September 10, 2025 5:17 PM
Physiotherapists are not medical doctors, cannot use ‘Dr.’ prefix: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has directed that physiotherapists should not use the prefix ‘Dr.’, stating that they are not medical doctors. In a letter dated September 9, DGHS Dr. Sunita Sharma said the use of the title would be in violation of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916. The directive was issued to Dr. Dilip Bhanushali, National President of the Indian Medical Association. The DGHS clarified that...