Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

M.D. title on business card

I have M.D. degree from other country than U.S. If I am only doing research and/or management (not practice medicine), can I have M.D. title on my business card?


Asked on 11/18/07, 9:28 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Clayton Lee Russakow, Ryan & Johnson

Re: M.D. title on business card

No.

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Answered on 11/18/07, 11:17 am
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: M.D. title on business card

This would be a misdemeanor under Business and Professions Code section 2054.

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Answered on 11/18/07, 1:15 pm
George Shers Law Offices of Georges H. Shers

Re: M.D. title on business card

If it is important to you to communicate to others that you have a M.D. degree, since you can not put that on your business card, you could probably, space allowing, put what schools you graduated from with what degrees [or just your medical school]. To be safe, call the State Medical Association and ask them if they would object to that.

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Answered on 11/18/07, 2:26 pm


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