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This is more of a ex-British empire thing, but at least some surgeons I have heard of in Australia insist, among medical company, of being called "Mister" not "

This is more of a ex-British empire thing, but at least some surgeons I have heard of in Australia insist, among medical company, of being called "Mister" not "Doctor", to set them apart from "mere doctors". I think this is a formal distinction in the UK, but in Australia I think both groups can be called Dr. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1119265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1119265/

Nursie 7y ago
In the UK the 'Dr' title is dropped for a doctor who has risen to become a consultant. Never heard of it working that way for surgeons
- codeulike 7y ago
  Are you sure? I've met lots of consultants who are titled Doctor.
  - Nursie 7y ago
    You might be right - could be the consultants I've encountered gave all been surgeons.
monkeydreams 7y ago
> but in Australia I think both groups can be called Dr. They can be called Dr, but will respond with a snippy "Mr Smith" if you do it.
sandworm101 7y ago
It is also to do with the doctor-patient relationship. The surgeon-patient relationship is far more limited. A patient is refered to a surgeon by a doctor for a specific treatment.