What is the difference between a treating physician and a treating doctor?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pallesi v. Colvin, Case No. 1:13-CV-01813-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2014):
24. A treating physician is employed to cure and has a greater opportunity to know and observe the patient. Sprague v. Bowen, 812 F.2d 1226, 1230 (9th Cir. 1987).
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