what s the difference between an m d and a d o my wife and i are in the process of selecting a pediatrician for our first child due june th we interviewed a young doctor last week and were very impressed with her however i discovered that she is actually not an medical doctor m d but rather a doctor of osteopathy d o what s the difference i believe the pediatrician i went to for many years was a d o and he didn t seem different from any other doctor i ve seen over the years my dictionary says that osteopathy is a medical therapy that emphasizes manipulative techniques for correcting somatic abnormalities thought to cause disease and inhibit recovery jeez this sounds like chiropractic i remember getting shots and medicine from my pediatrician d o and don t remember any manipulative techniques perhaps someone could enlighten me as to the real practical difference between an m d and a d o also i m interesting in hearing any opinions on choosing a pediatrician who follows one or the other medical philosophy readers of sci med please respond directly to sbrenner attmail com i do not read this group regularly and probably won t see your response if you just post it here sorry for the cross posting but i m hoping there s some expertise here a t d h v a a n n k c s e scott d brenner at t consumer communications services sbrenner attmail com basking ridge new jersey
