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Regular Expression
Created·2015-03-11 19:58
Flavor·PCRE (Legacy)

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((\s|^|\/|\(|\,)(M\.?\s*D\.?)(\s|$|\/|\)|\,)|(\s|^|\/|\(|\,)(D\.?\s*O\.?)(\s|$|\/|\)|\,))
/
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Description

This will identify M.D.'s and D.O.s, regardless of punctuation (within reason) and exclude similar matches (e.g., DMD)

Submitted by anonymous