'Doctor' Title Doesn't Belong Exclusively To Medical Professionals: Kerala High Court Permits Physiotherapists To Use 'Dr.' Prefix

K. Salma Jennath

25 Jan 2026 9:25 AM IST

  • Doctor Title Doesnt Belong Exclusively To Medical Professionals: Kerala High Court Permits Physiotherapists To Use Dr. Prefix

    The Court also allowed Occupational Therapists to use 'Dr'. Prefix

    The Kerala High Court has held that the title 'doctor' does not belong exclusively to medical professionals and that physiotherapists and occupational therapists can use the 'Dr.' prefix.Justice V.G. Arun pronounced the judgment dismissing the pleas preferred by Indian Medical Association, Indian Association Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation (IAPMR) and its Secretary.The Court had...

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