Bob, I'm impressed. You had to have done a lot of studying and practiced
a great deal to obtain those titles. Is teaching neurosurgery difficult?
Jo Ann
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:55:08 -0700 "Robert A. Fink, M. D."
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> On 17 Sep 2004 at 20:54, Ned Gardner wrote:
>
> > So Dr. Bob, just what do all those letters after your name stand
> for?
> >
> > Are you a human movement disorder specialist?
> >
> > Just wondering.....
> >
> > Just Ned
>
> Ned,
>
> "M. D." stands for what it normally stands for (Doctor of Medicine).
> "FACS", stands for "Fellow of the American College of Surgeons"
> which
> signifies the satisfaction of requirements by a Board-certified
> specialist in
> surgery. The "P. C." stands for "Professional Corporation"
> (certainly not
> "politically correct"!), which is the business entity of my practice
> for tax
> purposes.
>
> I am a Board-certified neurosurgeon with a practice in Northern
> California,
> perform Parkinson surgery (although these days, I refer most of it
> to a major
> research center where more facilities are available), and I am a
> professor at
> the University of California Medical School in San Francisco.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Bob
>
> Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C.
> Neurological Surgery
> 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
> Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
> 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557
> <http://www.rafink.com/>
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>
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