# Any doctors in the house?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 21, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323 "2002-06-21T19:55:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/1 "2002-06-21T19:55:58Z")
I know we have several lawyers around, as well as some emergency medical personnel, but I can’t remember anyone stating that they were an MD.
Do we have any MDs on the boards, and if so, what are your specialties?
Zev Steinhardt
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### Author:  [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/2 "2002-06-21T19:58:03Z")
**Qadgop the Mercotan**. I don’t know his specialty. But he works in a prison.
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### Author:  [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/3 "2002-06-21T20:11:56Z")
Didn’t **Doctor J** just graduate from med school or finish his residency or something?
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### Author:  [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/4 "2002-06-21T20:22:12Z")
Yes and Yes. Qadgop is a good ol-fashioned GP/Family practice guy, IIRC. I mean, before he went to prison. So to speak.
Doctor J just finished med school and will be starting his residency this summer, if he hasn’t already.
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### Author:  [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/5 "2002-06-21T20:25:11Z")
Years ago I read a joke that ended like this:
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. . . “Is there a doctor in the house?”
He stood up and declared, “I have an honorary degree from Anderson College!”
It was at that moment that she decided not to get him anything for Christmas.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/6 "2002-06-21T20:26:22Z")
That’s me! Board certified Family Practitioner. For Over 15 years I did a mix of family practice, Obstetrics, urgent care, cardiac stress testing, and clinical administration before I got out of that sector to feed at the public trough, just a few short months ago.
I currently am the lead physician of the primary care team of the state’s intake center, where all prisoners start their journey. I spend most of my time caring for the sick inmates, doing paperwork, and putting together training for the staff.
And I am enjoying my work here. Quite frankly it seems a place where I can actually make a difference in some things, and I’m more enthusiastic about my work than I’ve been in years.
It’s also a daily dose of gratitude, in that they’ll let me out of the prison whenever I want to go.
We’ve also got **neurodoc** , **karlgauss** , and **Dr. J** , who’s been a doc for about a month, and won’t actually start as an intern until July 1. I know we’ve got others too, but it’s not like we’re a _clique_ here or anything. 😃
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/7 "2002-06-21T22:55:08Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Expr…
Never mind - dumb joke.
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### Author:  [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-in-the-house/115323/8 "2002-06-22T00:50:20Z")
One pathologist checking in! And I have subspecialty certification in cytopathology.