Aptonym - when a person's surname matches their occupation
Dear Editor:
My lifetime personal best aptonym was the medical director of Seattle Children's Hospital* when I was in pediatric training there. What better aptonym than the late Doctor Jack M. Docter?
(* back in the days when it was still called "Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center"
Robert C. Hauck, MD, retired pediatrician
Shoreline
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