Addressee Salutations for Medical Doctors

Sofia Bonnelly

I would like to know how are you addressing medical doctors in the Primary Addresee, Formal addressee and annual report addressee.

Would like to have some samples when husband and wife are both doctors or when only one of them is a doctor.

Thanks

Gina Gerhard

same last name: (William Smith and Mary Smith)

addressee:  William H. Smith, MD

salutation:   Dr. Smith

joint:  Dr. and Mrs. William Smith

if she's also a doctor:  Drs. William and Mary Smith

different last name: (William Smith and Mary Jones)

joint:  Dr. William Smith and Ms. Mary Jones

if she's also a doctor:  Drs. William Smith and Mary Jones

JoAnn Strommen

Similar to Gina's response.  If both doctors: Drs.



We do not use the MD, just Dr. title. 



Our primary addressee format is single name formal: Dr. Bill Brown.  Primary Sal is Dr. Brown.  Additional add/salu used for joint formal are Dr. & Mrs. Bill Brown / Dr. & Mrs. Brown.  When she is the doctor we have Mr. & Dr. Steve Smith or Dr. & Mr. Sue Smith if she's primary for the letter.



Our annual report listing is done without titles - just first and last names. 

Heather MacKenzie

We are setup like this:



Addressee:  John Smith, MD

Salutation:  John



Addressee w/ Spouse:  Mary & John Smith, MD / Mary Smith, MD & John Smith / Mary & John Smith, MDs

Diff Last Names:  Mary Jones & John Smith, MD / Mary Jones, MD & John Smith / Mary Jones, MD & John Smith, MD

Salutation in all cases:  Mary and John

Christine Cooke 2

I have found this website to be very helpful with all situations/scenarios



http://www.formsofaddress.info/former.html