Is a Family Doctor (USA) an actual physician?

[andre53]

Ted Naiman, the P:E diet creator, is a family doctor.

At his Likedin profile ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-naiman-5762664/ ) he has an undergratuade degree on Mechanical Engineering.

He is a family doctor. Is he an actual physician?

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

At his Likedin profile ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-naiman-5762664/ ) he has an undergratuade degree on Mechanical Engineering.

The link wants you to login / join Linkedin which I do not want to do.

 

[andre53]

The link wants you to login / join Linkedin which I do not want to do.

Thanks Riva, I am based only on the abstract (also I did not logged in)

Board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. Undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. Personal and professional interests align: the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. Author of ‘The PE Diet’.

 

[Antje77]

Board-certified Family Medicine physician

A board certified physician is a physician, yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famil...n the United,addition to their medical degree.

 

[andre53]

A board certified physician is a physician, yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_medicine#:~:text=Family physicians in the United,addition to their medical degree.

Dear Antje77, thank you!

 

[bulkbiker]

Dear Antje77, thank you!

This bit might have given it away.. he used to be vegetarian before embarking on his carnivore high protein journey hence Loma Linda University.