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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." <[log in to unmask]> writes: > 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/> > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > Disclaimer: That which is written in my e-mail is not to be > considered as "medical advice". Such advice can only be > given after a formal, in-person, consultation between > doctor and patient. > > ********************************************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn