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A doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) is a fully trained and licensed doctor who has attended and graduated from a U.S. osteopathic medical school. A doctor of medicine (M.D.) has attended and graduated from a conventional (allopathic) medical school. The major difference between osteopathic and allopathic doctors is that some osteopathic doctors provide manual medicine therapies, such as spinal manipulation or massage therapy, as part of their treatment. After medical school, both M.D.s and D.O.s must complete residency training in their chosen specialties.
What Does a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Do? Doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) can take care of you from head to toe. âWe are fully licensed and certified physicians who have a few extra tools in our toolkit,â says William Burke, DO, dean of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dublin. More than half of DOs focus on primary care as internists, family doctors, and pediatricians.