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This is a list of fictional doctors (characters that use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), from literature, films, television, and other media.. Shakespeare created a doctor in his play Macbeth (c 1603) [1] with a "great many good doctors" having appeared in literature by the 1890s [2] and, in the early 1900s, the "rage for novel characters" included a number of "lady doctors". [3]
The number of internationally marketed quack medicines increased in the later 18th century; the majority of them originated in Britain [16] and were exported throughout the British Empire. By 1830, British parliamentary records list over 1,300 different "proprietary medicines", [17] the majority of which were "quack" cures by modern standards.
John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942) was an American quack doctor, broadcaster, marketer and independent politician.He had no accredited education as a physician and bought his medical degree from a diploma mill.
Most shows had their own "patent medicine" (products which were for the most part unpatented, but which took the name to sound official). Entertainments often included a freak show, a flea circus, musical acts, magic tricks, jokes, or storytelling. Each show was run by a man posing as a doctor who drew the crowd with a monologue.
Bull Doctor (2011) Dr. Qin Ming Zhang Ruoyun, Liu Dongqin, Jing Chao, Zhang Yao & Yan Kuan: Qin Ming Medical Examiner Dr. Qin (2012–) Dr. Betty Rogers Lauren Holly: Daniel Cerone Motive (2013–2016) Dr. Mao Matsumoto: Emi Takei: Shizuka Ōishi: Truth of Zero (2014) Dr. Loretta Wade: C. C. H. Pounder: Gary Glasberg: NCIS: New Orleans (2014 ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. List of fictional doctors; List of fictional doctors in television; A. The African Doctor; Andy Archer (GH Night Shift)
This is a list of fictional doctors (characters who use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), organized by the television show and character's name.
Metallic Tractors.Caricature of a quack treating a patient with Perkins Patent Tractors by James Gillray, 1801 Modern facsimiles of Perkins tractors. Elisha Perkins (January 16, 1741 – September 6, 1799) was an American physician who created a fraudulent medical device, the Perkins Patent Tractors. [1]