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médecin correspondant

English translation: Consulting physician

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French term or phrase:	médecin correspondant
English translation:	Consulting physician
Entered by:	Joshua Wolfe

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01:59 Oct 13, 2011

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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Health care system in France

French term or phrase: médecin correspondant

I don't know if there is a US English equivalent. Here is what I found on the WWW:

"Il s'agit du médecin généraliste ou spécialiste que le patient consulte sur recommandation du médecin traitant pour un avis ponctuel ou un suivi régulier."
source: http://www.assureo.fr/definition/medecin_correspondant

So it is the doctor to whom one is referred -- I think we would usually say 'specialist' but the assureo definition states it can be a generalist or a specialist.

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Consulting physician

Explanation:
What about consulting physician? That term would encompass general physicians as well as specialists, as it focuses on the referral aspect rather than the specialization aspect.

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4 +4	Consulting physician	Dareth Pray
4	referral doctor	casper

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Consulting physician

Explanation:
What about consulting physician? That term would encompass general physicians as well as specialists, as it focuses on the referral aspect rather than the specialization aspect.

Dareth Pray
Local time: 12:14
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Thank-you, Dareth

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referral doctor

Explanation:
The referral doctor is a doctor who examines and treats an injured employee in response to a request from the treating doctor.
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