Doctor

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Doctor or doctors may refer to:

• Physician, a medical doctor
• Surgeon, see surgery
• Dentist, see dentistry
• Optometrist, see optometry
• Pharmacist, see Doctor of Pharmacy
• Veterinarian, an animal doctor
• A person who holds a doctorate
• A person with a Doctor of Philosophy degree
• Doctor of Chiropractic
• Doctor of Physical Therapy
• Doctor (title), a title of respect
• Doctor of the Church, an esteemed Catholic theologian
• Doctor (children's game)
• Doctor of Podiatry, see Podiatrist
• to "doctor" something refers to tampering for the purpose of falsification

[edit] Persons

• Ayman al-Zawahiri used The Doctor as an alias
• Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer nicknamed The Doctor
• Dr. Demento - "The Doctor is in" is the long-time recorded introduction on his show.

[edit] Fictional characters

see also Doctor (comics) for various comics characters with the name.

• Doctor (Doctor Who), the principal character of the BBC television series Doctor Who
• Doctor (Star Trek), the holographic chief medical officer on Star Trek: Voyager
• Doctor (Wildstorm), a comic book superhero
• Il Dottore, a figure in Italian commedia dell'arte
• Dr. Johnny Fever, a character on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati
• Doctor Jekyll from the novella "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
• The Doctor, a character from Cave Story.

[edit] Film, television, and music

• The Doctor (film), a 1991 film starring William Hurt and Elizabeth Perkins
• Doctor in the House (TV series), a 1969 British television comedy series
• The Doctors, an NBC television series which aired 1963–1982
• Doctors (BBC soap opera), a BBC soap opera which first aired in 2000
• The Doctors (BBC TV series), a BBC television series from 1969–1971
• The Flying Doctors, an Australian soap opera about physicians in the outback
• The Doctor (album), a 1986 album by Cheap Trick
• Doctor (band), a Canadian rock band
• Carry On Doctor, a 1967 film.
• Carry On Again Doctor, a 1969 film.

[edit] See also

• Doc, a common abbreviation for doctor

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