Listing names with professional credentials

[JediBMC]

When writing the name of a professional with specific credentials, the usual format is:
First Last, Credential
Examples:
John Doe, PhD
Mary Smith, MD
Ronald McDonald, RFG

The problem I am running into, however, is how to do this when you are listing names in the "last, first" format. So would you still utilize the ", Credential" at then end?
Examples:
Doe, John, PhD
Smith, Mary, MD
McDonald, Ronald, RFG

Someone HELP! .


-Brian-
I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.

 

[CajunCenturion]

Regardless of the position of the last name, the middle intial should always follow the first name, and any name suffixes come last. After the full name come any and all credentials.

John Doe, Ph.D., ...
Doe, John, Ph.D., ...

John Q. Public, Ph.D., ...
Public, John Q., Ph.D., ...

John Doe, Jr., Ph.D., ...
Public, John Q., Jr., Ph.D., ...

It is also proper to include the periods with all abbreviations.


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[SantaMufasa]

Brian,

1) List and compare the alternatives. When you do that, it seems to me that your assertion is fine. It may help to clear the waters if you throw into the mix a "Ms", "Mrs", "Mr", or "Miss", as well. When faced with "lastname-firstname" issues, I have found that using the "Lastname, Firstname (Title) format works well.

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[GwydionM]

Do you have any Chinese co-workers? Their family name their first name.

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[Chopstik]

Do you have any Chinese co-workers? Their family name their first name.

If you are working in China, then yes, most Chinese names are listed as family and then given name. For example, Mao Zedong. Mao was his patronymic and Zedong was his given name.

However, in the West (where, presumably, the OP is posting), most Chinese will adopt the Western style - if not Western names - when listing their names. Something about when in Rome...

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