Whenever we fall ill, we end up going to our local doctor or family doctor who generally is just GP’s that is- general practitioners. The doctors then guide us to specialists according to our problem. But why take the long route and shell out more cash, with just a little knowledge you can identify your own problem and go straight to the specialist saving both time and money.
 
Check this list to identify the doctors and what they do:

• Andrologists -diagnose and treat disorders of the male reproductive system.
• Anesthesiologists- study and administer anesthetic medicines facilitating treatment and diagnosis of medical conditions.
• Dermatologists -study the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases, as well as its appendages (nails, hair, sweat glands).
• Endocrinologists- study disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones.
• Family Medicine- study of disease diatheses, birthing to elderly age groups’ disease , as well as all aspects of disease and its prevention
• Gastroenterologists- study diseases of digestive system.
• Gynecologists- study diseases of the female reproductive system.
• Hematologists -study blood and its diseases.
• Hepatologists -study diseases of the liver.
• Immunologists- study all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.
• Internists- focus on adult medicine and have had special study and training focusing on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases.
• Microbiologists- study causes, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.
• Neurologists -study the nervous system and its disorders.
• Neurosurgeons- treat central and peripheral nervous system diseases which are amenable to mechanical intervention.
• Oncologists- study the treatment of cancer.
• Ophthalmologists -study the eye and eye surgery.
• Orthopaedists -focus on the skeletal system and treat bone diseases.
• Otolaryngologists or ENT specialists- treat the ear, the nose and the throat as well as the head and the neck.
• Parasitologists -study parasites, their biology and pathology, as well as parasitic diseases.
• Pathologists -study the abnormalities of living organisms.
• Paleopathologists -study ancient diseases.
• Pediatricians- study the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
• Physiatrists -study and treat the function and rehabilitation of patients.
• Podiatrists- study and treat disorders of the foot and ankle.
• Psychiatrists -specialize in psychiatry, the branch of medicine that studies, diagnoses and treats mental illness and behavioral disorders.
• Radiologists- study the medical use of X-rays or other imaging technologies to diagnose or treat disease.
• Urologists- study the urinary system and its diseases.

We all tend to remember mother’s day, father’s day and friendship day as all these people played a major role in our life, right from our childhood till date. But we tend to forget an important figure in our lives, our Doctor; the guy in the white coat who took care of us thru thick and thin.

Doctors have always been a vital necessity for our survival, when you fall sick; there is no other person more important to you than your doctor at that moment. Imagine a life without Doctors, what would you do if there were no dentists (tie your tooth to a doorknob and have a friend bang the door shut).

Okay so there are some Docs that are untrue to their profession, but just because of a few hacks you cannot discount the selfless work of many Docs who work day and night to make sure you get the best. Doctors have not only facilitated in treating the sick, alleviating human suffering but have also made great advances in medical knowledge.
So this is the ideal day where you can thank your Doctor, (may it be your family Doc or the one who just saved you in surgery or the shrink who sat for hours listening to you) for the many services and care they have provided. In my opinion one should not forget to thank the Nurses also who are the man Fridays of all doctors.

National Doctor Day has been around since 1933 and marks the first use of general anesthesia. (Thank God for anesthesia). The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933, in Winder, Ga. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Cha Almond.
But the first National Doctor’s Day was actually celebrated in 1991, although it was 1958 when the House of Representatives adopted a resolution for Doctor’s Day. It became “National” in 1990 - after 32 years! President George Bush signed a resolution to make March 30th the official “National Doctor’s Day.”
The Barrow County Medical Society Auxiliary proclaimed the day “Doctors’ Day,” which was celebrated by mailing cards to physicians and their wives, and placing flowers on the graves of deceased doctors, including Dr. Long.

So mail a card or e-card, send a thank you e-mail or a bouquet of flowers or a token gift; anything will do as long as you show your appreciation to the guy in the white coat with the helpful hand (and at times ear).