Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:

Personal titles

Doctor (title) Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, w ...

, 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 th ...

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 as ...

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 c ...

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 Un ...

*Other roles **

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 contribu ...

, 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 t ...

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, ...

People

The Doctor (nickname) Doctor or The Doctor is the nickname or stagename for: * The Doctor (Doctor Who) * Clive Jackson, aka "The Big Doctor", lead singer of Doctor and the Medics * W. G. Grace (1848–1915), English cricketer * Doctor Khumalo (born 1967), South Afric ...

, people with nickname or stage name of "Doctor" or "The Doctor" *

Sean Doctor Sean P. Doctor (born July 10, 1966) is a former American football running back who played two seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Charlotte Rage and Buffalo Destroyers. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of th ...

(born 1966), American football player * Doctor Willard Bliss (1825–1889), American physician *

Doctor Greenwood Doctor Haydock "Doc" Greenwood (31 October 1860 – 3 November 1951) was an English footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers and made two appearances for England in 1882. "Doctor" was his Christian name and was not in recognition of any medic ...

(1860–1951), English footballer *

List of physicians This is a list of famous physicians in history. Chronological lists Ancient physicians 30th century BCE to 4th century CE * List of ancient physicians Post-classical physicians 5th century CE to 15th century CE * List of post-classical ph ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Characters

* Doctor, a character in 1998 American comedy movie ''

My Giant ''My Giant'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. The film stars Billy Crystal, who also produced and co-wrote the story for the film, and Romanian NBA player Gheorghe Mureșan in his only film appearance. David Seltzer's ...

'' * 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), ''Transformers'' film series. Autobots The Autobots are the main protagonists of the Transformers franchise who come from the planet Cybertron. Optimu ...

or "The Doctor", a character in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' * The Doctor or Cobra Commander, a character from ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' * The Doctor, an antagonist in ''

Little Nightmares II ''Little Nightmares II'' is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios, published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the prequel to ''Little Nightmares'' (2017). The story follows Mono, who must work together with ...

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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 * "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! "Doctor! Doctor!" is a song performed by the British new wave band Thompson Twins. It is the second single from the band's fourth studio album, '' Into the Gap'' (1984). It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and promine ...

", 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) The doctor cocktail is a pre-prohibition era cocktail that traces in drink guides to as far back as 1917, when it appeared in Hugo R. Ensslin's ''Recipes for Mixed Drinks''. As originally described the cocktail called simply for Swedish Punsch mi ...

, 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 Doctores metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, served by Line 8 (the Green Line), between Salto del Agua and Obrera stations. It serves th ...

, in Mexico City, Mexico