Donna Alderman, D.O. is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition. She completed her pre-med requirements at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla and attended medical school at the Western University of Health Science in Pomona, California where she received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.

Dr. Alderman completed her internship in family medicine at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine.

What is a D.O.?

D.O. stands for "Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine."

A D.O. is a medical doctor. D.O.'s and M.D.'s have equivalent licenses to practice medicine. Both M.D.'s and D.O.'s receive the same basic medical education. A D.O., like an M.D., can specialize and be a pediatrician, a gynecologist, a dermatologist, a surgeon, etc. The difference is that in their medical school training D.O.'s receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system and in the osteopathic philosophy which emphasizes preventive health care.