Box 19Degrees, titles, and honors before or after a personal name

  • Omit degrees, titles, and honors such as M.D. following a personal name
    • James A. Reed, M.D., F.R.C.S.   becomes   James A. Reed
    • Kristine Schmidt, Ph.D.   becomes   Kristine Schmidt
    • Robert V. Lang, Major, US Army   becomes   Robert V. Lang
  • Omit rank and honors such as Colonel or Sir that precede a name, unless no given name is provided
    • Sir Frances Hildebrand   becomes   Frances Hildebrand
    • Dr. Jane Eberhard   becomes   Jane Eberhard
    • Captain R.C. Williams   becomes   R.C. Williams
    • but
    • Dr. Morton   remains   Dr. Morton
    • Major Robertson   remains   Major Robertson

From: Chapter 13, Letters and Other Personal Communication

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Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition.
Patrias K, author; Wendling D, editor.
Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007-.
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