History Main / DrJerk

See also MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate and MadDoctor, when you have to question who in their right mind would give this person a license in the first place. See also BattleaxeNurse and OrderliesAreCreeps for this character's support staff.

* The doctors in ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 1}}'' have this to say to you if you can't pay for their services:
--> '''Doctor:''' Fine, die all on your own. I'll phone a mortician.

He's a very skilled doctor, so dedicated to his job that he doesn't seem to have any other kind of life; but he appears to have [[LackOfEmpathy little to no compassion]], is often [[InsufferableGenius narcissistic]], a maverick, rebuffs any friendly gesture, and speaks only in [[DeadpanSnarker snide put-downs]] or [[HatesEveryoneEqually irritable complaints about how stupid human beings generally are]]. He spits in the face of the image of doctors as saintly humanitarians -- but of course, he's so prevalent now that he's become a trope of his own.

* ''Series/{{MADtv}}'': Series/DrPhil is parodied to be this in every sketch where he shows up (or just [[Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow Oprah]]'s lapdog if she's also present). His "advice" usually consists of insulting people or punching them in the face. Also, he's not really a doctor.

* Gavial from ''{{VideoGame/Arknights}}'' is a valued member of the Rhodes Island medical staff and a competent healer in-game. She also hails from a [[Main/ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] -- in fact, she is the tribe's strongest member -- and her attitude towards her patients matches exactly what you'd expect from someone who grew up in such a culture. Patients tend to fear her care more than they fear allowing their injuries or [[Main/ThePlague Oripathy]] to worsen without treatment. Eunectes, another Rhodes Island operator hailing from the same tribe, outright asks the [[Main/PlayerCharacter Doctor]] if all practitioners act like she does outside her native home, and compared getting a medical exam from her to getting beaten up.
* The fourth ''[[Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation CSI]]'' game had Dr Bandareet, the victim. Only counting what was uncovered in the case about his medical practices, [[spoiler: he's the reason his wife is blind. Due to pride, he refused to have anyone else operate on his wife's cataracts despite not being trained in that specific type of surgery. He even made her sign a waiver, forbidding her from seeking legal repercussions against him. While she did kill him, it was for [[MamaBear an]] [[AbusiveParents entirely]] [[ArrangedMarriage different]] [[ConArtist reason]].]]

* Calvar Syn in ''Literature/{{Legend}}'' by Creator/DavidGemmell.

* [[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs Dr.]] Wrestling/BrittBaker [[InsistentTerminology D.M.D.]] (who's [[CombatMedic a real-life practicing dentist]] fits this trope to a T in her current {{heel}} persona.

* ''Film/DoctorStrange2016:'' The titular character starts as one, although not as bad as the comic version. He is a brilliant neurosurgeon, but he is arrogant, prideful, and would refuse to look into untreatable cases that could adversely affect his career. It all ends with a car accident that cripples his hands.

* Unfortunately some (purportedly real) examples of this have appeared on Website/NotAlwaysWorking.

** [[spoiler:Pierce Nichody]], the culprit of the DLC case in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'' counts as well. [[spoiler:After he's outed as the culprit and a surgeon, he compares the attorney, the judge, and the prosecutor to malignant cancerous tumors.]] However they have some sympathetic moments so they're not as bad as the above two.

** Dr. Martin Ellingham, a top Harley Street surgeon, develops a fear of blood, retrains as a local G.P and moves to Cornwall. He's a brilliant doctor, but he's also a sour, pompous and miserable git almost entirely lacking in charm and bedside manner. There's a minor RunningGag that Martin will accurately treat/diagnose people on the fly, but repeatedly fails to remember what their name was, even when he actually ''bothered'' to ask for it!

* Dr. T'Ana in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' is described in her character profile as an excellent doctor who's unpleasant to work with, fitting in with CatsAreMean as well (since she's a felinoid alien). That said, her attitude is generally a combination of being no-nonsense within Sickbay and a crabapple outside of it. She actually values bedside manner as an essential skill in her medical team and refuses Rutherford's transfer request because he causes a patient to panic, despite his good technical skills, and sends in the cheerful Tendi instead.

See also MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate and MadDoctor, when you have to question who in their right mind would give this person a license in the first place. SeeAlso BattleaxeNurse and OrderliesAreCreeps for this character's support staff.

See also MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate and MadDoctor, when you have to question who in their right mind would give this person a license in the first place.

