Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:

Personal titles

* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: **

Physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner ( Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through t ...

Surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training a ...

Dentist A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofacial com ...

Veterinary physician A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...

Optometrist Optometry is a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. Optometrists are health care professionals who typically provide comprehensive primary eye care. In the Uni ...

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Doctor of the Church Doctor of the Church ( Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contrib ...

, a title given to those with great contribution to Christian theology or doctrine **

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

Doctor of Pharmacy A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD; New Latin: ''Pharmaciae Doctor'') is a professional doctorate in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a doctoral degree to practice the profession of pharmacy or to become a clinical pharmacist. In many countries the ...

Doctor of Nursing Practice The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a professional degree in nursing. In the United States, the DNP is one of three doctorate degrees in nursing, the others being the research degrees PhD and the Doctor of Nursing Science. Internationally, s ...

People

* The Doctor (nickname), people with nickname or stage name of "Doctor" or "The Doctor" * Sean Doctor (born 1966), American football player * Doctor Willard Bliss (1825–1889), American physician * Doctor Greenwood (1860–1951), English footballer * List of physicians

Arts, entertainment, and media

Characters

* Doctor, a character in 1998 American comedy movie '' My Giant'' * Doctor (''Black Cat'') * Doctor (''Hellsing'') * The Doctor (''Cave Story''), also known as Fuyuhiko Date * The Doctor (''Doctor Who'') * The Doctor (''Star Trek: Voyager'') *

Doctor Scalpel The following is a list of cast members and characters from the ''Transformers'' film series. Autobots The Autobots are the main protagonists of the Transformers franchise who come from the planet Cybertron. Optimus Prime Optimus Prime (voi ...

or "The Doctor", a character in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' * The Doctor or

Cobra Commander Cobra Commander is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' franchise. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra and the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team. He was portrayed by Josep ...

, a character from ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' * The Doctor, an antagonist in ''

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List of fictional doctors This is a list of fictional doctors (characters that use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), from literature, films, television, and other media. Shakespeare created a doctor in his play Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ...

Films

* ''Doctor'' (film series), popular British hospital comedy films of the 1950s–1960s * ''Doctor'' (1963 film), Indian Malayalam-language film by M. S. Mani * ''Doctor'' (2013 film), South Korean film * ''Doctor'' (2021 film), Indian Tamil-language film by Nelson Dillipkumar * ''The Doctor'' (1991 film), William Hurt plays a doctor whose own illness transforms his later approach to patients * ''The Doctor'' (2013 film), a TV film about basketball player Julius Erving

Music

* Doctor (band)

Albums

* ''The Doctor'' (Beenie Man album) * ''The Doctor'' (Cheap Trick album) * ''The Doctor'' (Thomas Nöla et son Orchestre album) * ''Doctor'' (soundtrack), 2021 soundtrack album to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Doctor''

Songs

* "Doctor", a song by

Cute Is What We Aim For Cute Is What We Aim For is an American rock band from Buffalo, New York. The band formed in 2005 and has since released two albums: '' The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch'' and ''Rotation''. The band was previously signed with record label ...

* "Doctor" (Loïc Nottet song), a single by Loïc Nottet * "The Doctor" (Mary Wells song) * "The Doctor" (The Doobie Brothers song) * "Doctor", a 2018 song by Chanmina * " Doctor! Doctor!", a single by the Thompson Twins

Television

Series

* ''Doctors'' (2000 TV series), a British soap opera that began airing on BBC One in 2000 * ''The Doctor'' (1952 TV series), an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1952 to 1953 * ''The Doctors'' (1963 TV series), an American soap opera that aired on NBC from 1963 to 1982 * ''The Doctors'' (1969 TV series), a British medical drama that aired on BBC from 1969 to 1971 * ''The Doctors'' (2016 TV series), a South Korean drama * ''The Doctors'' (talk show)

Episodes

* "The Doctor" (''Once Upon a Time''), a television episode * "Doctor, Doctor", an episode of ''The Real Ghostbusters''

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Doctors'' (novel), by Erich Segal * ''The Doctor'' (painting), a painting by Luke Fildes * ''The Doctor'' (play), a play by Robert Icke

Other uses

* Doctor (cocktail), a family of mixed alcoholic drinks * DOCTOR, a script for Joe Weizenbaum's program ELIZA, simulating a Rogerian psychotherapist * Fremantle Doctor or the Doctor, a Western Australian afternoon sea breeze * Doctores metro station, in Mexico City, Mexico