The predecessors of modern doctors were more like learned scholars and professors. (sciencemag.org)
To get all educated and thesisy about it, Ryan Britt in The Sexy Sub-text of Modern Doctor Who notes: «The contemporary versions of the Doctor are great conversionalists and we all know good conversation is much sexier than looks, style, or Cosmo's hot tips. (housegoeshome.com)
In the end, Washington was felled by what modern doctors think was a case of epiglottitis, an acute bacterial inflammation of the little flap at the base of the tongue that covers the trachea. (businessinsider.com)