologist
What Specialty?
Medical Practice of
Carver, Burns, Hurther
Dr. Corkum
Gynecologists !
Dr. Hyman (Barret)
Dr. Joy
Obstetrician !!
What Specialty?
Dr. Needle (Michael) Philadelphia
Dr. Coffin (Lewis)
Dr. Kimo Stine,
Oncologists !
Hawaii
Dr. Mass (Robert)
Dr. Hart (Jacqueline)
Hematologist
What Specialty?
Dr. Fryer (Chris)
Vancouver BC
Dr. Frey (Bruce)
Radiation
Oncologists !
Corvallis
Dr. Collawn (Cynthia)
Gastroenterologist
Sarasota, FL
What Specialty?
Dr. Infante (Anthony) San Antonio TX
Dr. Toothacker (Joel) Centralia WA
Dr. Babey (Joseph C)
Dr. Winer (Audrey)
Dr. Childress (David)
Pediatricians !
What Specialty?
Dr. Stair (Sarah)
Dr. Head (William)
Ophthalmologists
Dr. Blinder (Kevin)
St. Louis MO
Retina surgeon
Dr. Coffin (Cheryl)
Nashville
Pathologist
Dr. Hart (Douglas)
Cardiologist
Scarsdale, NY
featured in WSJ June 21, 2011 for his aptronym
What Specialty?
Dr. Bone (Walter)
Hospital for Special Surgery
Dr. Leggon
Orthopedic
Surgeons
Dr. Tibone (James) Moss Professor, USC
Dr. Tredwell (Stephen) Vancouver BC
Dr.
Bone
(Henry) St. John Hosp., Gross Pointe
Endocrinologist, Bone Pathology
Dr. Sitter (Thomas)
Sports Medicine
What Specialty?
Dr. Pons (Maria)
Pediatric Neurologist
Neurologists
Dr. Brain (not Archie)
Brain’s Neurology
Dr. Brainard (George) Neuroscientist
Jefferson Medical College
What Specialty?
Dr. Bloom (Katherine)
New York
Dr. Asma
Dr. Aikenhead
Dr. Coutin (David)
Bend  York PA
Allergists
What Specialty?
Dr. Younger (Ritchie AL) Vancouver BC
Cosmetic surgeon
Dr. D’Eath, Surgeon
Dr. Coffin, Anesthetist, D’Earth’s partner
Dr. Sick (Thomas)
Dr. Goldkind (Sara)
IRB Chair
Senior Bioethicist
Neurologist
University of Miami
Office of
Good Clinical Practice
FDA
Oregon’s Own
Carver, Burns, Hurther
Gynecologists, Bend
Dr. Frei (Gary)
Surgeon, Bend
Dr. Sharpe (Dean, MD, MHA) Dr. Frey (Bruce)
Surgeon, Bend
Radiation Oncologist
Corvallis
Dr. Strange
Psychiatrist, Gearhart
Dr. Smart (Martin)
Family Practice
Dr. Knower (Michael)
Hospice & Home Health
Dr. Angeles (Adam)
Plastic Surgeon, Bend
Dr. Sack (Robert)
Sleep Disorders, Bend
Walk on Water? Overstated? Over-rated?
Dr. Smart (Martin)
Family Practice
Dr. Saint (David)
Thoracic Surgeon
Dr. Knower (Michael)
Hospice & Home Health
Dr. Angeles (Adam)
Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Toogood (Ian)
Pediatric Oncologist
Are you Kidding?
Dr. Sunshine (Irving)
Coroner
Dr. Looney (John) Durham, NC
Adolescent psychiatrist
Dr. Million (Rodney)
Radiation Oncologist
Dr. Alter (Gary)
Sex Change Surgeon
DDS
What Specialty?
Dr. Toothman (Columbus Ohio)
Dr. Toth (Bela, Houston)
Dr. Les
Plack
Dr. Yankum
(San Francisco)
Dr. Wil
(William)
Hurt
Dr. Mohler
Dr. Smoller (Lou, NYC)
Dentists,
of course
Non-M.D. Aptronyms
Dr. Hott (Jacqueline Rose)
Sex Therapist, Manhattan & Greatneck, NY
featured in WSJ June 21, 2011 for her aptronym
Dr. Heiman (Julia R., PhD)
Sex Therapist
Treating low sexual desire. New Findings for Testosterone
in Women. NEJM November 6, 2008
Non-M.D. Aptronyms
Dr. LePaw
Veterinarian
Bend
Dr. DiRuba (Luigi)
Chiropractor
Cheshire, CT
Dr. Gesundheit (Beni)
Pediatric Pharmacologist
Dr. Carpelman
Podiatrist
Ms. Chen-Stokes (Sandy)
End-of-Life Care
Dr. Cramp (Fiona)
Exercise Physiologist
Bristol, UK
Non-M.D. Aptronyms
Dr. Boring (Catherine) PhD
Statistician, NCI
Dr. Spitz (Margaret) PhD
Screens Sputum for Lung Cancer
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Doolittle (Nancy) PhD
Executive Director, BBB Consortium, OHSU
Dr. Godlee (Fiona) MB, BChir, BSc
Editor-in-Chief, British Medical Journal
Non-M.D. Aptronyms
Dr. Smalley (Richard)
Nobel Laureate, Chemistry, 1996
Nanotechnologist (Rice U.)
Dr. Book (Adam), PhD
Science Writer (SAIC, MD)
Dr. Bookman (Michael), PhD
Information Technologist
Gynecology Oncology Group
Dr. Vial (David), PharmD
Pharmacist (Bend, OR)
Non-M.D. Aptronyms
Mr. Bonecutter (Terrance) Will Wynn
Hospital CEO
Former Mayor
Austin TX
Patricia Boguslawski
Personal Injury Lawyer
Teaneck, NJ
Elizabeth Grimm
Sue Yoo
Jim Stone
Lawyer, Think Passenger
(Social Media)
Judge Laws (Eleanor)
(Ed Laws’ Daughter)
Lawyer
Rock Climbing Gym
(Bend, Oregon)
Buffalo
New York
Anthony Wiener
Ex-Rep. D, NY
Barack Hussein Obama
BD: August 4, 1961