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Re:Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts by glangdale on Sunday May 05, 2019 @05:10PM (#19835082)
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/

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Re:Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts by monkeydreams on Sunday May 05, 2019 @10:34PM (#19836409)
> 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.

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Re:Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts by sandworm101 on Sunday May 05, 2019 @05:51PM (#19835310)
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.
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Re:Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts by Nursie on Sunday May 05, 2019 @10:09PM (#19836321)
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
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Re:Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts by codeulike on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:25AM (#19837465)
Are you sure? I've met lots of consultants who are titled Doctor.
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Re:Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts by Nursie on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @05:56AM (#19847929)
You might be right - could be the consultants I've encountered gave all been surgeons.
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