I guess I didn't know he wasn't an MD either at first. I do know that his profession still requires 8 years of schooling. Just because someone is an MD doesn't mean they are all knowing.
My general practicing doctor that I go to for check ups and such, didn't know very much at all about lyme disease, which I knew more about than him, and actually educated him some on lyme disease. Since I had a bout of it, and was treated by a lyme literate doctor.
24 years ago when I knew something was wrong with me, I went to 3 or 4 specialists, like a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, a ear nose and throat specialist, and a couple regular doctors. Not one of them suggested I had lyme or even suggested a lyme test. This went on for 5 months as my condition worsened. One idiot even suggested I see a neurologist, meaning I was imagining my symptoms. It was my own father who had no medical training, but lots of common sence, suggested I go get a lyme test. the ear nose and throat doctor was ready to operate on my sinuses, because I went to him for the ringing in my ear, which was one of the many symptoms I had. I found out I had lyme the day before the operation, and to this day I never had to have the sinus operation. So yes just because someone has MD behind their name, doesn't mean they know what the heck they are doing.
The medical doctor profession is like any other profession. You have some people that are good at it, and some that are not. In fact most of the the time you go to a doctor with an ailment. You have to tell them what you have, because they sure don't know. Most of them are just good at writing out prescriptions that they make money by doing. Sorry to be so long winded, but just saying. Not all MD's are good at what they do. I think to be good in any profession one has to have a combination of intelligence and common sense. Lots of intelligent people, but seriously I wonder how some of them are able to operate a car to get to work. Maybe Ardis is one of those with intelligence and common sense, and is just able to figure things out.