Comments on: The Medical Credentials of 7 Famous Doctors

By: Lora

Lora — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:41:56 +0000

Too funny! I just wrote a Scary Doctors page for Halloween. I am going to go back and add this link to it! I am GLAD to see that Dr. Julia Chicken was NOT included in that mix! Lora

By: Chrystani

Chrystani — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:45:19 +0000

I haven’t heard that Dr. Ruth fact before.
Man, if that isn’t street cred than I do’t know what is…

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:23:08 +0000

Dr. Jerry Punch, who does the play-by-play on ESPN’s NASCAR broadcasts, was an emergency room physician in Florida, when he started working for ESPN as a pit reporter. He is credited for saving Rusty Wallace’s life after a particularly brutal crash at Bristol Motor Speedway.

From time to time during his career, Dr. Punch has been assisted by Dr. Dick Berggren, who holds a doctorate in psychology, as well as several trophies from short-track races in the Northeast. Berggren is a former editor of Stock Car Racing magazine, and recently left Speedway Illustrated magazine, a publication that he founded.

Also…Doc Medich, former pitcher for the Yankees, was a medical doctor. More than once, he was called from the dugout to the stands to assist an ailing spectator.

By: Kel

Kel — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:37:54 +0000

Shocking (in a good way) about Ms. Ruth… and I also think the other doctors in question are good things to research

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:38:23 +0000

What about Dr. Drakken?

Uh. Or not. But I feel like the Dr. Ruth as an Israeli sniper story comes up an awful lot. It’s kind of like the trump card of Mental_floss facts. :)

By: teacherguy

teacherguy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:30:41 +0000

What about the Muppet’s Dr. Teeth?

By: skook

skook — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:11:28 +0000

What about Dr Demento?

By: Lu

Lu — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:53:34 +0000

Pretty sure Dr. Phil lost his license to practice psychology. Something to do with an inappropriate relationship with a client/staff member. Still, at least he has the education to back up his title.

By: P. Esh

P. Esh — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:50:21 +0000

My wife and I wear Dr. Martins and we are not punks or skinheads.

By: yasulh

yasulh — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:33:31 +0000

Keep in mind, while “doctor” is an honorific applied to medical doctors, it is not a “medical honorific”. The origin of the word doctor is from docere – to teach. Scholars who hold Ph.D.’s are just as entitled to the honorific as M.D.’s.

P.S. I love mental_floss! I read the site right along with my morning newspapers!