The Good Doctor

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The phrase "the good doctor" is a cliche which is commonly used in reference to any physician, sometimes with an ironic tone. Its first usage was almost certainly by Shakespeare, at the end of Act V, Scene 1 of Macbeth:

Doctor: ...So, good night:

My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight.

I think, but dare not speak.

Gentlewoman: Good night, good doctor. (Exeunt).

Additionally, The Good Doctor may refer to:

• The Good Doctor (play), a play by Neil Simon
• The Good Doctor (novel), a novel by Damon Galgut
• The Good Doctor (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode), from American television
• The nickname of the Scottish footballing doctor Kenny Deuchar