Should a podiatrist list himself all of a sudden as a "Family Doctor?"?

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In order to be licensed as a podiatrist he will have had to have gone through med school and will have had to have completed a surgical residency (since podiatrists often perform surgery). So yes, he’s an M.D. and he’s fully qualified to practice as a family doctor/general practitioner.

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