Do you want to:
- Find background information about physicians?
- Access information to help me choose a physician?
- Learn about physician’s specialties?
Find background information about Physicians?
For biographical and professional information about MD’s, DO’s, chiropractic physicians, podiatrists, psychologists and other allied health professionals in Ohio, plus any public disciplinary action initiated and/or taken by the Ohio State Medical Board, start your search here. For information on MD’s and DO’s from all 50 states, register to use the American Medical Association DoctorFinder. You may search for information either by name/location or by medical specialty/location. Information is available for both AMA members and non-members. As a rule, more info is provided about AMA members; you will need to click through more screens to get to info on non-members.
Access Information to help choose a Physician?
Read about practical considerations in an article from My HealthFinder and/or borrow some suggested books in our collection:
- The Patient’s Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love
- How to be a patient : the essential guide to navigating the world of modern medicine
- How to Get the Right Diagnosis: 16 Tips for Navigating the Medical System
Learn about Physician’s Specialties?
If you need definitions of physician’s specialties, try this page from PBS’s Nova. At both the Ohio Medical Board site and the AMA site, physicians identify their own specialties. At the American Board of Medical Specialties website you can read about how a doctor becomes board certified, see suggestions for how to choose a doctor, and verify a physician’s board certification. You may search by name and location or certification. And, of course, you can contact us for help.
