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The doctors who treat me and my wife are middle aged, highly qualified, because of this they charge very high , 500 rupees for a single visit, but health is to be given priority.. some of the old doctors have just the basic MBBS degree, but they have vast experience, they are better than the fresh ones with several degrees.. Thanks for sharing Best of luck. Professor

I have only had three family doctors since moving here over thirty five years ago. The first two were fairly old, and were actually more up to date than their younger colleagues. The third one was probably close to forty when he became my doctor, and again, he is the type that stays very up to date. He is board certified in five fields. I have had to have one or two specialists for surgeries, but I still stick to my family physician, if I see any at all.

We don't get a lot of choice. There are only 2 doctors for our rather large area...sometimes only one and he also looks after our hospital and afternoon house-calls. He's a lovely guy but not real hands on with females unless it's below the knee. He's also extremely busy and I can't see him having much time to keep up with latest trends. Our hospital isn't a surgical hospital and we don't even have a birthing room as expectant mums have to travel to the next largest hospital to have their babies. Then they come back to the little hospital. A lot of our nurses are actually nurse practitioners and they take on a lot of the duties a doctor normally would.

Hey, nothing wrong with a nice, young, good looking male doctor. but for serious medical stuff, the important criterion - competent!

it doesnt really matter to me what the doctor's age is as long as they have a good bedside manner and know what they are doing

hi dear missybear it doesnt really matter to me. Both have their advantages and disadvantages for sure. Younger doctors may know the latest medical developments but have to gain experience first and the older ones sometimes are these who really do take time for their patients.

it doesnt really matter to me, as long as he (or she) knows their stuff or is willing to learn.

So far, i have young and old doctors as my family doctors. I don't really mind about it. For me, what matters the most is the knowledge that they have in treating certain sick. And also the charges which they charge per visit. If it is way too expensive, i will seek for another doctor's advice for treatment. Some doctors are charging way too high for similar illness, which seems unfair to the patient...

Personally I do think this matters. I prefer a doctor that is not too old, because ok he has the experience but he wont be around for that long anymore, but I don't want a doctor that is just graduated either, because they still have so much to learn. This does actually matter most to me when it's about my general doctor, when I have to go to the clinic, it matters less to me, because these are doctors who doesn't have to follow you for years, they just help you with this one problem and afterwords your general doctor retakes the case. So in hospitals I don't care about the age. The young doctors have already proven they know what they're doing, because you have to proof yourself for working in an hospital and the older doctors well, they allready have the experience.

I have to say that, most of the times, I prefer a older doctor. Specially, when I need to do some surgery, because you think that an older doctor will have more experience and for surgeries this is so important factor.

I might prefer younger docs because the older ones tend to be more mercenary and hence they might do anything to get more money out of me. I have come across a lot of family docs (who are generally older) who are really mercenary. However, if I need to go for medical consultations in a public hospial, I would prefer to have older docs attending to me, because they are more experienced and they are generally not mercenary. (Otherwise, they would have gone to work in private hospitals or they would have set up their own clinics.)

It is experience rather than age which matters more in the field of doctors.Health being valuable i feel most of the people will feel comfortable with experienced doctors because they hav a practical record of their successes which makes patients feel that they are in safe hands.And about new technologies and treatments i think almost all practising doctors keep themselves updated with all of these.

A doctor is a doctor...young or old dosent matter....as long he is good in what he is going and is a specialist and can cure people and has a good reputation...age dosent matter... some may have an inborn talent whereas some may require years of experience to become successful... depends from doctor to doctor...and person to person....

I prefer the older ones (though not the ones who are too old. LOL!) for the reason that I think they know better for the reason that the threadstarter mentioned that they've been around longer. Though it is not really a gauge whether they are really good or not, still you can't count out that they are more experienced.

I would prefer any doctor that knows how to treat the condition at hand right. Of course, I would inquire peers and other treated patients for recommendations therefore the old ones are surely to be chosen, but I believe the new ones deserve a shot.