** Technically Knox isn't even a practicing doctor. Rather he's a [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD ridden]] [[TheMedic army medic]] turned [[TheCoroner coroner]], who got roped into things because he was [[ClosestThingWeGot the only person with medical training who the heroes could trust]]. [[JustifiedTrope Which makes his poor bedside manner rather understandable]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus'' has the doctor who treats Santa for his cold at the beginning - a GrumpyBear who tells Santa that he'd be better off staying in bed this Christmas Eve because no one believes in him or cares about Christmas anymore.

** [[TheAce Dr. Neil Melendez]] is very good at his job but also very full of himself and quite prejudiced and mean to the autistic protagonist Dr. Shaun Murphy. However, he gradually comes to respect Shaun and mellow into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. The same cannot be said for [[MeanBrit Dr. Jared Kalu]], who takes advantage of other surgeons and takes credit for Shaun's life-saving idea at one point, though before he departs at the start of Season 2, he puts in a good word for Shaun.

[[caption-width-right:240: They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. After seeing [[{{Jerkass}} this guy]], make sure of it.]]

* ''Monday Mornings'' features transplant surgeon Dr. Buck Tierney, who is abrasive, unpleasant, and extremely self-important, and neurosurgeon Dr. Sung Park, who always seems to be angry about something and is convinced that he can do no wrong.

* The episode ''Roger 'n' Me'' from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' introduces Dr. Gupta. Upon meeting Stan, she immediately (and without any provocation) assumes he is stunned that a top brain surgeon is a woman, that she is incompetent and that Stan is only interested in her sexually. She then flashes him her bare chest (again without provocation) in order to allow them to "move on." Later, she enters Francine's hosiptal room and again makes the unfair assumption Stan holds sexist prejudices against her.

* Dr. Big [=McLargehuge=] from ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', whom Ninjette describes as "[[Series/{{House}} Dr. House]] [[UpToEleven the size of a house]]", has a total lack of bedside manners and is quite adamant that Emp gets her [[BadassNormal normal]] friend out of the suprahuman-specific wing ASAP so he can deal with more important cases.

* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'':
** Surgeon [[TheAce Kagami]] [[TheComicallySerious Hiiro]]/Kamen Rider Brave is stoic, often unplesant and contemptuous, but wants to help people and mellows out a bit as time passes thanks to Emu.
** Radiologist [[BackAlleyDoctor Hanaya]] [[CombatPragmatist Taiga]]/Kamen Rider Snipe is a contestant for the most unpleasant rider in general, whose [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] tendencies are overshadowed only by the main antagonist and rarely has even basic concern for patients at all. He seems to mellow out a bit after being stuck with a MoralityPet, who happens to be even more unpleasant that he is.

* In ''Film/FiftyFifty'', the main character's doctor completely ignores him and dictates into a voice recorder, then unloads a bunch of medical jargon on him before offhandedly mentioning that he's got cancer.

* Dr. Onimemo in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8661803/1/ The Eyes Have It]]'' is the doujutsu doctor for Konoha and a complete prick. He tells Sakura he calls her [[YouAreNumberSix Patient 719]] because he doubts he'll ever see her again. In reality, he calls her that even after they'll be seeing each other regularly. It's later shown that he calls everyone by either their patient number or, if they a patient's friend/teammate/family, by a patient number plus an addendum. For example, Sakura's teammate Kiba is 719-c. He's later shown to be considerably ruder to people who don't make appointments outside extenuating circumstances (Sasuke's Sharingan developing further doesn't warrant an immediate visit but Sakura's developing doujutsu causing her pain does).

* The resident doctor of La Paz in ''Literature/ThePearl'' caters only to "rich" clients. When Kino's baby son Coyotito was stung by a scorpion and seeks treatment, when learning Kino doesn't have enough money to offer the doctor simply refuses to attend to the family, saying "he's NOT interested in treating insect bites for little Indians"... until Kino found the titular object, a gigantic, valuable pearl the size of a goose's egg, which can fetch a high price, at which point the doctor personally comes over to visit, "heals" Coyotito by injecting some unknown medicine into the baby, and said he'll be back for a second treatment after Kino had sold the pearl at a high price.

** Initially Kerry Weaver is presented this way, since one of her defining qualities is her strict adherence to the rules. When the other doctors went maverick in order to help people - something that happened a lot with Doug Ross and a fair amount with John Carter - she was there to smack them down. She softens during her time on the show, though. She is also, from the outset, show to be an exceptionally skilled and talented doctor who is a FriendToAllChildren and, surprisingly, has an excellent bedside manner with patients of all ages.