Is an Anaesthetist considered to be a doctor?

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Would they have Dr. in front of their name?

[woofgang]

yes they will have an MD although they may not use the term doctor and if they are a consultant anesthiologist, then they would use the term mr

[kags]

I would certainly hope any anaesthetist who came near me was a qualified doctor. Some would consider that keeping the patient alive during surgery is the most important role in the operating theatre. I think that consultants only drop the Dr and call themselves Mr if they are surgeons.

[Kit]

The answer is yes, they do have to be doctors. Kags is right, only surgeons are entitled to call themselves "Mr":
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/DisplayAnswers.go?q
uestion_id=17166&category_id=18&index=0
Now, I'm not sure what they call themselves if they're a surgeon who then decides on a career move into anaesthetics...

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Thanks guy's - answered my question perfectly

[brentfordfan]

Or they use Miss as a title - not all surgeons are men